Australia’s peak seafood body says cheap rock lobsters and a plea to support local producers have helped fuel bumper Christmas sales.
Gerard Cockburn
In a year like no other, new Perth Mayor Basil Zempilas must be acknowledged for his work rejuvenating our city - according to Adrian Barich.
Adrian BarichSports Presenter
The festive lights in Perth’s streets will soon be pulled down with City of Perth ratepayers being asked to fork out thousands just to store the extensive $2.6 million collection.
Michael Traill
As she placed decorations on her tree, grandmother Noelene Garlett thought of the year she’d had — which ended with a roof over her head after years of homelessness — thanks to strangers’ donations.
Rangi Hirini
Australian shoppers are set to splurge a record $2.75 billion for what is expected to be the biggest Boxing Day sale in a decade.
It wasn’t Santa handing out the presents at Joondalup Health Campus on Christmas morning — it was a mystery man named Wayne.
Amber Johnston
There were emotional scenes at Perth Airport this afternoon as South Australians were allowed to enter WA quarantine-free — and reunite with their loved ones just in time for Christmas.
Sarah Steger
It’s been a scorcher out there today in Perth, with the maximum temperature falling just a fraction short of the Christmas Day record set 13 years ago.
A strict lockdown has dampened Christmas celebrations in the traditional birthplace of Jesus, while Christmas vigil Mass at the Vatican was also quiet.
Josef Federman and Jalal Hassan
But in country WA, Christmas decorations look a little different, with hay bales, tyres and old farm vehicles incorporated into larger-than-life designs in paddocks by farm gates.
Shannon Verhagen
As Perth woke to a hot Christmas morning — with the temperature soaring past 30C by 8am — thousands flocked to the beach to cool off.
Kate Ryan
Followers are being urged to remember ‘God is with us’ despite a year of gloom during the coronavirus pandemic, as religious leaders offer words of hope and love this Christmas.
Boys and girls across the State better start leaving out the milk and cookies.
Charlotte Elton
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has thanked frontline workers, including doctors, nurses and firefighters, in his Christmas message.
May I tell you what I’d like for Christmas? I’d like a plan. A detailed one. I’d like a plan that goes beyond opening the gate and shutting it again, writes Gemma Tognini.
Gemma Tognini
A special guest is aboard the last mail plane before Christmas as it drops essential supplies to outback stations in remote South Australia and Queensland.
Nick Gibbs
Dobbed in to put together the soundtrack for Christmas Day? Here’s a guide to making a playlist that goes easy on stomach-churning cheese and pulls out some absolute Christmas crackers.
Simon Collins
While most of us have been getting in the festive spirit by watching Christmas films set in snow, with just four days to go until December 25, the setting couldn’t be more different in WA.
Anxiety Aunt offers her sage advice over one reader’s concerns their family may not impress the boyfriend, recounting her own Christmas spent with a French playboy in a dilapidated farmhouse.
Jay Hanna
It’s easy to see why Love Actually Live in Concert has been a worldwide hit, writes Shannon Beven. The Perth Symphony Orchestra delivers a world class experience, leaving her with just one gripe.
Shannon Beven
There's less than one week to go before Christmas, and Aussie boys and girls have revealed what presents they want to find under the tree.
Sophie Elsworth
‘You’ve got to build it and they will come’. How a festive season shop has become a country icon but brings bittersweet memories for the owner.
Steve Butler
Our top wine expert has been poking around the liquor stores to find a selection of 10 wines that should do the trick whatever your Christmas table fare and cost no more than $30 a bottle.
Ray Jordan
Families with quarantined relatives from NSW will not be allowed to have their loved ones sit at the table on Christmas Day or unwrap gifts around the tree, Health Minister Roger Cook said.
Josh Zimmerman
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