Author: Your Herald
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North Perth musician Cat Hope is taking her immense talent off-shore after scoring a Churchill Fellowship. Just 11 West Australians earned a grant under the prestigious research program. The composer, musician, songwriter and noise artist is well known both locally and internationally for her avant garde music but the Edith Cowan academic is also gaining…
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Scott Ludlam is Australia’s insurance policy against a rampant Abbott government, says Greens leader Christine Milne. Launching her party’s WA campaign Tuesday, Senator Milne’s language and tone all-but-conceded the Coalition would be in government after September 7. She says the challenge now is to stop the Coalition gaining control of both houses of federal parliament—and…
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The Greens say they will build an $18 million dedicated indigenous residential health centre if elected to government on September 7. “The Greens health package for WA includes more than $150 million for the state’s hospitals, with $50 million of that quarantined for rural and regional hospitals,” party health spokesman Richard Di Natale said Wednesday.…
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Full-scale model trains have gone up in the Hay Street mall to protest Barnett government plans to run light rail through the pedestrian strip. Perth city council installed the models to show how cramped the mall would become with a MAX line running through it. Anti-MAX propaganda handed to passers-by said a train through the…
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John Howard has heard all the stories about sharing a name with a certain former prime minister and makes it clear he has no interest in talking about it any more. The prickly thespian clearly doesn’t relish talking about himself during our interview, giving him plenty in common with Tim Winton, the playwright of Shrine,…
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The Palmer United Party candidate for Perth is former English teacher and law graduate Gabriel Harfouche. A union man, he says he climbed aboard billionaire Clive Palmer’s bandwagon because of his plan to “reunite the nation” and get fresh faces into parliament. Mr Harfouche says PUP policies he most likes include banning party officials from…
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Kidsland was nearly Never Never Land. For more than a year the Mt Lawley play centre has been stuck in limbo after Stirling city council declared the building “unsafe” in 2012 and closed it down just one week after it opened. It reopened this month after finally getting all the proper approvals. Owner Shahid Tirmazi…
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The Perth Jazz Society is a tough old boot. Since forming in 1973 it has has survived flares, synthesisers and all manners of personal changes and musical fads. In its heyday it showcased international jazz stars, including Stéphane Grappelli and Miles Davis sideman David Liebman. This month it celebrates its 40th anniversary at the newly…
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A capital future I UNDERSTAND former Vincent councillor Ian Ker wanting the city to survive the local government reform process (Speaker’s Corner, Perth Voice, August 17, 2013). The City of Vincent has defied all the odds and prospered since its forced separation from Perth in 1994, a split strongly opposed by the community. The historic…
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POSITANO, Northbridge: There’s an old saying that cooking begins in the market and this has never been more true than with the Italian cuisine which relies heavily on fresh produce. Tomatoes, garlic, onions, capsicum and eggplant along with seafood and poultry are some of the most common ingredients in the Italian kitchen, which is why,…
