Maylands drag star Cougar Morrison hosts a Q&A of Bayswater locals’ stories of pride at Rabble bookstore on November 13. Photo by Angelo di Benedetto PRIDE is spreading far and wide, with Bayswater getting on board with Pride month festivities for the first time this year, on a road to making Bayswater a more LGBTQIA+…

THE flagship Pride Parade returns this year after being Covid-cancelled in 2020, with a new location at Gloucester Park and a promise there’ll be less perfunctory corporate presence.  The parade was traditionally held in Northbridge in Perth council’s domain, and the city nearly lost the hosting rights after many LGBTQIA+ folk objected to mayor Basil Zempilas’…

ECU information security researcher Leah Shanley says there is “legitimate concern” a national digital ID plan could see people missing out on government services if they don’t sign up, or that it could even become mandatory.  The federal government’s considering legislation that would expand the “myGovID” program some people already use to access the tax…

RETIRED army major Guy Mewburn is helping former and current defence force personnel improve their mental health by teaching them how to fix boats and sail.  Shocked by the high suicide rate among defence force veterans, Mr Mewburn founded the not-for-profit Sailing On, which gets them bonding through teamwork and sailing education. Male veterans are…

In a last ditch effort to save the boutique publishing house her father has left her, an ambitious young editor goes on a book tour with the bitter, booze-addled author who put the publishing house on the map. Lucy Stanbridge has inherited her father’s publishing house, but the ambitious would-be editor has nearly sunk it…

FIREFIGHTING uniforms might keep the body safe, but there’s no helmet thick enough to prevent trauma creeping into the corners of a firefighter’s mind.  After moving to WA on his retirement, former Tasmania Fire and Emergency Services chief officer Chris Arnol turned to painting to exorcise his demons, along the way securing himself a semi-finalist…

LAWYERS acting for Bayswater mayor Filomena Piffaretti have written to resident James Kozak requesting an apology and removal of “false and malicious allegations” on Facebook. Mr Kozak maintains several Facebook pages criticising and mocking Bayswater councillor Catherine Ehrhardt, candidate Sophie Edge, and most recently targeting Cr Piffaretti after she was elected (“New mayor slams online…

MOUNT LAWLEY Labor MP Simon Millman has warned WA to stay on guard against extreme right wing terrorism creeping in here as unrest over Covid-19 exacerbates radical movements.  He told Parliament his constituency is particularly concerned by this trend: “The people of Mount Lawley are survivors of apartheid in South Africa and the Holocaust from…

A COUPLE who have been unable to conceive their own child want WA’s surrogacy laws overhauled, saying they are archaic and could even be putting people at risk. The couple, who the Voice is naming Tim and Heather to protect their privacy, say travel bans under the Covid pandemic have highlighted the uncertainty they and…