Latest news from Perth.
As Perth's vacancy rate sits below 1% and buying a median-priced home requires a $136,000 deposit, purpose-built rental developments are positioning themselves as a third way — but the numbers tell a complicated story.
By Perth Property Desk · 4 July 2026
From the sheltered lanes of Claremont Pool to the natural rock formations at Cottesloe, Perth swimmers are rediscovering open-air training as heated outdoor facilities stay warm well into July.
By Perth Wellness Desk · 4 July 2026
July is one of the strongest months for local produce in Western Australia, and the region's farmers markets are stacked — if you know where to look.
By Perth Wellness Desk · 4 July 2026
With the median house price sitting at $680,000 and vacancy rates below 1%, here's what first-home buyers actually need to know to compete in Australia's tightest capital city market.
By Perth Property Desk · 4 July 2026
From Fremantle to the Hills, Perth schools are weaving meditation and mindfulness into the school day — here's what's on offer and what the evidence says.
By Perth Wellness Desk · 4 July 2026
While visitors queue for the Kings Park boardwalk, Perthites are quietly logging kilometres on trails that wind through wetlands, coastal heath and river bushland most interstate travellers never find.
By Perth Wellness Desk · 4 July 2026
With rents surging past mortgage repayments in a clutch of outer suburbs, first-home buyers who have been waiting on the sidelines may have already missed the warning shot.
By Perth Property Desk · 4 July 2026
From Leederville to Fremantle, a growing cluster of Perth eateries is winning over both diners and dietitians with menus built around whole foods, honest ingredients and meals that actually sustain you.
By Perth Wellness Desk · 4 July 2026
From Leederville smoothie bowls to Fremantle grain plates, Perth's eat-well scene has quietly grown into one of the most nutritionally serious in the country.
By Perth Wellness Desk · 4 July 2026
With vacancy rates below 1% and weekly rents climbing past $650 across much of metropolitan Perth, both sides of the lease are feeling the pressure.
By Perth Property Desk · 4 July 2026
More Western Australians are turning to meditation to manage stress and sleep problems — here's how to actually start, without the incense or the app subscription.
By Perth Wellness Desk · 4 July 2026
While visitors queue for the Fraser Avenue selfie, Perth residents are slipping into bushland corridors and riverbank tracks that rarely appear on any tourism map.
By Perth Wellness Desk · 4 July 2026
With rents still near record highs and mortgage repayments stabilising after the rate-cut cycle, a growing pocket of Perth suburbs has flipped the affordability equation on its head.
By Perth Property Desk · 4 July 2026
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
