Paddleboarder gets too close to whales to film them, gets nudged away
Drone footage has captured a paddleboarder getting too close to film a southern right whale mother and calf,…
Female jockeys on the rise after a dominant season across northern WA
Female jockeys were once a rarity in the riders’ change rooms. But at country race meetings across northern…
Carol Hanlon: Belmont business owner named national small business champion 2025
Belmont business owner Carol Hanlon has been crowned the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia champion. The award…
Accelerate Great: Internet giant NBN to roll-out plan upgrades across Australia from September 15
Sick and tired of slow internet? You’re not alone, with almost four in five West Australians negatively impacted…
Jacob King battles tough journey to cycle to Australia’s ‘four points’
Jacob King is on a gruelling cycling journey to the four points of Australia’s mainland. He is taking…
Christine Mulhall among dozens of elective surgery patients caught up in WA hospital crisis
A patient who waited nearly a year for complex elective surgery, only to have it cancelled the day…
WA public hospitals reschedule elective surgeries after surge in demand
An “exceptional” demand on hospital emergency departments led to elective surgeries being put on hold in Western Australia,…
Aquinas College: Tennis court plans to remove 33 trees described as ‘sickening and unacceptable’
More trees are facing the chop in Perth’s southern suburbs under plans by Aquinas College to build 12…
Disability job service Forrest Personnel closes amid ‘non-viable’ federal reform
A disability employment support service will be closing its doors after 40 years of helping people in regional…
New research into genetic links to stuttering tipped to be ‘life-changing’ for those with speech condition
For 10-year-old Harriet Hewitt, talking in front of people used to be a challenge. Growing up with a…
Move of Perth Zoo’s last elephant Putra Mas to SA’s Monarto Safari Park delayed
The scheduled move of Perth Zoo’s last elephant to South Australia has been delayed, as its new home…
More support available for vets facing mounting mental health pressures
Having worked as a vet for five decades, much of it with animals across the remote north of…