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Lifestyle

LottoDream home - and a dog - on cards for WA Lotto winner

A Margaret River woman is ecstatic after hitting it rich, with big plans for the future.

Troy de Ruyter

A Victorian man has won a $4,8m prize in The Lott’s Set for Life.
Ancient stands of melaleuca in Goblins Swamp in Hawke National Park, which is one of the highlights of Sabrina Hahn’s South West garden tour.

Close to homeHow you can travel Australia with Sabrina Hahn

With more people opting for domestic travel, Sabrina Hahn shares details of two upcoming garden tours she is leading to some of Australia’s most spectacular destinations.

Sabrina Hahn

Guide dog puppies in training Maxi, Joy and Daisy at Busselton Central.

PUPS IN TRAININGBusselton treated to guide dog puppy visit

On International Guide Dog Day, Busselton Central Shopping Centre was filled with something a little different from the usual shopping rush — puppies in training, and plenty of wagging tails.

Madelin Hayes

Peter Claudius, Max Correy and Ken Allen.

What I SeeFour community stalwarts leave lasting footprints

In recent weeks, we have lost some great community people, sadly in quick succession. Peter Claudius, Max Correy, Joe Ricupero and Ken Allen.

Peter Fiorenza

A Team Dosh member begins the Big Yellow Pipeline Challenge in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Big rideCyclists set off on 600km ride for young homelessness

Cyclists took off from Kalgoorlie-Boulder on Wednesday on a five-day ride to Perth along the 600km Golden Pipeline to support young families living rough in WA.

Isabella Davis

Read what your zodiac sign predicts for your day.

StarsYour horoscope for Friday, May 1, 2026

Read what your zodiac sign predicts for your day.

Kim Fairminer

Food

Here's a list of venues to take Mum this Mother's Day (picutred: The Pen Mandurah)

SEE THE LISTList of venues to celebrate Mother’s Day in Perth

From high teas to long lunches, beachfront views and casual catch-ups, here’s a list of 30 places to take Mum in Perth on May 10.

Zach Margolius

A grocery item is being pulled from supermarket shelves after Australia’s food watchdog issued an urgent recall. 

Food‘Severe illness’: Ingredient urgently pulled from shelves

A popular food item has been urgently recalled over contamination fears.

Chloe Maher

Miso eggplant and pork Scotch at Little Gan’s in Willetton.

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Little wonder
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How an iconic Perth Chinese restaurant was reborn

April Ooi awards her highest score of 2026 to this elegant southern suburbs eatery, which has been transformed by the family behind a beloved suburban institution.

April Ooi

Another restaurant has allegedly been targeted in the Melbourne CBD. NewsWire / Josie Hayden

NewsTeens’ alleged foiled arson attack on restaurant

It is the latest alleged attack on hospitality venues across the city, with bars and restaurants going up in flames and being peppered with bullets.

Alexandra Feiam

Drink

Haven’t got a ticket to the derby? Here are the best spots around Perth to watch all the action.

DrinkSeven Perth pubs perfect to watch the sold-out Derby

Haven’t got a ticket to the Derby? Here are the best spots around Perth to watch all the action.

Fraser Williams

Phat Brew Club, City West

You Brew-tyPhat Brew Club finally opens its second Perth venue

Hillarys Boat Harbour will welcome its first craft brewery this week, with Phat Brew Club finally opening its long-awaited northern suburbs venue.

Natalie Richards

Lauren Pileggi, Swan Valley Winemakers president and winemaker at Baskerville-based Upper Reach Wine.

RetailWhy WA vintners oppose wine bottle deposit plan

WA’s wine industry wants the State Government to hit pause on plans to include wine bottles in its popular container deposit scheme, with producers saying they face an $11 million financial hit.

Cheyanne Enciso

Olio’s Fine Food’s GM Michael Ribaudo and owner Oli Buenviaje with Arvind Kumar, GM of Residence on Langley Park.

