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THERE’S a simple way governments across Australia can support traditional media organisations and counter the power of Meta. It’s simply to stop shovelling billions of advertising dollars to its US-based owner Mark Zuckerberg each year, and instead spend that money with local publishers, big and small. There’s something perverse about the federal government’s handwringing over…
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THE City of Perth has launched its first major advertising campaign under the two-year-old City of Light brand. The campaign “Shine bright in the City of Light” follows a group of dancers enticed away from rehearsal by a glowing doorway to explore the city’s attractions with some skaters. Lord mayor Basil Zempilas said it would…
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THE Fat Dragon was somewhat of an institituion in Mt Lawley, so I was bit miffed when it closed its doors in January last year. The food wasn’t spectacular and sometimes the service from the restaurant’s matriarch was like something you would get at a prisoner of war camp. But it was my comfy go-to…
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IT’S a graduation show with a difference. On Sunday night, a flamboyant and perhaps slightly nervous bunch of burlesque performers will take to the stage at the Charles Hotel in the Fresh Faced Follies Grad show. All recent students from the Sugar Blue Burlesque Academy, there will be glitter and mascara everywhere as they power…
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PUPILS and teachers at Winterfold Primary School in Beaconsfield have raised $500 for the Water for Africa charity. The money will help provide clean water for about 6000 people living in the country. After returning from Tanzania, Water for Africa founder Phil Hepworth attended an assembly at Winterfold Primary last week to accept the donation.…
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HASTINGS, there’s been a murder in Menora!” Well, not quite, but home buyers will be literally crawling over each other to get their hands on this Art Deco delight. It’s a period beauty with the stylish curves on the verandah and geometric design on the baulstrade sure to wow guests as they saunter up the…
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A HISTORIC cottage in Northbridge has been trashed by squatters after being left vacant for years. The state of the Shenton Street cottage has Museum of Perth secretary Ryan Mossny concerned it’s both a safety hazard and a sign of a broader problem with the protection of the city’s historical buildings. Mr Mossny said “some…
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AUSTRALIA’S prospective nuclear submarines will be up for discussion next month by medical professionals who’ll put the former Morrison government’s controversial AUKUS deal under the microscope. The Medical Association for Prevention of War will be hosting a panel focusing on how the AUKUS deal will impact Western Australians as part of a global trend of…
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MAPW president Sue Wareham will be speaking as an expert on peacekeeping and disarmament. The Canberra-based former GP is an anti-war advocate who has written extensively about war, politics, and AUKUS as part of her advocacy. Dr Wareham says it is “extremely important” that local communities are aware of the risks of having nuclear technology…
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THE Fairbridge Festival flame will keep flickering after its shock cancellation earlier this month, with a showcase of touring artists being staged at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Sunday, April 7. The festival was cancelled just a month before it was supposed to kick off, with organisers citing lagging sales, increased costs and a struggle…
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