One complaint and I’m a vocal critic? I AM responding to a letter that John Carey, Mayor, City of Vincent wrote about me (Voice Mail, February 21, 2015). In the letter I am accused of criticising “Vincent’s decision-making approach to Leederville ‘Town Centre’”. The letter implies I am a vocal critic of the council and…

Snooze City ANY concept of a capital city that premier Colin Barnett might have had obviously ground to a halt with the controversial Elizabeth Quay. For a real city, capital or otherwise, a 24/7 train service, as much as a cathedral, is par for the course, as City of Perth strives to be in the…

A poor decision I WOULD like to add my voice to the many letters of complaint you received regarding the article “A funny thing about rape,” (Voice, January 15, 2015). By now you have realised what a poor decision it was to print such a sexually explicit and suggestive article in a local paper that…

Sadly predictable SO sadly predictable, the knee-jerk reaction to your preview of Adrienne Truscott’s Asking For It (“A funny thing about rape,” Voice, January 17, 2015). Predictable because in isolated Perth parochial attitudes and tunnel-vision persist, despite expanding awareness brought about by technology’s amazing leaps. While the pocketful of wealthy can go to and fro…

The Ed says… LAST week’s front page photo, which accompanied the article “A funny thing about rape” had the lines ringing off the hook and our editor’s ears burning red. Voice readers were—to a woman—outraged by the photo which featured Fringe artist Adrienne Truscott wearing just a denim jacket and boots, sitting legs akimbo with…

No place for boganism I DON’T think it is totally necessary to use the term “bogan” in the subhead of the story about the vandalised statue (Voice, January 10, 2015). You have no facts to say you know who did it, and by the sounds of it the sculpture was disconnected from the base and…