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Low-waste, high-taste: how this East Freo favourite reworked the bar and restaurant playbook

From comforting mid-week meal deals to clever cosmopolitan mash-ups, Young George wears many hats.

  • Max Veenhuyzen

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The Midland line has been closed.

Truck stuck under Mt Lawley railway bridge brings Perth trains to a halt

Midland line passengers have been left stranded, with trains not travelling past Claisebrook station.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Ryan Crowley and his ex-girlfriend Lauren Dunn.

Former Docker Ryan Crowley to fight assault allegations against MAFS star ex

The former Fremantle Dockers player was arrested and charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend, former MAFS star Lauren Dunn, at a Claremont property.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Naomi Craig, 33, has pleaded guilty to the sexual abuse of a student.

Sentencing for WA teacher who gave birth to student’s baby delayed by psychiatric report

The music teacher admitted to sexually abusing one of her students over a 16-month period, starting when he was just 12 years old.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Another tree down in Karratha.

Tropical Cyclone Narelle LIVE updates: Tropical Cyclone Narelle downgraded to category 2

Follow our live coverage as the re-intensified cyclone tracks down the WA coast.

The Labor government’s proposal of taxing unrealised gains could have significant repercussions for the Australian housing market by incentivising retirees to shift assets into their primary residence.

The WA suburbs where rents have climbed the most

New data has revealed that the regions in WA’s north are some of the hardest places to afford to live, but there were plenty of Perth suburbs not far behind.

  • Holly Thompson
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Skyrocketing fuel prices are biting across Australia.

Fuel crisis’ impact on WA businesses revealed as some weigh ‘war time surcharges’

Some businesses in the state’s regions are debating whether it is even worth opening at all, according to new surveys released on Thursday.

  • Hannah Murphy and Cameron Myles
A tiny forest nine months after planting at Cedar Brush Creek on the Central Coast.

How forests the size of tennis courts transform Australian cities

You’ve heard of tiny homes, but what about tiny forests? It’s a growing movement in Australia, based on Japanese ideas.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
A boat ended up blown into a yard in the Pilbara.

Uncertain and destructive: Tropical Cyclone Narelle begins tracking south

Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle is expected to make landfall some time on Saturday, but authorities say it is difficult to say where exactly is in the line of fire.

  • Hannah Murphy
Metro Petrol station in Chippendale. Petrol Shortages due the Iranian war causing a shortage of supplies in Australia. Generic Petrol, Diesel, fuel petrol station. Sydney. March 13, 2026. Photo: Louise Kennerley AFR

As it happened: WA news on Thursday, March 26

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