Whether you walk or bike beside it to reach Elizabeth Quay or float along on a boat to the port city of Fremantle, some time spent in or around Swan River is a must. Featuring both footpaths and cycle ...

Western Australia isn’t just about hops and beer. The state is stitched together by vineyards that seem to stretch toward the ...

The State Government says two new wetlands to be built in Perth's north-east will significantly reduce pollution in the Swan and Canning Rivers. The wetlands will be built in Ellenbrook and Bayswater ...

Labor plan was dubbed 'Dubai on the Swan'. Perth lacks a vision for the Swan River and its surrounds, with planning hampered by a lack of co-ordination and the vagaries of the short-term electoral ...

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau chief. Sign up to get it by email. Every year, The New York Times publishes a list of 52 Places to Go — a massive guide to great ...

It used to draw crowds of more than 300,000 but for the first time in nearly four decades, there will be no planned Skyworks display on Australia Day in Perth this year, as the city reckons with the ...

With just a few stops left on a yearlong trip, the 52 Places Traveler reveled in the sunny days in Perth and the Northern Rivers region, but there were ominous signs as well. Photographs and Text by ...

A man swimming in Perth's Swan River is in a serious condition after he was bitten by a shark. It was the first reported shark attack in the Australian city's river since 1969. The man was bitten on ...

Two children have died after they were found floating in a river near people celebrating New Year's Eve. The boy and the girl, both confirmed to be under the age of 10, were tragically discovered in ...