With Metronet reshaping the suburbs and CAT buses still free, Perth is doing some things better than comparable cities worldwide — and falling badly behind on others.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
More than 40 percent of Perth homes now carry rooftop panels, and the figures behind the city's renewable surge are more striking than the marketing ever let on.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
From a shelved 1990s blueprint to billions in state spending, the story of how suburban Perth ended up rewiring itself around rail.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
From housing costs to defence contracts and a rail network still being built, Perth's decision-makers spent the month talking — and not always saying the same things.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
With a 7-day cold snap tightening its grip on the Swan coastal plain, Perth's meteorological infrastructure is quietly punching above its weight against comparable cities worldwide.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
New data reveals Perth is warming faster than almost any other Australian capital, with rainfall collapsing and infrastructure struggling to keep pace.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
From Henderson shipyards to Cockburn Sound suburbs, the defence billions reshaping WA's economy are drawing praise, anxiety and hard questions from the communities living closest to the boom.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
From Joondalup's CBD to the outer suburbs of Alkimos and Yanchep, officials and urban experts are talking about a corridor under extraordinary pressure — and what needs to happen before it breaks.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
A confluence of defence contracts, resources boom revenues, and post-pandemic mobility has turned Western Australia's capital into one of the fastest-growing cities in the country — and the pressure is now impossible to ignore.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
New data lays bare just how far ahead of every other city on earth Perth has run on residential solar — and the gap is still widening.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
With billions in AUKUS contracts flowing toward the Henderson Marine Precinct, Perth is being measured against Portsmouth, Brest and Groton — and the comparison is more instructive than flattering.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
A wave of departures from Perth radio and television in 2026 didn't happen overnight — here's the decade-long story behind the empty studios.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
Behind the press releases and parliament steps, a cascade of fiscal and demographic figures is reshaping how Western Australia is run — and who benefits.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
New data released this week confirms Perth households have installed solar panels at a rate that no other city on Earth has matched, raising fresh questions about grid stability and what comes next for WA's energy network.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
From Metronet station precincts to defence housing demand, the choices made in the next 18 months will lock in Joondalup's trajectory for a generation.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
With billions in federal contracts on the line, the Henderson naval precinct faces a cascade of make-or-break choices in the next 18 months.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
From shrinking rainfall totals to soaring energy bills, the statistics shaping Perth's hotter, drier future are no longer projections — they are the present.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
From housing costs to cold-weather street services, Perth is holding its own against comparable mid-sized resource cities — but the cracks are showing.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
New figures released this week confirm Western Australia's capital is generating more rooftop solar per capita than any other city in the developed world — and the grid is struggling to keep up.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
A cold front series stacking up in the Southern Ocean will test the city's drainage infrastructure, commuter planning and outdoor construction timelines over the next seven days.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
From Baldivis to Scarborough, community members say roads, schools and rental markets are buckling under the weight of the fastest growth Perth has seen in a decade.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
From Henderson shipyard workers to Fremantle renters, the defence boom reshaping WA is splitting communities along lines of opportunity and cost.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
Community leaders from Northbridge to South Perth are calling on authorities to bolster patrols and support services as assault and robbery incidents spike across the city.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
While cities from Vancouver to Melbourne face fiscal strain, Perth's decentralised approach to local planning is drawing international interest.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
Western Australia Police report a 23% rise in car break-ins across the Perth metropolitan area this week, prompting a fresh patrol strategy in hotspot suburbs.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
Breaking down the latest policing operations, fire service deployments, and safety alerts across Perth as winter preparedness intensifies.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
While rapid expansion strains local identity across comparable cities worldwide, Perth's grassroots neighbourhood networks are adapting in ways that set it apart.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
Community members across the city are raising alarm about environmental pressures, saying government commitments must translate into tangible support for households and neighbourhoods.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
As the city grapples with population pressures and resource strain, police chiefs and safety leaders outline their vision for keeping WA's capital safe.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
As major rail projects push toward completion, thousands of commuters across sprawling suburbs are counting on faster journeys, lower congestion, and more liveable communities.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
A perfect storm of population growth, infrastructure lag, and budget constraints has reshaped classrooms across the city—and the path forward remains contested.
By Perth News Desk · 4 July 2026
