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An artist impression of what the proposed Alchemy Sauna might look like above the North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club.

The sauna proposal that could bring the heat to an iconic Cottesloe lookout

Alchemy Saunas have put forward a proposal to build a sauna atop the North Cottesloe Surf Life Saving Club - but do locals want it?

  • Indigo Lemay-Conway

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Cottesloe Beach is set to get a $15 million revamp.

Cottesloe Beach multimillion-dollar revamp on the way

The $15 million project will see more public spaces created and accessibility improved for the foreshore area in Cottesloe.

  • Indigo Lemay-Conway
urtin MP Kate Chaney, Peppermint Grove, Dalkeith, Cottesloe, negative gearing, main picture. Picture: WAtoday

The Perth electorate where wealthy voters want to see negative gearing overhauled

Perth’s most prestigious pocket overwhelmingly supports winding back property tax breaks despite being among their biggest beneficiaries, “surprising” survey results have revealed.

  • Connor McGoverne
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 file photo, the Shell logo on pumps at a petrol station in London. Global energy company Shell said it plans to eliminate seven refineries and reduce production of gasoline and diesel fuel by 55% over the next decade as it unveiled new plans for reaching its goal of being carbon neutral by 2050. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

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The banchan plate at Tigerfish draws influence from across Asia.
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Cott’s new catch: Why Tigerfish is the summer’s brightest hook

Come for the contact high of wining and dining in a marquee neighbourhood: stay for big-hitting dishes and drinks that reference the many tastes of Asia.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
WA Police crime statistics, Peppermint Grove, WAtoday. Picture: WAtoday

The premium Perth postcode with a higher crime rate than one of the city’s poorest suburbs

Which suburbs have the worst crime statistics, Perth’s golden triangle, or the KGB - Koondoola, Girrawheen and Balga? New data from WA Police hides some surprises.

  • Hannah Murphy
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Liberal candidate for Curtin Tom White meeting candidates at the Claremont polling booth on Wednesday.

The upstart: How some Seoul searching led Tom White to the fight of his life

“I came to the realisation that I was on the wrong path, that I’m not a financially motivated person.”

  • Hamish Hastie
Emma Pegrum (left) and Kate Hulett (right) record their A Piece of Kate podcast in Treeby, in the federal electorate of Fremantle.

Social climbers: How Perth independents are bypassing mainstream media to reach voters

Social media is playing a bigger role in political campaigns, but no WA candidates are doing it as effectively as Kate Hulett in Fremantle and Kate Chaney in Curtin.

  • Mark Naglazas
Business leaders say high house prices and skyrocketing rents are affecting where people choose to work and making it harder to find talent, according to KPMG.

The big gains behind Perth’s best-performing suburbs

Perth’s property market is turning heads, with some suburbs soaring by more than half a million dollars. Meanwhile, others are seeing values plunge by $100,000.

  • Sarah Brookes
Perth property is proving resilient despite multiple rate rises.

Where to find the cheapest streets in Perth’s most expensive suburbs

A house in the most sought after pockets of City Beach will set you back around $4 million but if you’re happy to move to a less salubrious street you can snaffle a unit for less than the median price of a house in Perth.

  • Sarah Brookes