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Kirsty Lichtenstein is a reporter at the West Australian Newspaper. She is currently finishing her Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) degree at Curtin University. She joined the team in late 2025.

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Steph Shepherdson has had her car severely damaged when the engine wires got eaten by rats costing her around $2k to repair.

RatsCommentsPremiumPerth cars riddled with rats costing West Aussies thousands

Scavenging rats are chewing through wiring and causing thousands of dollars damage to cars across Perth in what pest control experts say is becoming an increasingly common problem.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Margaret River is making an ambitious play for the global culinary spotlight, with organisers of Pair’d Margaret River Region unveiling a 2026 festival program they say could only happen in Western Australia.

FoodCommentsPremiumOnly in WA: Popular festival renewed in tourism hotspot

Margaret River is making an ambitious play for the global culinary spotlight, with organisers of Pair’d Margaret River Region unveiling a 2026 festival program they say could only happen in Western Australia. 

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Isla Macdonald and Max Webb at Northbridge Piazza.

FIFA WORLD CUPCommentsPremiumRain does little to dampen spirits of Perth Socceroos fans

The game may have ended in a scoreless draw but spirits remained high among Socceroos supporters in Perth’s CBD today, with the result enough to ensure Australia progressed to the next round.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Jade Macdonald-Razvi began freediving in November 2022, when she completed two freediving certifications.

Deep sea diverCommentsPremiumChampion deep sea diver on resilience and records

After a severe back injury cut her swimming and tennis career short, occupational therapist Jade Macdonald-Razvi was 25 when she decided to give freediving a go — she’s now breaking records in the sport.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

News. World Cup 2026. Australia v USA. The crowd at the Northbridge Piazza. Jackson Flindell

SoccerVideoCommentsPremiumDie-hard fans brave Perth chills to cheer on Socceroos

Huddled beneath the Northbridge Piazza gazebo, hundreds of fans gathered in a sea of green and gold to cheer on Australia in its second FIFA World Cup clash.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Eva Forster pictured with her artwork ‘The Mourning’ at The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, on Monday. She is one of the artists selected for The West Australian Pulse 2026. Carwyn Monck

The West Australian PulseCommentsPremiumFinalist named for oil painting exploring anxiety

Like many young people navigating the stress of their final year of high school, Eva Forster worried about losing those close to her, but she turned her anxiety into a large scale oil painting. 

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the crash, and inquiries remain ongoing.

TrafficPremiumDriver dead after hitting tree on Bruce Rock–Merredin Road

The 51-year-old man driving the car sustained critical injuries and was treated at the scene before being declared dead shortly after.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Albany-born surfing trailblazer Jodie Cooper — who won 13 international events in the ’80s and ‘90s — recalls a time when female surfers were treated as an afterthought and their dreams of surfing equality was dismissed.

Women in surfingCommentsPremiumSurfing great on the turning tide of gender equality

WA-born surfing trailblazer Jodie Cooper — who won 13 international events in the ’80s and ‘90s — recalls a time when female surfers were treated as an afterthought, their dreams of surf equality dismissed.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Antonio Fanning plunged about eight metres into Joffre Gorge, crashing onto a series of rock ledges before landing face-down in a rocky pool below.

Rescue missionCommentsUS cop rescued after terrifying brush with death in WA

As a cop from Alabama, Antonio Fanning knows what it’s like to be in sticky situations. But little could have prepared him for the terrifying ordeal he faced in one of WA’s most remote national parks.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

A driver has been left with critical injuries following a serious crash near Bruce Rock in the Wheatbelt.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDriver fighting for life after horror crash in Wheatbelt

A driver has been left with critical injuries following a serious crash near Bruce Rock.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

The WA Government is introducing additional care and support to people leaving hospital following a suicidal crisis after months of scrutiny of the State’s mental health system.

‘Critical’CommentsPremiumMental health outpatient care announced for WA hospitals

The WA Government is introducing additional care and support to people leaving hospital following a suicidal crisis after months of scrutiny of the State’s mental health system.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Social media ban isn’t working.

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Is Australia’s social media ban for U16s actually working?

Australia’s internet crackdown is going global. But is it working?

Caitlyn Rintoul and Kirsty Lichtenstein