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Perth CBD could be on the way to becoming a 24-hour city.

How could Perth become a 24-hour city?

See what key elements Perth needs to turn the CBD into a 24-hour city.

  • Indigo Lemay-Conway

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City of Perth Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds (inset, left) and chief executive Michelle Reynolds (right).

Internal emails reveal depth of rift between City of Perth’s top brass

Freedom of Information documents have revealed tense internal emails within City of Perth’s leadership.

  • Carla Hildebrandt
Anastasia the musical at Crown Theatre Perth on March 5.

Anastasia the musical stuns Perth audience on opening night

A theatrical thrill for all ages, Crown Theatre’s newest offering was received with a standing ovation on Thursday.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Lorde performed her Ultrasound World Tour in Perth at RAC Arena.

Lorde’s Perth performance gets a Green Light from fans

Lorde performed the last show in the New Zealand and Australian leg of her Ultrasound World Tour for Perth fans on Wednesday night.

  • Holly Thompson
Plans for Perth’s Williams street in the report.

Market hall, light rail and cable cars: How Perth could shed its ‘dull’ tag

The report was developed by urban design and strategy firm Ghel throughout last year and will come before council on Tuesday for consideration.

  • Hannah Murphy
The Elsewhere Club attendee 24-year-old Chloe Parker, recently moved from the United Kingdom to WA and was struggling to make friends.

Perth’s young people ditch smartphones to tackle tide of loneliness

From 5am dips in the ocean to morning coffee raves and run clubs, face to face social events are growing in popularity across the city. Here’s the latest to join the mix.

  • Jenny Schon
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Historian Claes-Goran Wetterholm admires a replica of the Titanic.

‘A story that unites generations’: Why do Titanic artefacts draw crowds halfway across the world?

From the Hollywood blockbuster to documentaries exploring what occurred in the aftermath, and some weird yet entertaining spinoffs, the Titanic’s tale remains relevant more than a century on.

  • Holly Thompson
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre concept images from Wyllie and Brookfield.

$1.6 billion Perth convention centre upgrade scrapped to buy and build hospitals

The WA government will divert funding from the abandoned Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre upgrade to expand the state’s under-pressure hospital system.

  • Holly Thompson and Hamish Hastie
John Cena lands a Five Knuckle Shuffle on AJ Styles during Crown Jewel at RAC Arena.

Perth the Crown Jewel of WWE as franchise’s biggest stars fly west

While fans flocked the CBD to catch a glimpse of one of the biggest names in wrestling, it was WA’s premier who scored a selfie.

  • Cameron Myles
Alex Towler.

From secondhand shops to a sweet peach negroni, this Lego Masters star has Perth sorted

Alex Towler spends his workdays making Lego sculptures. It’s harder than it sounds, and sometimes you need to unwind, stat. Here are his top Perth picks.

  • Emma Young