Who had a say in naming Walyalup Bridge? The decision raises questions about community consultation, familiar place names and how governments explain the choices they make on the public’s behalf.

Take a drive through some of Perth’s newer housing estates and one thing becomes increasingly noticeable. Houses are being built closer together, backyards are becoming smaller, trees are disappearing and entire streets are being developed with very little natural shade. A housing estate in Yanchep In some estates, almost every available square metre of land appears to be occupied by a house, driveway, garage or paved area. What little outdoor space remains is often covered i

Western Australia’s housing shortage has created another problem for the construction industry, with demand for bricks exceeding local manufacturing capacity and builders facing delays in obtaining one of the most commonly used residential building materials. The shortage has prompted the State Government to intervene, including an agreement worth up to $4 million to help Austral Bricks reopen its Cardup factory, which ceased production in April 2023. The situation is par

Community consultation gives people an opportunity to support or oppose development applications, but how much weight do those submissions actually carry? How public submissions work in Western Australia, what is taken into account and what happens when overwhelming community opposition still results in approval, including the Applecross Chicken Treat redevelopment and the controversial Matilda Bay ferry terminal.

Finally, the ECU Open Day came around, giving me a chance to explore and photograph the beautiful, mind-blowing and ridiculously well-designed ECU City building. Some of the photos came out incredible, particularly the colours. I took my Maman and stepdad, who were both keen to come along. They led the way while I was being torn between obsessing over photographing the escalators and the massive four-storey screen. ECU City's big four-storey screen Colours of the range in t

A chance conversation in an IGA car park about pretty lights, summer, Scotland and running somehow led to Vikings, abandoned buildings and the places where we each feel most alive.

Why do so many houses sit vacant for years, sometimes even decades? After documenting abandoned houses across Western Australia, I've often wondered whether this is a matter of property rights or whether there's a deeper moral question. Beyond the empty buildings lie forgotten family histories, lost memories and communities watching another piece of their past slowly disappear.

After more than a decade of delays, the long-awaited redevelopment of Morley Galleria is finally underway. The $240 million transformation will modernise one of Perth's best-known shopping centres with new retail, dining and community spaces, bringing new life to a centre that had become increasingly vacant while residents waited for work to begin.

I was photographing the old Bank of New South Wales/Westpac building at 452 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth, when I started chatting to a lovely lady named Marie.

I met a lovely young lady called Elizabeth at the Canning Bridge IGA. I think she was Chinese, although she was also just as Australian as me. As always, I try to talk to strangers as much as I can because, aside from it helping me with my lisp or occasional stutter, not enough people talk to each other anymore. Elizabeth was helping herself to some chicken wings from the hot food bar. Or at least trying to, because she kept dropping them at first. I told her I never unde