Western Australia
Everyone Wants to Get Drunk Off This Avocado Beer
Bush Shack Brewery in Yallingup in Western Australia brewed an avocado-based beer for an Avocado Festival at the Araluen Botanical Park in Perth last month, and the crowd went wild.
Here's How a 22-Year-Old Yamatji Woman Died in Police Custody
I spent a week sitting in on a coronial inquest for Ms. Dhu, who went into a South Hedland cell and never came out.
Expand Your Perspective with These Australian Drone Photographers
Local landscapes like you've never seen them.
Perth is Sucking Up Its Groundwater and Sinking Into a Hole
Not as fast as Mexico City, but fast enough for people to be talking about it.
An Australian Cafe Is No Longer Accepting Cash Kept in Sweaty Bras
The owner of Fascine Coffee Lounge says the controversial decision not to take money that customers pull out of swimsuits, bras, and undies is a matter of hygiene.
This Cafe Is Banning Customers From Paying with Cash Stored In Their Underpants
“We have had people search for things in their pockets and just put their money back in their mouth until they've found it,” says Robin Weeks, an Australian cafe owner no longer accepting cash from patrons’ underwear.
Western Australia’s Toughest Prison Is for Women
If you're a female prisoner in Western Australia, you're probably at Bandyup, where low-risk inmates are mixed with inmates who have committed serious crimes. That's just one of the prison's many issues.
Thousands of Australians Now Use Beer as Currency
Australians are now bartering alcoholic beverages for things like Mercedes sedans, kitchen cabinets, and even services such as job placement. There are reportedly over 400 private Facebook beer-bartering groups active now.
The Strange, Ethically Ambiguous World of Biological Art
Australian artist Oron Catts is at the bleeding edge—literally—of a discipline that meddles with life for the sake of art.
Australian Farmers Want You to Stop Trying to Cuddle Alpacas and Eat Them Already
Yeah, alpacas are fuzzy and adorable. But farmers are eager to prove that their meat is also tender, healthy, and delicious.
This Summer, Shark Deterrence Is Going High Tech
Following failed attempts to reduce shark attacks through culling, Western Australian scientists are developing futuristic methods to keep swimmers safe.
There's Some Hope Behind a Horrifying New Report on Indigenous Incarceration
Last week Amnesty International released a report on Indigenous youth in WA's justice system. The findings are bleak, but they're not without solutions.