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The new laws are intended to help prospective homebuyers. NCA NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

NEWSPremiumSneaky real estate tricks slammed

One state’s real estate market is set to change for good, with fines for dodgy practices more than doubling.

Georgia Palgan

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NewsPremiumThe best family cars under $80,000... that aren't SUVs

Sure, some families need an SUV. But for a lot of new-car buyers, there are plenty of suitable alternatives. Here are just a few.

William Stopford

Midwives Ciara O'Brien and Kathleen Johnson have started a women’s wellness centre called The Village, which encapsulates care across pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Andrew Ritchie

ParentingCommentsHow this Perth centre is supporting isolated WA mums

Fragmented maternity care can often leave women feeling isolated as they enter motherhood, but a first-of-its-kind centre in Perth is working to bridge the gap with postpartum care.

Claire Sadler

Adrian Barich for STM.

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BEING BARRA
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Computer says no? Well, so do I

After being accused by a machine of putting unexpected items in the bagging area again, I told my kids about a time when someone would not only pump your petrol, but clean the windscreen. They were gobsmacked.

Adrian Barich

Nat Locke

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The dog park moment that unlocked a childhood trauma

It was a simple instruction from a mum to a daughter, but it sent me spiralling back to a time of long road trips, awkward bush squats all while hoping a dugite didn’t suddenly appear.

Nat Locke

Steve Bisley, Madeleine Sami and Kate Box star in the second season of Deadloch.

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Deadloch’s back! And it’s even better than season one

This week Screen Queen is watching some of the funniest TV as the Aussie dark comedy returns, this time in the Top End, while The Other Bennet Sister will fill any Bridgerton-sized holes in your life.

Clare Rigden

Bassist and photographer Melissa Auf der Maur at her home and studio in Hudson, New York, February 2026. Writing a memoir was a reckoning, Auf der Maur says — for herself and for her 14-year-old daughter as she navigates toward adulthood and learns more about her mother’s past. (Lucia Bell-Epstein/The New York Times)

NYT interview Melissa Auf der Maur, 90s rock linchpin, spills her stories

An empathetic, unsparing memoir of her artistic heyday as bass player for Hole and Smashing Pumpkins in the 90s is Auf der Maur’s way of jump-starting her next chapter.

Melena Ryzik and Lucia Bell-Epstein

Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan playing twin brothers.

movies Can Michael B. Jordan’s double act beat the odds?

A late shift in momentum has thrown the Oscars race into doubt. One Battle After Another was an unassailable favourite but Sinners, with a record 16 nominations, is on the march. Timothee who?

Ben O'Shea

Stylists Teagan Sewell, Zara Bryson and Clare Ryan offer their take on fashion month trends.

Get the lookTop fashion week trends — and how to wear them

From a fresh interpretation of animal print to serious sparkles, we turn to our local sartorial set to spill on how to translate styles seen strutting the global runways into our own wardrobes.

Jade Jurewicz

Patio in Fremantle.

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Any day a good one to sit under this Patio

Great food, interesting wines, specials for the budget-conscious and a tree-lined all-weather courtyard make Patio Bar a versatile and delicious Freo spot. 

Katherine Fleming

Lara Worthington has collaborated with Witchery on a capsule collection.

STM LOVES A few of our favourite things from this week

From a West Aussie heading home for a blooming beautiful festival and a style icon and major retailer collaborating, to a new late-night concept perfect for the divas at heart, there is plenty to do and see.

STM team

People flocked to Mandurah Crab Fest on Saturday as Home and Away stars Ada Nicodemou and James Stewart, pictured left, stole the show.

WA NewsNewly engaged Home and Away stars shine at Crab Fest 2026

Despite thousands of people packing out the Mandurah Foreshore for the 25th annual Crab Fest, Home and Away stars Ada Nicodemou and James Stewart stole the show as they revealed all about their engagement.

Rachel Fenner

Rosco McGlashan with Aussie Invader 5R.

World’s fastest carPremiumBook about Aussie Invader 5R is rocket science for kids

We’re talking about a machine that’s 200 times more powerful than an F1 car.

Olga de Moeller

Lou Angus showed off her therapeutic garden that she created in only three and a half years.

GardenCommentsPremiumThe inspired garden connecting nature to long life

On a compact block in Doubleview, an inspired garden brings the simple joy of nature to suburbia.

ANDREA WHITELY

Bright flowers in autumn and winter bring rich colour when the rest of the garden is resting.

Charlie AlboneCommentsPremiumShake the autumn blues with bright flowers

Autumn is a wonderful opportunity to bring fresh colour and interest back into the garden just when many people assume the show is over.

Charlie Albone

Measles appear as flat red spots and appear blotchy. NewsWire / Daniel Pockett

NEWSUrgent disease alert for major Aussie city

Another case of a highly infectious and potentially deadly disease has been confirmed in an Aussie capital city as case numbers surge.

Abisha Sapkota

In a coup for WA tastebuds, the legends at MICA Creamery have teamed up with Quindanning Buffalo to churn out the State’s first-ice cream made from buffalo milk.

FoodCommentsUnique new recipe set to turn WA ice-cream on its head

A new dairy heavyweight has entered the ice-cream game and is set to make each scoop udderly creamier than ever before.

Caitlin Vinci

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NewsPremiumExpert Insights: Q&A with Honda Australia general manager of ownership experience, James Greenwood

We sat down with Honda Australia’s aftersales chief to find out how the Japanese brand is looking after its customers.

Andrew Maclean

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NewsPremium2026 Suzuki Jimny: Drive-away pricing confirmed for baby 4x4

The upgraded MY26 Suzuki Jimny range has officially landed, bringing better safety kit as well as drive-away pricing.

James Wong

The Royal Flying Doctor Service runs over 23,000 nurse, GP and dental clinics nationally each year. (Stuart Walmsley/AAP PHOTOS)

LifestyleAustralia's famous flying doctors more needed than ever

Healthcare access has long been a challenge for rural and regional communities but Australia's famous flying doctors are now in even more demand.

Allanah Sciberras

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NewsPremiumConsumer watchdog issues a 'please explain' to Australian fuel retailers increasing prices

Australia's peak consumer protection agency has called on fuel retailers to justify their price increases to the public.

William Stopford

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NewsPremiumFerrari Amalfi loses its top with new Spider variant

As predictably as night turns into day, Ferrari has lopped the top off its Amalfi coupe to produce the new Spider.

Derek Fung

We Are W/M founders Nicolette Beard and Kate Raston say schools and parents have embraced their consent-focused relationships and sexuality education programs, which the pair have delivered to almost 30,000 young people. 

WA NewsOnline influence risking consent education progress

WA consent educators have praised Perth boys’ schools for contributing to healthier and more respectful relationships, but say progress is being undermined by influencers instilling sexism into their content.

Rhianna Mitchell

Sabrina Hahn in her garden.

Green With EnvyPremiumBeware of this nasty weed in your garden

You most definitely don’t want this mystery plant in your garden.

Sabrina Hahn