As affordability crisis deepens, local authorities must choose between rapid densification and community concerns—and the next few months will prove decisive.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As migration to Western Australia reaches record levels, local residents face a complex picture of opportunity and strain across the city's most diverse neighbourhoods.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
A controversial new funding model for public transport could reshape how residents across Perth move through the city—and what they'll pay to get there.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
A flurry of approvals and construction updates signals accelerating progress on the city's most ambitious infrastructure agenda in decades.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Perth median rents hit $550/week—23% higher since 2023. Compare Perth's affordability squeeze to Vancouver, Dublin, and Sydney to understand what's driving WA's housing emergency.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
From Northbridge's cultural renaissance to South Perth's waterfront evolution, the city's transformation explains why June weekends now rival Melbourne and Sydney for events.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Long-term residents and recent arrivals share candid insights on navigating housing costs, transport, and community life in Western Australia's capital.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
A grassroots initiative to revitalise Perth's hidden laneways is proving that neighbourhood-led action can transform urban spaces and strengthen social bonds.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As incident calls spike across the city, residents and business owners are asking whether our stretched emergency services can keep pace with growing demand.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
A decade of environmental warnings and community pressure has transformed Perth's approach to climate resilience—here's the path that led us here.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As major cities worldwide grapple with climate commitments and housing crises, Perth's local government is charting a distinctly Western Australian course—with mixed results.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Education sector responds to new digital literacy requirements and funding changes affecting institutions from Northbridge to South Perth.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As cities worldwide race to cut emissions, Perth is charting its own course—with mixed results compared to Vancouver, Copenhagen, and Singapore.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
From decades of supply shortfalls to zoning battles in Northbridge and beyond, understanding the policy decisions that shaped our current affordability emergency.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Residents and business owners must decide within weeks whether to back a major redevelopment of Perth's historic arts precinct, with far-reaching implications for the neighbourhood's character and affordability.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Families across the city are struggling with the rising cost of student housing as Perth's institutions expand enrolments without adequate on-campus provision.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As major infrastructure projects reshape commuting patterns across the metropolitan area, data tells a compelling story about investment, congestion and the future of urban mobility.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
New figures reveal how migration and demographic shifts are transforming Western Australia's capital, with implications for housing, services, and community infrastructure.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As the City of Perth releases its mid-year financial review, the data tells a story of stretched resources, rising costs, and difficult choices ahead.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Breaking down the week's most significant incidents across the city, from major arrests to emergency response upgrades.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As major cities worldwide race to meet climate targets, Perth is charting its own course with mixed results that reveal both promise and persistent challenges.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Officials and infrastructure experts outline ambitious plans for Northbridge, the Swan River crossings and suburban rail, though funding hurdles persist.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Major planning decisions this week signal ambitious plans for riverside redevelopment while councillors grapple with affordability pressures across the metropolitan area.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As the State Government prepares its mid-term urban planning review, Perth faces a pivotal choice between rapid densification and neighbourhood preservation.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
New data shows domestic student numbers at WA universities have dropped 8.3% since 2023, with concerning implications for the city's economic future.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Community organisations in Northbridge and East Perth are seeing unprecedented demand for settlement services following new federal migration reforms announced this week.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
With heritage protections set to expire, residents and business owners face critical decisions about the neighbourhood's future.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
A spike in vehicle thefts across the city's entertainment precinct and the rollout of a new emergency response system mark significant shifts in local law enforcement priorities.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Senior officials and industry leaders clash on zoning reform, affordability targets, and the future of suburbs from Northbridge to Cannington.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Fresh statistical analysis shows Perth's multicultural population has surged to record levels, reshaping suburbs from Northbridge to Cannington.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As the city's $15 billion infrastructure pipeline reaches critical junctures, stakeholders face pivotal choices on Metronet extensions, airport rail access, and Northbridge connectivity.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
New data reveals response delays across the city's most vulnerable neighbourhoods, raising serious questions about whether Perth's emergency services can keep pace with rapid urban growth.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
From funding cuts to staff shortages, a decade of policy decisions has left Western Australia's education system struggling to keep pace with student demand.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
New data analysis shows how rapidly changing demographics and property values are reshaping suburbs like Northbridge and East Perth.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Major infrastructure projects shelved this week as local government grapples with funding shortfall and rate rises loom for 2027.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
A decade of environmental warnings, drought cycles, and community pressure has transformed Perth's approach to resource management and green infrastructure.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Perth's controversial planning overhaul allows medium-density development near train stations. Residents divided on whether zoning changes will solve affordability or harm established suburbs.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Western Australia's record 42,000 skilled migrants are transforming Perth suburbs like Belmont and Cannington. Discover the housing, economy, and neighbourhood changes reshaping the city.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Perth's $15.2B transport overhaul: Metro extensions, Thornlie-Cockburn Link details, and what 72km of new track means for 2.3M residents commuting by 2031.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Staffing shortages at leading institutions across the city prompt urgent calls for funding reform ahead of the new academic year.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
