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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

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An artists’ impression aerial view of the Burswood Racetrack precinct known as Perth Park.

Residents ‘unsurprised but deeply disappointed’ as Burswood racetrack clears planning hurdle

The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved a development application for a portion of the Perth Park project, including a portion of the Burswood racetrack.

  • Indigo Lemay-Conway
The City of Swan is set to spend $50,000 on an independent review of their planning department.

The Perth council set to spend $50,000 to review its planning department

A motion for a review was made by a resident after claiming locals were “deeply concerned with council planning staff’s interpretation and response on planning issues.”

  • Indigo Lemay-Conway
The Kwinana industrial area.

The first projects to get special treatment under WA’s new state development laws

Premier Roger Cook will on Thursday announce the first five projects deemed state priorities under the controversial legislation rushed through parliament.

  • Hamish Hastie
The bank of mum and dad has been estimated to be between the fifth and the ninth-largest lender in the country.

WA first-home buyers are relying on the bank of mum and dad. Are there expectations in return?

A new study found the challenging economic environment for gaining access to first homes was “weighing heavily upon parents who find themselves playing an indispensable role in their children’s home-buying journey”.

  • Holly Thompson
Tania Constable, Minerals Council of Australia chief executive, at the Financial Review Mining Summit 2025 in Perth.
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More jobs, more houses: Mining giants push government to pilot AI

The head of the peak body for the nation’s miners says it takes about 16 years between getting a project idea off the ground to a final decision and construction. AI could change that.

  • Connor McGoverne
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A proposed apartment building development on 242 Marine Terrace, South Fremantle.

‘Elegant’, ‘handsome’ – but not for South Beach: Controversial five-storey apartment plan rejected

A “premature” proposal to build a five-storey apartment building overlooking Fremantle’s iconic South Beach has been rejected following a lengthy planning debate.

  • Carla Hildebrandt
An artist’s impression of the planned Brisbane Stadium in Victoria Park. Construction of this facility and others could draw workers from WA.

The major sporting spectacle threatening to draw West Australian workers east

A new deep dive into WA’s population trends found WA and Queensland were already locked in a tight battle for labour – and it’s only set to worsen.

  • Hamish Hastie
An artist impression of the Matilda Bay ferry terminal.

Protester told to leave as tensions boil over in Metronet on Swan meeting

The commission board met to decide the future of both the Applecross and Matilda Bay ferry stops, which are both subject to significant community opposition.

  • Hamish Hastie
Images released on Sunday of the Burswood entertainment precinct.

Perth locals react to new images of controversial planned racetrack, entertainment precinct

Locals are divided over new images released showing plans for Burswood’s controversial multi-million dollar racetrack and entertainment precinct.

  • Hannah Murphy