RetailNew era for old Hyatt hotel with new food, beverage offering

The former Hyatt Regency in Perth has appointed a new caterer in a bid to put the redeveloped venue back on the map following the hotel’s overhaul nearly two years ago.

Cheyanne Enciso

Health & Wellbeing

A poliovirus strain has been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, triggering a surge in testing for the potentially debilitating disease. Image: Supplied

Health‘Significant’: Poliovirus detected in Australia

Wastewater testing has detected poliovirus for the first time in one Aussie state, prompting authorities to ramp up testing.

Emma Kirk

Australians drink more than 2.4 billion litres of sugary beverages each year. NewsWire / John Gass

NEWS‘Outlier’: New tax Aussies must have

A proposed national tax is back in the spotlight as doctors warn Australia’s health system is buckling under preventable disease.

Andrew Hedgman

The mum of three was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy. GoFundMe

NewsMum dies suddenly weeks after giving birth

A mother with an undiagnosed heart condition has died suddenly weeks after giving birth to her third child.

Emma Kirk

Measles is spread through an infected person coughing or sneezing. Supplied

HEALTHNew health alert for Aussie capital

Health officials have issued a health alert for an Aussie capital after a returning traveller visited multiple locations while unknowingly infectious.

Tia Clarkson-Pascoe

Parenting

Belinda Lotsu (Mum) and Emmanuel Lotsu (Dad) at KEMH where Belinda gave birth to quadruplets. Belinda and Emmanuel with Amy and Amana and Amon (left) and Amber in the humidicribs.

GOOD NEWSMum gives birth to WA’s first quadruplets in six years

WA mum Belinda Lotsu was wishing for just one daughter after having a miscarriage but instead became pregnant with quadruplets in a shock to both her and her husband.

Claire Sadler and Brooke Rolfe

A new study has revealed just how strongly fathers value caring for their children. (Joe Castro/AAP PHOTOS)

ParentingStark warning dads need more help from better services

Dads value caregiving more than ever, but a landmark study on the state of the world's fathers reveals they are hindered by structures outside their control.

Maeve Bannister

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news‘Trust’: Shock closure of 40 childcare centres

A childcare group that was rocked last year when one of its staff was charged with child abuse offences, has revealed 40 centres will close across Australia.

Angie Raphael

The mum of three was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy. GoFundMe

NewsMum dies suddenly weeks after giving birth

A mother with an undiagnosed heart condition has died suddenly weeks after giving birth to her third child.

Emma Kirk

STM

Singer-songwriter Katy Steele photographed at The Rechabite, Northbridge. Katy wears Constance corset top, $88, from Dangerfield, with her own jacket, shorts and boots. Styling: Clare Ryan. Hair: Dan Hemsley for Maurice Meade. Make-up: Hendra Widjaja.

Music Katy Steele at her most raw and real

‘Everything is so complicated and over the top now. There’s comfort in simplicity.’

Jay Hanna

Bad Company is screening on ABC.

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TV
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The ABC comedy giving us PTSD

This week Screen Queen Clare is diving into a great new ABC comedy, checking out the second season of Running Point, travelling NSW with Rick Stein and peeping Urzila Carlson’s sketch comedy show.

Clare Rigden

Adrian Barich for STM.

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BEING BARRA
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What Pretty Woman delivers that footy does not

Last Sunday, I drifted from the Western Derby at Optus Stadium to Pretty Woman: The Musical at Crown Theatre. I knew at least one thing about the latter spectacle: it would end well.

Adrian Barich

Nat Locke

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THAT’S LIFE
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If anyone needs a rolling pin or a bag of bras, hit me up

As I emerge from my jetlag fog my algorithm is nagging me to declutter my house, but I’ve hit the obstacle of not knowing how to dispose of the things that are taking up room in my house, and my heart. 

Nat Locke

Home

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NEWSOutrage over council’s major bin change

An Australian council’s major overhaul to its bin collection program has sparked outrage from families, amid concerns over “overflowing” waste not being collected.