New statistics paint a complex picture of safety across Perth's precincts, with some neighbourhoods seeing significant shifts in emergency response times and incident rates.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Community voices from Applecross to Bassendean are pushing local authorities to accelerate sustainability efforts before waterway damage becomes irreversible.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As encampments grow near William Street, locals and business owners reveal the human cost of the city's housing crisis.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Community members across the city's education sector warn that proposed budget reductions could devastate learning support services and vocational pathways.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As response times surge and budgets tighten, Western Australia's capital faces pivotal choices about how it polices, protects and prepares for the next crisis.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As the City of Perth pursues aggressive infill development, locals across Northbridge, East Perth and Mount Lawley are making their voices heard on what rapid urbanisation means for their neighbourhoods.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
City officials and transport experts clash over timing and funding priorities for proposed changes to Northbridge connections and Riverside precinct access.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As migration reshapes communities worldwide, Perth's approach to integration and settlement services is proving competitive with leading international counterparts.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As major infrastructure projects reach pivotal stages, city planners and commuters face tough choices about buses, trains and roads.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As Perth's creative heartland faces new development proposals, residents fear the gains won't reach those who built the neighbourhood.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
From new solar initiatives in the CBD to a major water-conservation partnership, Perth's environment sector is reaching critical milestones as winter approaches.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
New federal funding reforms threaten to price out middle-income families and reshape the talent pipeline that keeps Western Australia's economy thriving.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Business owners and locals tell The Daily Perth how escalating crime in the heart of the city is forcing them to rethink safety, security spending, and their future in the area.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Decades of planning constraints, development cycles and demographic shifts have collided to create the affordability squeeze reshaping our city's neighbourhoods.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As migration patterns shift globally, Perth's multicultural leaders and policymakers must decide how to reshape support services, housing, and employment pathways for newcomers.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
From Kings Park to the Swan River precinct, major environmental initiatives are advancing as the city doubles down on climate commitments.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
A deep dive into property values, population shifts and community investment shows how Perth's oldest suburbs are being transformed—and who's being left behind.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Major infrastructure push approved this week, but controversy over city centre congestion fees threatens to derail broader transport agenda.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Decades of deferred maintenance, population surges, and competing priorities have left the city at a crossroads.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
While Western Australian capital races to meet 2050 net-zero targets, experts reveal where the city excels—and where it's falling behind cities like Copenhagen and Singapore.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Senior officials and industry figures weigh in on medium-density zoning reforms and the push to unlock land along key corridors.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As housing and living expenses climb across Western Australia's capital, newly arrived migrants and visa holders are facing unprecedented pressure — and they want their stories heard.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Fresh financial data reveals how Perth's local government is allocating resources across transport, housing and services—and where ratepayers' money is really going.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
From the Northbridge bottleneck to the Metronet collapse, understanding the decisions that shaped today's $15 billion infrastructure rebuild.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As the City of Perth finalises plans for the Swan River precinct, residents and business leaders face critical decisions that will determine whether the transformation becomes inclusive or exclusive.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Residents across Subiaco, Nedlands and Mount Lawley are speaking out about proposed boundary adjustments affecting secondary school placements.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Perth's $2.2bn Thornlie-Cockburn rail line expansion reaches outer suburbs by 2030. How construction affects your commute, property values, and neighbourhood liveability over four years.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Explore how Perth's migration patterns shaped multicultural suburbs. Discover Italian, Greek, and Vietnamese communities that transformed the city over 80 years.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As tertiary education costs soar across Western Australia, families in suburbs from Subiaco to Cannington are reconsidering whether university remains a viable pathway for their children.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
From new community hubs to street-level revitalisation, Northbridge residents are witnessing their suburb transform in real time.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Senior police, fire and health leaders warn that stretched resources are hampering the city's ability to respond to the rising tide of violent crime and public safety incidents.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Community voices from Northbridge to South Perth reveal frustration with slow policy change—and determination to drive environmental action locally.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
New zoning reforms on the table could reshape neighbourhoods from Northbridge to South Perth, but residents are asking whether the city's poorest communities will be left behind.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
From the 2015 Commonwealth education budget freeze to today's teacher shortage crisis, understanding the policy decisions that shaped our classrooms.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As major infrastructure projects reshape Perth's urban landscape, experts say the city is both learning from and outpacing comparable international cities in managing large-scale transport development.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
From water crisis to carbon targets, Perth's environmental journey reveals the policy shifts and community pressure that transformed Western Australia's capital.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
With three major planning decisions due by September, the neighbourhood faces a pivotal moment that will shape its character for decades.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
New analysis of development approvals, vacancy rates and affordability indices exposes the stark disconnect between housing supply and demand across Perth's key precincts.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
With the Western Australia Police budget frozen at 2024 levels, senior commanders must decide which emergency response priorities will suffer.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
From Northbridge revitalisation to transport infrastructure and housing density, the council must navigate competing demands that will reshape the city's future.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
Community experts and government officials are urging Western Australia to prepare for record-breaking arrival numbers, citing strain on housing and services across the city.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
From shorter commutes to unlocking new suburban development, Perth's infrastructure boom promises to reshape how the city moves—but only if projects stay on track.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As the City of Perth launches its latest environmental initiatives, community voices reveal both optimism and concern about what change will cost.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As the city grapples with soaring property prices and sprawl, residents and community groups are demanding a seat at the table on how Perth grows.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As the Northbridge Community Centre prepares to close for a $3.2 million renovation project, locals express frustration over the loss of a neighbourhood hub that has anchored the precinct for decades.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
As tensions rise worldwide over immigration policy, Perth's approach to integration offers lessons—and warnings—for cities from Toronto to Dubai.
By Perth News Desk · 29 June 2026
