Perth: Quick Facts

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Nov. 13, 2026

News •

'They absolutely destroy a cherry': Lorikeets wipe out Perth orchard • Nov. 13, 2026, 1:05 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Shooter's medical care focus of inquest into Floreat double murder • Nov. 8, 2026, 4:13 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Mixed picture for retail as three David Jones Perth stores set to close • Nov. 6, 2026, 7:37 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Singaporean driver who killed cyclist in Perth sentenced to over 5 years’ jail in Australia • Nov. 2, 2026, 6:34 AM ET (Straits Times)

Alcoa ordered to stay further away from Perth's drinking water supply • Oct. 29, 2026, 4:04 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

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Sunrise over the forested hills of the Darling Range near Perth, Western Australia, with low mist drifting through the trees and green foliage in the foreground.

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