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The summer holidays are already here. I can’t wait for them to be over

When the digital notice board outside my son’s school flickered that December 5 was the last day of term for year 7s, I almost ploughed my car into...

03.12.2024 30

WA Today

Brendan Foster

From Beacy Bronx to Pilates studio central: Gentrification’s fine by me

The first indicator was the sudden appearance of a farmers’ market a few years ago. But when Pilates studios and small free libraries started...

24.11.2024 10

WA Today

Brendan Foster

With Perth-Vietnam direct flights, exciting new vistas are opening up

Despite Vietnam being one of the strongest emerging economies in South East Asia, I was gobsmacked to discover that it’s also one of its cheapest...

12.11.2024 10

WA Today

Brendan Foster

WFH is being replaced by a less welcome acronym. Perth, we must fight back

WFH: the humble acronym abruptly thrust into our everyday parlance when we were banished from our cubicles as COVID-19 took hold. At first, there was...

10.10.2024 20

WA Today

Brendan Foster

Moody, magical – and quiet: Why summer isn’t the best time to visit Perth’s favourite holiday island

Given I’m one of the few West Australians who can’t swim, heading over to Rottnest Island in summer to frolic in one of its 63 glorious beaches...

16.09.2024 10

WA Today

Brendan Foster

The ultimate WA road trip should include these towns off the beaten track

When West Aussies head down south for a break, Walpole is often just one bakery stop too many for holiday-goers. We want to be able to crack the first...

04.09.2024 10

WA Today

Brendan Foster

Nearing 60, counting my super, and thinking: Time for the dump truck?

Given my genealogy consists of peat and potatoes, I assumed natural selection would take its course before I turned 50, so I never got too tangled up...

27.08.2024 10

WA Today

Brendan Foster

I thought I was just an average Perth punter. Then I saw my addiction for what it was

Like millions of Aussies who enjoy the odd punt on sporting games, I convinced myself it was nothing more than an innocent flutter because I wasn’t...

11.07.2024 10

WA Today

Brendan Foster

Adam Simpson might want to update his LinkedIn as Eagles’ losses mount

With West Coast’s season paused because of the bye, and the hyperbolic hoopla surrounding Harley Reid on hold due to his suspension, one thing has...

17.06.2024 7

WA Today

Brendan Foster

Adam Simpson might want to update his LinkedIn as Eagles’ losses mount

With West Coast’s season paused because of the bye, and the hyperbolic hoopla surrounding Harley Reid on hold due to his suspension, one thing has...

17.06.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brendan Foster

Adam Simpson might want to update his LinkedIn as Eagles’ losses mount

With West Coast’s season paused because of the bye, and the hyperbolic hoopla surrounding Harley Reid on hold due to his suspension, one thing has...

17.06.2024 10

The Age

Brendan Foster

Adam Simpson might want to update his LinkedIn as Eagles’ losses mount

With West Coast’s season paused because of the bye, and the hyperbolic hoopla surrounding Harley Reid on hold due to his suspension, one thing has...

17.06.2024 9

Brisbane Times

Brendan Foster

What in our cultural playbook covers the crushing death of a pet?

Oakley was a blue heeler. He chewed, he snored, he smelled. But his devotion to his family was boundless and unceasing. Until last week, when he died....

04.06.2024 10

WA Today

Brendan Foster

COVID’s over, but used-car dealers still have Perth by the wheel nuts

During the pandemic new car supply dried up, borders slammed shut, driving in WA was our only holiday choice and dealers knew it. So how are things...

08.05.2024 20

WA Today

Brendan Foster

Harley hype is real – but he’s not single-handedly responsible for win

Prized recruit Harley Reid has brought an undeniable swagger and class to West Coast, but it’s absurd to suggest he’s single-handedly responsible...

22.04.2024 20

WA Today

Brendan Foster

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