The arts festival is an excellent showcase of paintings from Indigenous communities across Australia’s desert regions, in portray and sculpture, textiles and wooden carving, and in styles from traditional to up to date. Perth is the apparent selection for a WA city break, however you’d do nicely to go different at Fremantle, its port and fishing harbour. Stroll windy promenades, browse street markets, take in grand 19th-century architecture and visit Fremantle Prison, the nation’s most intact convict institution, for tales of bizarre punishments and daring escapes.
