Emma Wynne

Perth Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds has backed down from his controversial plan to hold an independent Workplace Culture Review, citing "competing legal commentary, public dispute and media noise", but maintains his concerns were valid.

The parents of a young man with a neuromuscular disease who died seven days after spinal surgery say they have serious concerns about the post-operative care he was provided at Royal Perth Hospital.

The Western Australian Cricket Association has asked the City of Perth for a 10-year exemption from paying any rates. If granted it would potentially cost the city $2.5 million in revenue.

Sabrina's father warned her she couldn't make a living from art, but after decades in a sensible job she's now making waves in the world of glass art.

Giant dancing polar bears covered in fluorescent feathers, a three-storey inflatable comic strip and a donkey in a dinghy have taken over the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

The Town of Victoria Park has revealed nearly 50 trees were removed without authorisation during redevelopment works to a park and adjacent hospitality precinct, and says it is investigating what went wrong.

An exhibition exploring Western Australia's food history in all its guises, including its fast-food pioneers, is on show at the State Library.

Giant satellite floor maps are helping people prepare for emergencies by showing them a bird's eye view of where threats come from, places of safety and how to navigate their neighbourhood. 

In an exhibition exploring the fraught issue of finding a home, artist Alana Hunt is directly inviting owners of multiple properties to solve her own, personal housing crisis.

Perth Festival unveils a diverse program making use of unconventional event spaces, but large-scale opening and closing events are markedly missing this year. 

Nicheliving customer Kathy Ellis thought her three-year nightmare was finally over in July, only to discover defective plumbing work in her new house.

A Perth man has described how having his all his electronic devices hacked has up-ended his life and left him feeling like "someone has walked into my bedroom with a knife".

While many older people say they are keen to downsize their home, the complex reality of doing so leaves many stuck in the family castle.

Data shows one in three people aged over 65 will have a fall every year. But a Perth not-for-profit wants to send a message that falls are not an inevitable part of ageing.

Kathy Ellis was overjoyed to finally move into her new house after years of building delays. But within days, she discovered her shower was draining straight into the ceiling below.

State distributor Horizon Power says a trial of bi-directional charging with electric vehicles to both supplement the grid and take up excess power, known as V2G, has proved a success.

Residents of a street in the Perth's outskirts say they are desperate after six water main bursts in the past 20 years, but the Water Corp says the pipes are only 52 years old and well within their life span.

For 100 years the Fremantle Hospital Ladies Auxiliary has helped to care for patients and staff.

A vision-impaired Paralympic swimmer says he had to involve police when three different Uber drivers refused him transport because he had his guide dog with him.

A century ago, a young woman shot her former fiancé dead in the middle of a crowded Perth ballroom, but was acquitted of murder by a jury. Now, a stage play is retelling the story of Audrey Jacob's astonishing defence.

Playwright Andrew Bovell brings the work that changed his career home to Western Australia.

One of a handful of independent hardware stores remaining in Perth will close its doors in a few weeks, amid tough competition, including from the internet, operators say.

What does it take to become a working artist who can live and breathe a compulsion to create while making a steady income? The 2025 Hatched showcase has the answers.

The work of WA-based professional photographers, that captures everything from animals in Iceland to a local knitting group, is on show at the State Library of Western Australia.

A Perth anaesthetist who spent four weeks volunteering in Gaza says her patients were often wounded while seeking food aid amid the ongoing hunger crisis.