Human Interest

Times LifeQuinninup man love’s labour for music

Tom makes life work from music and gives back to the environment.

Tari Jeffers

Nominate a nursePregnant but Perth nurse is all go

Nurse and midwife Keri Bignell is almost five months pregnant, but that hasn’t stopped her going to work at Perth’s maternity hospital throughout the coronavirus pandemic to help other mums-to-be.

Mental health‘This photo is the day before I tried to take my life’

Rebecca Parish’s hard-hitting and deeply personal story about her darkest times shows why talking about mental health is now more important than ever.

Rebecca Parish

Healthcare heroesPerth nurse’s personal mission to save babies

Saving the lives of premature babies like his daughter — who weighed the same as a can of beans when she was born at just 26 weeks — is the most rewarding job in the world for Jeremy Johnson.

Danielle Le Messurier

Times LifeWendy developed a love for the region

Photography and community a passion for Northcliffe resident and shire councillor.

Tari Jeffers

Hero’s taleYoung people behind bars draw strength from AFL champ

Football’s greatest modern feel-good story — the tale of WA’s Marlion Pickett — is inspiring the lives of young people behind bars who have become more vulnerable due to COVID-19 isolation measures.

Steve Butler

ExclusiveHocking killings: The loving Perth family torn apart

Michael and Lesley Taylor had an enviable life. They were doting parents until last week when their world was destroyed by violence. Now their only son is charged with their murder.

John Flint, Danielle Le Messurier and Tyler Brown

Teen funeralQuiet send-off after sudden death

The sudden death of soccer-loving teenager Buster Vogt, 14, while walking his dog Buddy devastated his family and his long line of friends. This week they found a creative way to farewell him.

Bethany Hiatt

Desperate rushVolunteering couple forced back home from Peru

Four weeks of quarantine after coming home from Peru.

Tari Jeffers

Miracle recoveryMum’s message of hope after waking from virus coma

A Perth mother who was on life support with COVID-19 has told her family that she loves them after waking from an 18-day induced coma.

Peter Law

‘Shattering the plastic ceiling’Aussie paralympian inspires next generation as Barbie

Paralympian Madi de Rosario was left disappointed after the Tokyo Games were put on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis but will fulfil another ambition by becoming the ultimate role model for girls.

Steve Butler

Wired weddingPerth couple livestreams wedding due to COVID-19 rules

Couples are turning to livestreaming their nuptials in the wake of hefty measures introduced to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Sarah Brookes

Gold pioneerSoggies’ Peter Lalor dies after Alzheimer’s battle

Sons of Gwalia founder Peter Lalor, a man credited with helping revive WA’s gold industry and a figure central to one of the State’s saddest corporate collapses, has died.

Ben Harvey and Sean Smith

First personPerth doctor tells all from front lines of COVID-19 war

As Western Australia stays at home to avoid coronavirus, respiratory physician Dr Fiona Lake leaves hers every day to confront the virus head-on. This virus is like no other she has seen.

Angela Pownall

WATCH THE VIDEOPerth parents’ ‘drive-by’ birthday party for son, 3

In Palmyra, coronavirus chaos couldn’t stop Jessica and Nathan Peake throwing their three-year-old son Louie the third birthday party of his dreams while also staying safe.

Carmelle Wilkinson

Long wait for justiceAussie soldier’s dad demands answers over son’s killer

The heartbroken father of an Australian soldier murdered in Afghanistan had to wait six months for the Federal Government to let him know whether his son’s killer was going to walk free.

Annabel Hennessey

Artist InterviewLemon Myrtle shows styles

Manjimup’s Lemon Myrtle, otherwise known as Hannah Styles, has released her first EP, the Dentist.

Tristan Wheeler

Kindness amid the crisisMeet the West Aussies helping others during COVID-19

Toilet paper donations, care packages, and volunteers bringing food to the elderly and isolated. During times of crisis and uncertainty, there are always helpers.

Kate Emery

Watch the videoEmotional border reunion for Perth man, pregnant wife

Dozens watched on as one of the last foreigners arrived in Australia before the country’s borders were closed last night, with an emotional reunion captivating all the hearts in the room.

Sarah Steger and Joey Catanzaro

Bravery awardHero WA cop refused to let veteran take his own life

A senior police officer has been recognised with a bravery medal for risking his life to save an Iraq War veteran with PTSD who tried to take his own life in 2017.

Phil Hickey

Good samaritansTeenage mates praised for saving train bashing victim

Girrawheen students Jamison Ugle, 17, and Edward Booma Lyndon, 16, are being hailed as heroes for coming to the rescue of the 20-year-old man who was attacked at Stirling train station last month.

Jenna Clarke

Times LifeBruce Ward flying high with life membership

50 years in the local aviation industry rewarded with life membership.

Tari Jeffers

COVID-19First person: what it’s like to have the coronavirus

An Australian family who survived the deadly coronavirus talks about what it’s like to have the illness, and how they feel now that they’ve gotten the all-clear

Suzanne D'Silva