Emma Kirk

The government will consider whether new homes should be protected from a potential scaling back of the capital gains tax. NewsWire/ Nadir Kinani

NewsHuge push to spare housing from feared tax

One type of homes could be spared from tax reforms currently being considered by the Albanese government.

Nathan Schmidt

Anthony Albanese has given the strongest indication yet Labor could seek to scrap a major investor tax break.

NewsStrongest sign yet PM will move on controversial housing tax

Anthony Albanese has indicated Labor could seek to scrap a controversial housing tax break at next month’s Budget.

Nathan Schmidt

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NEWSVile scenes after $2m home trashed

Gross footage has captured the extent of damage nightmare tenants left to a $2m home in Sydney following their eviction.

Georgia Palgan

Garden

Ancient stands of melaleuca in Goblins Swamp in Hawke National Park, which is one of the highlights of Sabrina Hahn’s South West garden tour.

Close to homeHow you can travel Australia with Sabrina Hahn

With more people opting for domestic travel, Sabrina Hahn shares details of two upcoming garden tours she is leading to some of Australia’s most spectacular destinations.

Sabrina Hahn

Gardening columnist Sabrina Hahn.

Green With EnvyWhy is my indoor plant struggling?

Sabrina Hahn helps the gardeners of Western Australia bring their gardens back to life.

The beauty of autumn in the garden — a mock orange (Murraya paniculata) bursts into flower in Sabrina Hahn’s garden after a heavy rainfall event.

Cool changeWhy now is the best time of the year for gardeners

Sabrina Hahn shares tips to make the most of your garden this autumn.

Sabrina Hahn

Kathy Budd has spent the past 11 years shaping what she fondly calls her “little bit of paradise”.

GARDENS OF WALesmurdie garden a ‘little bit of paradise’ in Perth Hills

This Hills garden is laden with lush underplantings of ferns and begonias, as foliage, more than flowers, reigns supreme.

Andrea Whitely

Retirement

Millions of Australians have recouped the losses that plagued their superannuation accounts in March as tensions ease around the US-Iran conflict ... but those who panicked may have missed out.

Your MoneySuper funds recoup war losses, but only if you didn’t panic

Millions of Australians have recouped the losses that plagued their superannuation accounts in March as tensions ease around the US-Iran conflict ... but those who panicked may have missed out.

Ryan Johnson

Strength training can be a key to independence well into the senior years of life, Jan Herdman says. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

RetirementStrength training 'magic pill' to reduce cost of ageing

Australia spends more than $36 billion annually on aged care, but advocates say strength training should be taken seriously as a way to prevent senior decline.

Maeve Bannister

Older people still face inequality and disadvantage in the community, a leading advocate says. (Jane Dempster/AAP PHOTOS)

Retirement'Lot of complaints': ex-minister's aged care warning

As the aged care sector gets used to major reforms, a former Liberal minister turned lobbyist has warned the overhaul may be having unintended consequences.

Zac de Silva

More Australian women worry about not having enough money in their super fund when they retire. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

RetirementConfident about retirement? It depends on your gender

Years of gender pay gaps, part-time work and caring for others have left Australian women with smaller nest eggs facing a more uncertain future, research shows.

Adrian Black

Fashion

Are the rumours that leggings are ‘basic’ grossly exaggerated or the cold hard truth for Millenials and Gen X women?

FashionNew rules of wearing leggings: The silhouette dividing women

Are the rumours that leggings are ‘basic’ grossly exaggerated or the cold hard truth for Millenials and Gen X women?

Ashley Fetters Maloy

Esteemed photographer Cheyne Tillier-Daly returned to Western Australia to shoot Claremont Quarter's latest campaign.

STMPerth to Paris ... and back again

While his professional journey has taken him to some of the world’s most prestigious sets and locations, photographer Cheyne Tillier-Daly makes time to come home for an exciting project.

