‘Residential dustbowls’:The Perth postcodes on an investor blacklist

‘Residential dustbowls’:The Perth postcodes on an investor blacklist

Suburbs on Perth’s ever-expanding outer fringe feature heavily on a national list of the riskiest postcodes to invest. Investors are warned to avoid them.

  • bySarah Brookes

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This Perth man had an $800 a week drug habit. He thought going to his GP would help
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This Perth man had an $800 a week drug habit. He thought going to his GP would help

For about six years,Dale Cranswick used drugs to get through the stress of being a chef at a busy restaurant. Then he found the answer. Or so he thought.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Second twin tower development green-lit at Belmont Racecourse

Second twin tower development green-lit at Belmont Racecourse

Belmont Racecourse stewards will be able to view jockeys “head on” from the newly approved Burswood Point twin-tower development.

  • byClaire Ottaviano andEmma Young
Eagles brace themselves for giant Gawn challenge

Eagles brace themselves for giant Gawn challenge

Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn looms as the most imposing and daunting figure for West Coast in Sunday’s AFL clash at Optus Stadium.

  • byJustin Chadwick
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
Multibillion-dollar Burswood project wins approval for twin-tower plan

Multibillion-dollar Burswood project wins approval for twin-tower plan

The complete Burswood Point plan,years in the making,includes 4500 homes and 90,000 square metres of office and retail space on the Swan River foreshore.

  • byEmma Young
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Manhunt after woman on e-scooter allegedly sexually assaulted,robbed

Manhunt after woman on e-scooter allegedly sexually assaulted,robbed

Detectives are investigating the sexual assault and robbery of a woman in the early hours of Saturday in Burswood.

The Neil Perry era is long gone. So,is Rockpool Bar and Grill still any good?

The Neil Perry era is long gone. So,is Rockpool Bar and Grill still any good?

We hadn’t been to Rockpool Bar and Grill at Crown Perth for years,but with a mate up from the bush for a few days,the time seemed right.

  • byRob Broadfield
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
First no drones,now no audience:WA Day skyshow’s week-late premiere

First no drones,now no audience:WA Day skyshow’s week-late premiere

A certain very small cohort of Perth residents have enjoyed the WA Day festival drone skyshow,albeit a week late.

  • byEmma Young
Sprawling Perth needs ‘Barcelona’ suburbs – but Metronet’s not the answer

Sprawling Perth needs ‘Barcelona’ suburbs – but Metronet’s not the answer

An influential industry body has identified five Perth suburbs as prime locations for transformative development near public transport,defying government logic.

  • bySarah Brookes