Asbestos scare closes government biosecurity labs in South Perth

Asbestos scare closes government biosecurity labs in South Perth

Laboratories vital to protecting WA agriculture from disease have been closed since Friday after asbestos concerns at the government’s South Perth facilities.

  • byPeter Milne

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Revealed:The Perth suburb where land costs just $57 per square metre

Revealed:The Perth suburb where land costs just $57 per square metre

In 10 exclusive suburbs,buyers are willing to fork out more than $5000 per square metre for some of Perth’s smallest blocks. But what about on the other end of the scale?

  • bySarah Brookes
Airbnb guests to be screened,subject to codes of conduct under South Perth proposal

Airbnb guests to be screened,subject to codes of conduct under South Perth proposal

South Perth and the City of Belmont are some of the first local governments in WA to consider policies on short-stay rentals.

  • byHamish Hastie
Perth’s black swan stalker takes out major photography award

Perth’s black swan stalker takes out major photography award

An early morning walk has paid off for a photographer who has spent years learning the habits and routines of some of Perth’s most recognisable wild creatures.

  • byEmma Young
South Perth ‘timber tower’ gets tick as panel overrides council

South Perth ‘timber tower’ gets tick as panel overrides council

Is this 51-storey South Perth record-breaker an environmental marvel,or an undercooked overdevelopment? It depends who’s talking,the developer or the council.

  • byEmma Young
South Perth’s 51-storey ‘timber tower’ faces knockback

South Perth’s 51-storey ‘timber tower’ faces knockback

The tower will be the tallest of its kind in the world,with most of its occupants sharing a fleet of electric vehicles. So,what’s the problem?

  • byEmma Young
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Buried report reveals Perth infill ready for ferry expansion

Buried report reveals Perth infill ready for ferry expansion

Previous barriers to a new route being cost-effective are falling away,says the latest report,written in 2019 but republished on a state website this month.

  • byHeather McNeill andHamish Hastie
The tiny 1950s South Perth house listed for $4 million

The tiny 1950s South Perth house listed for $4 million

As higher density dwellings pop up around it,this two-bedroom,two-bathroom double-brick home has remained relatively untouched for more than 60 years.

  • bySarah Brookes
‘What a waste’:Perth councils’ dump dilemma as waste-to-energy plant beset by delays

‘What a waste’:Perth councils’ dump dilemma as waste-to-energy plant beset by delays

Councils across Perth’s south have been forced to send hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste to landfill amid ongoing delays at the $700 million Kwinana waste-to-energy plant.

  • byJesinta Burton
The million-dollar club:who’s in and who’s out

The million-dollar club:who’s in and who’s out

The suburbs where median house prices fell below $1 million over the past year and the new entrants to the million dollar club.

  • bySarah Brookes
This apartment boasts amazing views of the Swan. So why has it been on the market for 1268 days?

This apartment boasts amazing views of the Swan. So why has it been on the market for 1268 days?

The lack of car bays is holding down the price of otherwise desirable inner-city apartments? Will Perth ever get off its addiction to cars?

  • bySarah Brookes