No pain,no gain? Metronet’s mind-boggling disruption to Perth commuters

No pain,no gain? Metronet’s mind-boggling disruption to Perth commuters

Across Perth,Metronet is powering ahead. But with cost blowouts,rail shutdowns and added congestion on the roads has the public been sold a pup?

  • bySarah Brookes

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‘Disgraceful’:Ratepayers demand immediate resignation of Victoria Park councillors

‘Disgraceful’:Ratepayers demand immediate resignation of Victoria Park councillors

Town of Victoria Park residents have passed a motion of no confidence over a series of major decisions they claim have left ratepayers out of pocket and in the dark.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Perth couple finds fresh approach to tackle soaring shoplifter numbers

Perth couple finds fresh approach to tackle soaring shoplifter numbers

As hungry WA families turn to shoplifting,one inner Perth suburb has been harder hit than most. But local businesses have found a creative solution.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Perth suburban council moves for power to ignore petitions

Perth suburban council moves for power to ignore petitions

Progress on an $80 million recreational facility opposite an inner-city university has ground to a halt – despite a community that actually wants development. And now some councillors want to only deal with ‘decorous and temperate’ petitions.

  • byEmma Young
It’s a knockout:Why Perth city is losing the battle against the ’burbs
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It’s a knockout:Why Perth city is losing the battle against the ’burbs

With plans afoot to triple Perth’s CBD population by 2050,WAtoday speaks to three people who live,work and play in the CBD to find out the good,bad and ugly about city life.

  • bySarah Brookes
Perth’s crowd pleaser:Why Vic Park is a standout for retail and nightlife

Perth’s crowd pleaser:Why Vic Park is a standout for retail and nightlife

“When you come and you walk the strip,the community engagement,you can actually feel it,it’s not fake. It’s not something that’s advertised or promoted. It’s something that’s actually quite real,” cafe owner Sandro Puca said.

  • byRachel Simmonds
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Headlock or hug:What happened before a Perth student ended up in hospital?

Headlock or hug:What happened before a Perth student ended up in hospital?

A year 11 student on trial over a younger schoolmate’s broken hip says he never placed the boy in a headlock,with a common assault charge hanging on the claim.

  • byLauren Pilat
Tower proposed opposite Crown relies on ‘stunning’ design to leap height limit

Tower proposed opposite Crown relies on ‘stunning’ design to leap height limit

Developers say the 100-metre tall,$165-million tower will provide a stunning entry statement to an area proposed to be a key commercial outpost of the CBD.

  • byEmma Young
Used cars for new prices as COVID drives WA sales through the roof

Used cars for new prices as COVID drives WA sales through the roof

Decided to bite the bullet and replace your car? You might kick yourself for not acting earlier,as WA's best-known dealer has never seen a market like this.

  • byEmma Young
'You can't sleep through it':Council removes basketball hoops after neighbour noise complaints

'You can't sleep through it':Council removes basketball hoops after neighbour noise complaints

Brand new basketball courts in a Perth park have sat empty for nearly a year after noise complaints from nearby residents forced the council to remove their hoops.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Adapt or perish:How indie bookshops thrived amid Australia's shutdown

Adapt or perish:How indie bookshops thrived amid Australia's shutdown

In recent years indie bookshops have thrived where once chains failed,through personal service:but it was intimacy placed at at risk when the pandemic hit.

  • byEmma Young