Megan French

Some of the products that will tie-in with the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, out at the end of the month.

RetailGird your loins: The Devil’s return brings brands bonanza

Australia’s cinemas are gearing up to dance with the devil and welcome back a huge female audience after an era dominated by blokey superhero and action films.

Cheyanne Enciso

Hats, bags and shoes worn by Princess Elizabeth are part of the Her Life in Style exhibition. (AP PHOTO)

FashionUK celebrates Queen as style icon to mark her centenary

From gowns to tweeds and even fairy wings - the Britain's late monarch is being remembered in an exhibition that showcases her impact on fashion.

Danic Kirka

Motoring

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NewsJetour T1, T2 launching in Australia in early 2027, burly G700 off-roader and F700 ute to follow

Jetour plans to enter the Australian market with a capable but luxurious ute positioned above the BYD Shark, plus a range of SUVs including a large off-roader.

Matt Campbell

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News2026 Kia Seltos: All-new small SUV will be hybrid-only in Australia

First Toyota, now Kia. The Seltos is the Korean brand's first model to go hybrid-only in Australia, despite multiple powertrains available overseas.

Max Davies

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News2026 Honda ZR-V price and specs: Cheaper hybrids join the fray

Honda is continuing to expand its hybrid offerings in Australia, with two new e:HEV variants joining the lightly updated ZR-V mid-size SUV range.

Max Davies

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News2026 Suzuki e Vitara priced from $46,990 drive-away – over $10k more than BYD Atto 2

Early-bird discounts for the first 100 customers may not be enough to make Suzuki’s first electric SUV price-competitive with rivals.

Damion Smy

New Homes

Oldbury custom build by The Rural Building Co.

Rustic havenTimeless luxury connected to place

A modern expression of rustic character, The Rural Building Co’s Oldbury custom build is an ode to its surrounds.

Skye Willow-Withers

Eclipse South Perth.

Redefining boutique luxury in Perth

Featuring just 55 ultra-luxurious residences across 16 storeys, Eclipse South Perth marks award-winning developer Blackburne’s most exclusive and generous collection yet.

Keren Bellos

Sponsored
Birdie at Links Kennedy Bay, Port Kennedy.

Kennedy Bay: a coastal community waiting for you

Nestled along the pristine shores of Port Kennedy, Kennedy Bay is redefining coastal living with its visionary new development.

Parcel Property

Sponsored
Custom build by Weststyle at Coolbinia.

Seamless layouts guide a graceful form

Weststyle’s latest custom build is proof elevated luxury and down-to-earth family living are not mutually exclusive concepts, showcasing a contemporary take on the art deco style with a convivial atmosphere.

Hana Humboldt

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Real Estate

Dr Craig Challen’s latest endeavour — listing a commercial property — seems world’s away from the 2018 cave rescue that led him to become West Australian of the Year.

House That!Thai cave rescue hero’s Ocean Reef property up for sale

Dr Craig Challen’s latest endeavour — listing a commercial property — seems world’s away from the 2018 cave rescue that led him to become West Australian of the Year.

Kim Macdonald

A home designed by one of Perth’s most celebrated architects is set to be demolished. But property watchers are divided over whether it the home is an architectural beauty, or simply past its use-by date.

House That!This celebrated Dalkeith home has a date with a bulldozer

A home designed by one of Perth’s most celebrated architects is set to be demolished. But property watchers are divided over whether it the home is an architectural beauty, or simply past its use-by date.

Kim Macdonald

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NEWS‘Can’t afford to live’: Stark housing fears

Frontline workers have warned an escalating rental crisis has triggered catastrophic conditions for Australians already doing it tough.

Ria Pandey and Andrew Hedgman

A single full-time minimum-wage worker could afford just 0.5 per cent of available rental listings. NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone

NEWSGrim detail in unprecedented Aussie crisis

Australia’s rental crisis has reached unprecedented levels, with the private market increasingly out of reach even for people in full-time work.

Andrew Hedgman

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