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GIVING concession card holders discounts on fines could help reduce high incarceration rates for Aboriginal people in WA, says a North Perth law student. Murdoch uni third-year student Caitlin Joensson recently had one of her assignments accepted into an official federal government inquiry into indigenous incarceration rates. “Non-payment of fines may not be the offence…
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SUPERTRAWLERS will be back in Australian waters following the Turnbull government’s slashing of proposed marine parks, says Federal Labor MP Josh Wilson. Mr Wilson calls the cutbacks to Labor’s planned national network of sanctuaries “the largest act of marine vandalism in Australia’s history”. But federal environmnet minister Josh Frydenberg says the new plans, endorsed by…
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It’s only a game WHAT’S your sport, mate? Q&A on ABC TV this week held a discussion on migrants entering Australia, in which it was concluded that sport is a major factor enabling immigrants to assimilate into Australian culture. In innumerable cases, this is surely and most beneficially true. Yet 48 years after having arrived…
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AARON STONEHOUSE is the Liberal Democrat MLC for South Metro. On Sunday he joined thousands of people protesting against the violence being inflicted on white farmers in South Africa. This is a shortened version of the speech he gave at the rally. I’VE caught a bit of flak recently for voicing my concern for the…
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ACCORDING to the Chinese horoscope my beloved and I are rabbits. But even we are getting sick of munching on limp salad after limp salad in Perth cafes. So I let out a sigh of relief when I found Little Shop of Plenty in Maylands, a vegetarian gaff that offers a diverse range of hearty…
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AFTER a six-year hiatus, Pete Murray is back with a new album, a national tour and a hit single remixed by PNAU. The singer-songwriter says he has been busy running a health and fitness business in Byron Bay for the past few years, but always kept his hand in. “I was still writing and recording…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) The Sun is nearing the end of its passage through Aries. This is a time of review. You rightfully sense that you have been through a long and fruitful cycle of learning that is about to come to an end. There are deep shifts and changes on the horizon.…
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RICH, dark-honey floorboards flow like a river of gold from the entry of this Bayswater home. On the Inglewood side of Grand Promenade, this three-bedroom/two-bathroom property on Bowden Street is a surprise package. It has loads of flexible spaces including a mezzanine loft that could be a second sitting room, home office, hobby room or…
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CYCLING in Vincent is set to become a lot safer with the installation of bike lanes along a “cycling blackspot” on Loftus Street. The McGowan government and Vincent council are contributing $210,000 each to install bike lanes on both sides of Loftus, between Vincent and Richmond Streets. The upgrade will include a 1.6-metre-wide separated path…
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ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour in Maylands town centre is so bad locals are threatening vigilante action against frequent offenders. An anonymous post on the Maylands Crime Watch Facebook page says: “I’ve given up on the rangers. “There’s a group of 3-6 individuals (the numbers change each night) camped out in the alcove behind the Maylands post office,…
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