Emma Wynne

Adele McIntosh-Jackson first applied for the age pension in August last year but still hasn't had her claim approved and now unable to work, has no income at all.

Up to 20 per cent of trees at Perth's Hyde Park need to be removed due to an insect infestation affecting more than 80 suburbs in the city. 

A Perth woman thought she was calling her insurer to make a claim, but found herself caught up in a scheme that whisked her car away and cost more than $6,000 to undo.

From trading biscuits for phone chargers to being forced to throw thousands of dollars worth of food and medical supplies, locals tell of the chaos widespread power outages have caused in regional WA.

Police have allegedly discovered hundreds of animals at a disused property run by a volunteer animal rescue group.

Ten artists were tasked with getting to know the communities in regional Western Australia and produce artwork that both challenged and reflected the places they visited. Here's what they came back with.

It's the site of some of Perth's grandest bureaucratic schemes and dreams but this island nature reserve on the edge of the city has defied plan after far-fetched development plan.

A businessman trying to set up a private crematorium in Perth says the state government's efforts to block him mean that West Australians are paying the highest fees in the country.

With Robbie Williams set for a second performance in Perth tonight, concert organisers are scrambling to find a fix to traffic problems that left some people sitting in their car for three hours.

The first real-time pollen monitoring device to be installed in Perth is yielding important data about when allergens in the air peak and how the public can better prepare.

A former client liaison officer for Niche Living has told of daily phone calls from "desperate people" seeking answers about when their homes would be completed.

Across Australia, state and federal governments are offering an array of subsidies, tax breaks and discounts on fees such as registration for electric vehicles. In WA, a rebate of $3,500 is available to buyers of eligible zero-emission cars, but some suggest this support should be extended to two-wheeled EVs.

Multimedia artist Roberta Joy Rich uses family memories and archival news footage to ask deep questions about the impact of apartheid policies in South Africa and Australia.

Mechelle Turvey, whose son Cassius was killed in October 2022, is recognised for her advocacy work to prevent violence and in training police officers to show empathy when dealing with victims of crime. 

As Perth continues to sprawl, advocates for medium density infill say planning processes need to be streamlined to make it easier to build new housing in established suburbs.

A decade ago, Western Australia shut down state shipping services. Now, in a move to better guarantee supply, the state government is investigating whether it needs to restore maritime lines.

Major Perth builder BGC is pleading with homeowners affected by bursting pipes not to start legal action as the company grapples with almost seven burst pipe reports a day.

We often hear urban magpies calling and singing. Now, a researcher is studying what impacts our own noises are having on the birds, which can have trouble finding new homes due to the species' territorial nature.

The distinctive jacket worn by Bob Hawke when he celebrated Australia's upset win of the America's Cup in 1983 was, in fact, designed by a 23-year-old architecture student to parody nationalistic fervour.

There were only two women involved in Australia's glorious 1983 America's Cup campaign and Lesleigh Green was one of them. Here, she recalls the media madness, bold personalities, and secrecy that led to one of sport's most sensational victories.

Perth's grand GPO was completed 100 years ago, but it took until the 1980s for the designers' full vision to be realised.

Kirsten Whent is forced to choose between keeping warm and paying the bills every winter, and there's nothing she can do to improve her rental property, which has no insulation.

WA Minister for Sport David Templeman flags sweeping changes at the Western Australian Institute of Sport following the resignations of all but one board member and ongoing concerns about the culture of the organisation.

Detailed 3D maps of the bottom of the Swan River lead maritime archaeologists to a sunken barge in the heart of Perth that has lain unexplored for many years.

Essie Mitchell first spoke to her GP about a lump in her breast when she was 22. But it took 11 years and three more visits before her cancer was finally picked up, by which time it was too late to operate.