1+ day, 40+ min ago   (555+ words) September 13, 2026 — 2:52pm Perth’s CBD is set to become home to over 100 new social and affordable rental apartments. Set to be constructed by 2029, the 30-storey development will bring 174 new apartments to Roe Street. Housing and Works minister John Carey said the state…...

17+ hour, 32+ min ago   (751+ words) September 13, 2026 — 10:01pm Self-driving cars have successfully developed to a point where a major insurer believes they reduce the risk of collision enough to warrant offering some owners using the technology cheaper insurance premiums. Most Australians may not realise they’re already sharing…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (634+ words) September 13, 2026 — 2:30pm London: Cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne says he has donated £36 million ($67.9 million) to Britain’s anti-immigration Reform UK, matching an already record contribution to Nigel Farage’s party a day earlier as it prepares for the next election. The donation gives the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (696+ words) September 13, 2026 — 12:53pm The escalation of the US-Iran war, now in its seventh month, is expected to put more upward pressure on airfares, petrol and diesel as the higher cost of fuel filters through the economy. Fears of further oil supply disruptions…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (699+ words) September 11, 2026 — 3:00am Australia’s critical minerals are in huge demand, but new analysis reveals while finding the resources has been relatively straightforward, there are still major hurdles in developing the projects to the production phase. However, the head of Perth-based Association of…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (606+ words) September 10, 2026 — 12:17pm Western Australia’s peak mining and energy body remains firm that the state should remain separate from a national gas reservation scheme after the federal government released the proposed legislation for consultation. The Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026 aims to establish…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1053+ words) Updated September 10, 2026 — 11:07am,first published 9:00am Water Corporation urged Western Australia’s peak environmental body to recommend reimposing strict guidelines on Alcoa’s mining operations near Perth’s drinking water supply, according to newly released documents. And further documents, obtained via Freedom of Information requests…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (635+ words) West Australian drivers are on notice as police expand the suite of drugs that can be detected during roadside tests. New tests will be able to pick up traces of cocaine in drivers’ systems, on top of the existing ability…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (818+ words) Great crudites, kangaroo cevapi, parsnip ice cream: this green-thinking restaurant helmed by a talented chef looks set to be one of the year’s key openings. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But what do you do if your…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (772+ words) September 9, 2026 — 8:30pm Organised crime groups are stealing cars from Australian roads, shipping them overseas and stripping them down to sell the parts in Iran and Russia, insurers have warned, as sanctions make the black market for parts increasingly lucrative. The revelation…...