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Holly Thompson

WA Today

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Perth’s housing market might be ‘healthy’, but first-home buyers like me are getting sick of it

The cost of an entry-level Perth house has doubled in the past five years – that’s the last thing first-home buyers want to hear.

25.02.2026 10

WA Today

Holly Thompson

Our rent increased by $300 a week. It feels like it should be illegal – but it’s not

The email came in on a Thursday evening. “Thanks for being great tenants, we are pleased to offer you a new lease!” it read, before dropping the...

22.05.2025 10

WA Today

Holly Thompson

Is this WA’s education election? The influx of promises this week suggests so

Students across WA are back at school, and the state’s politicians have recognised the timing is right to push out their education election promises...

05.02.2025 10

WA Today

Holly Thompson