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TIM WINTON worries about our boys. The celebrated WA author says Australia has to rethink how it helps youngsters make the transition to manhood, saying we’re miserably failing them at the moment. “I think one of the problems we have is that we don’t have clear and mutually understood pathways to manhood,” says Winton. “There…
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RE-INVENTING Barbie dolls with burqas is a bold move for an aspiring artist given the current climate, but Perth College student Miranda Fox says she’s not having a go at Islam, just consumerism and notions of assimilation. Fox was one of two students from the college chosen to go in the Year 12 Perspectives exhibition…
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Out-of-scale I WOULD like to thank the Voice for giving front-page prominence to the story of the appalling proposed development in Inglewood on the corner of Beaufort Street and Eighth Avenue (“Seven-storey Inglewood alarms locals,” Voice, December 10, 2016). This development cannot be allowed to go ahead in its current form. While many locals and…
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THE pop music’s throbbingly loud and there’s no let-up from the thick fug of cigarette smoke as the bus chugs along somewhere in Java . Still I shouldn’t complain; the driver hadn’t had a break in 10 hours and the music was probably the only thing keeping him awake – and us from imminent death. It…
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Lake Street Dive Now in its ninth year the New Year’s Day concert at Fremantle Arts Centre is a date never to be missed as the perfect alternative to a New Year’s Eve frenzy or the perfect cure the day after one. This is always one of the feel-good events of the summer and 2017…
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WITH a generous dollop of Romany, a Sacre Coeur-sized slice of Parisian style and a bucket load of homage to Uncle Sam, Sassafras is set to get toes tapping with its brand of gypsy jazz at the Brisbane Hotel. The breakneck jazz will combine with wistful French ballads and re-worked standards: “In a vibrant and…
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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Mars has moved into Pisces. This is where you get to figure out what it means to put your will into higher hands. Pisces is a metaphor for the oceanic. The ocean can’t be conquered. It is bigger than any human being’s willpower. The art of relaxation and surrender…
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The Mezz has Christmas all wrapped up. With a fantastic choice of quality retailers, there’s no better place to shop, meet, eat & relax this festive season. You’ll never be stuck for last minute gift ideas – there’s something for the whole family, all in the one place. This ever popular local precinct recently welcomed…
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VINCENT mayor John Carey has announced his resignation, which will be effective January 30. As Labor’s candidate for Perth Mr Carey’s up against incumbent Liberal MP Eleni Evangel at the March state election and had previously flagged staying on until its outcome was known. But with Vincent already having to hold a by-election on February…
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MORE public open space for cramped Vincent is the aim of a new plan floated by councillors Emma Cole, Dan Loden and Susan Gontaszewski. The trio put up a notice of motion at Tuesday’s council meeting saying they want a 20 per cent increase in parks, fields, ovals, piazzas and the like. It’s been an…
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