News
Notes from an inquest
A coroner's inquest into the death in custody of an Aboriginal teenager has sparked calls for justice.
Gerard Mazza
Gerard Mazza grew up in Bunbury, Western Australia, and now lives in Perth. He's worked as a campaigner, writer, school teacher, radio producer, and bartender.
The Week in the West
EPA revelation sparks crisis of faith in gas
Woodside's Browse project is on shaky ground following a preliminary rejection by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Make Crypto Great Again
Plus: Woodside might skirt paying royalties, but the company will happily shout you a coffee.
Podcast
PODCAST: Fatima Payman on leaving Labor, student protesters, and the future of Australian politics
"I see serving my community and the broader West Australians as my role rather than just following party rules."
News
Senator Fatima Payman to push back on Labor's support for gas expansion
The newly independent senator says the energy transition needs to happen faster than outlined in her former party's Future Gas Strategy.
The Week in the West
Y2K revival
Plus: Is the climate movement ready for Trump's return?
The Week in the West
Curtin campers claim credit for Payman resignation
Plus: Hospital promises and hostile headlines – an election must be approaching.
The Week in the West
Baa baa backflip for Chaney
Plus: Woodside upsets both the weather and weather forecasters
News
Tucker Carlson is obsessed with Perth
Clive Palmer imports MAGA energy to Australia with the Freedom Conferences.
The Week in the West
Comrade Dutton’s 25-year plan for nuclear Collie
Plus: Considerate landlord under fire.
Opinion
Climate warmongers
As Dutton and Cook plan to fry the future, bigger battles are brewing over climate.
The Week in the West
Dutton cribs Cook's 2030 climate target
Plus: WA Labor backbench disquiet, and Tash Peterson caught in deffo triangle
News
Truck protest for Palestine blocks major Perth road
Police bring in crane to remove activists from rental truck.
Podcast
PODCAST: Tilting at windmills
In Western Australia's South West, there's a storm of controversy raging over offshore wind.
The Week in the West
Weather gods look poorly on eastern states imports
Plus: Labor offers no credible pathway to Australia's net zero ambitions.
Investigations
The anger is blowin' in the wind
In a hometown divided over wind farms and whales, I try to work out why turbines have heads a spin.