Gambling rates in young men soar as betting becomes ticket into social circles
Australians spend an eye-watering $30 billion each year on gambling. We are, comfortably, the world’s most profligate punters.…
Mentally impaired prisoner kept in jail illegally amid Frankland Centre bed shortage
A mentally impaired man was kept in jail illegally and denied suitable mental health care because of a…
Whale carcass at City Beach removed after delays, sent for landfill burial
A huge humpback whale that washed up at Perth’s City Beach on Monday has finally been removed from…
Whale carcass at City Beach sparks shark tagging, removal mission
A festering whale carcass that washed up on one of Perth’s most popular beaches will be removed and…
Whale carcass found on City Beach, shark warnings issued
City Beach in Perth has been closed and multiple shark warnings issued after a whale carcass washed up…
A lifetime of sailing the Swan River inspires Perth sculptor Tony Jones
Tell us about your experience. His statue of Eliza in the Swan River has a cult following and…
Perth artist Andrew Grero explores the Parkinson’s ‘monster’ in first solo exhibition
Tell us about your experience. Monster is a word Andrew Grero associates with his young-onset Parkinson’s disease (YOPD).…
Teen sculptor youngest artist taking part in Margaret River Region Open Studios
Before Dunsborough teenager Charlie Guiver could walk, his parents were teaching him to use his own electric drill.…
Melville resident to cut down giant pine before council tree policy change
A home owner in Perth’s south plans to cut down a 20-metre tall “beast” of a tree in…
Australia grapples with child psychiatrist shortage as experts warn of consequences
Experts are warning younger children are presenting with increasingly complex mental health needs as a new report predicts…
Deadly H5 bird flu variant detected in Australia for first time in Esperance seabird
The deadly H5 variant of avian influenza has been detected in a bird that washed up on a…
Six years after daughter’s death, Kate Savage’s mother has ‘lost hope’ in mental health reforms
More than six years after her daughter Kate died at just 13, Meron Savage says she has lost…