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Square metresCanopy lifts the lid on life in inner ring

In a sign of the growing demand for urban infill and density, Stockland has started its first inner-ring urban infill project in WA in more than 20 years.

Kim Macdonald

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Subi master plan to allow 30 storeys

Buildings up to 30 storeys high would be allowed at two locations within the Subi East master plan, released this week by the State Government.

Kim Macdonald

Best of the WestWA wine producers take COVID-19 hit

But in a glimmer of hope for the industry, the value of wine shipped to global customers rose as drinkers sought out our premium drops.

Ray Jordan

Another oneBusselton man charged with hotel quarantine breach

The 56-year-old man arrived at Perth Airport from Singapore on Friday and was supposed to stay in his hotel room.

Daryna Zadvirna

Restaurant ‘targeted’Barber faces court over ‘arson attack’

The alleged arsonist responsible for causing $1.75 million damage to a Morley restaurant last month has faced court

Daryna Zadvirna

Leadership MattersRichard Goyder charts COVID challenges and way forward

As chair of Qantas, the AFL and children’s charity Telethon, among other roles, Richard Goyder will offer a unique insight into how we have navigated the COVID crisis and the path to recovery.

‘Shining light’Mum who lost son in Beirut explosion has a baby boy

The Australian mother of Isaac Oehlers, a two-year-old who died in the Beirut explosion, has given birth to a son — describing him as a ‘shining light that will guide us through the darkness’.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Growing problemPositive test for repatriated Aussie as more join list

As the number of Australians wanting to come home from overseas grows by the thousands, it’s been revealed a repatriated Australian has tested positive for COVID-19 — despite previous negative tests.

Sarah Ison

Breath of fresh airFamily’s smog struggle inspired WA climate activist

Experiencing Beijing’s choking smog as a seven-year-old had such a big impact on Curtin University student Tiffany Verga that it helped shape her career choices 15 years later.

Bethany Hiatt

‘Temporary immunity’Perth test subjects wanted for COVID-19 nasal drops

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research has called for more human test subjects to trial nasal drops that could provide four hours of temporary immunity to the potentially deadly coronavirus.

Michael Traill

Guilty pleaDriver admits manslaughter in horror Cooloongup crash

A Hillman man has pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter over a crash that killed two 27-year-old women in Perth’s southern suburbs earlier this year.

Phil Hickey

Calls grow louderGreg Chappell: Pick Green for Test debut now

Australian cricket legend Greg Chappell has joined the emphatic chorus calling for Cameron Green to make his Test debut this summer, while declaring him ‘the best young player since Ricky Ponting’.

Madeley tragedyMum to face trial for alleged murder of two daughters

A Madeley woman charged over the murders of her two children last year will stand trial after pleading not guilty to two counts of murder.

Phil Hickey

Board blindsidedAltura mounts rearguard action to prevent fire sale

The board of the collapsed lithium miner has put forward a recapitalisation plan to prevent the sale of its assets to neighbour Pilbara Minerals.

Stuart McKinnon

In a mashSpudshed faces employment woes amid the pandemic

Spudshed’s chief executive officer Frankie Galati will join The West Live to discuss why the independent supermarket is facing employment woes amid the pandemic. LISTEN LIVE AT 8.45AM.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Online surgeLockdown lights fire under Coles Q1 sales

Lockdown measures instituted across a coronavirus-ravaged Victoria have helped to deliver Coles a super-sized first quarter.

Daniel Newell

RolloverLake Clifton car crash leaves two in hospital

Two people are in hospital following a serious single-car rollover in Lake Clifton yesterday.

Daryna Zadvirna

Witness speaks‘I could see a gun’: Car theft terror in Bassendean

A woman has described the terrifying moment a man brandished a gun outside a Bassendean home, as police hunt for a stolen car they believe sparked the dangerous incident yesterday afternoon.

Rourke Walsh & Daryna Zadvirna

Near drowningHero dad saves girl from Perth lake

A young father has been hailed a hero after diving into a lake in Perth to rescue a toddler drowning in the murky water.

Sarah Brookes

European styleLittle Creatures stalwart’s new venture a coup for Subi

The anchor tenancy on the OneSubiaco complex will be filled by Miles Hull — the hospitality king behind Fremantle’s highly successful Little Creatures venue.

Kim Macdonald

Locals objectNedlands high-rise naysayers resort to virus threat

The anti high-rise sentiment has hit an absurd high, with some Nedlands residents complaining an upcoming complex would attract renters and high-density living could spread the coronavirus.

Kim Macdonald

Grain gainsHigh grain price balances below-average WA harvest

A dry winter and spring means the 2020 WA grain harvest will be lower than average, fortunately higher prices mean farmers still have cause to be positive

Jenne Brammer

Challenges aheadResponsible banking here to stay in COVID recovery

Bankwest boss Sinead Taylor is quietly optimistic on COVID-19’s impact on customers and staff, and WA’s economy once government support it switched off.

Danielle Le Messurier

Grim outlookAviation body warns of massive job cuts

The International Air Transport Association has warned millions of airline jobs could be lost in 2021 due to the second wave of COVID-19 — and is asking the government to step in and take action.

Geoffrey Thomas