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EIGHTEEN months ago Michael Sutherland was WA parliamentary speaker, keeping garrulous MPs in check with his rumbling baritone, but when the Voice called last week he was in a skivvy holding a bag of frozen peas to his knee. “I’ve just had a knee replacement and can’t really do anything – it’s very frustrating,” he…

CITY of Perth CEO Martin Mileham has been sacked, but he’ll walk away with at least $300,000 and is taking legal advice to ensure he is “compensated to the full extent of the law”. City commissioners Eric Lumsden and Andrew Hammond held a special council meeting on Monday to decide the CEO’s fate. Commissioner Gaye…

A DARK undercurrent of crime is brought to the surface in Murder on the Swan: Blood in the Water, a new exhibition at the Museum of Perth. Museum executive director Reece Harley says the Swan River is often thought of as a place of great natural beauty and tranquility, of recreation and leisure; but its…

NORTHBRIDGE’S beloved Picabar could close early next year, after the state government took over its lease. Bar owners Melissa Bowen and Brian Buckley were told on October 25 that the Perth Theatre Trust had taken over the lease from the PICA gallery and would seek expressions of interest for the site. The quirky boozer is…

Seals are often referred to as the puppies of the sea, and Voice features writer Jenny D’Anger and her hubby Dave found out exactly why during a quick holiday up north at Milligan Island the other week. Ms D’Anger says while they were taking a morning stroll along the beach with their dog Lars, a…

MICHELLE SUTHERLAND has been elected state president of the WA Liberal Women’s Council, further strengthening the Sutherland’s grip on the party. As president Ms Sutherland will be on the Lib’s state executive, the highest decision-making body in the party, and the state council, which has the power to overturn the endorsement of an election candidate.…

CITY of Perth commissioners have signalled an easing of the council’s alfresco policy. Council staff wanted to keep the existing policy and an annual $40 per sqm fee, but commissioner Andrew Hammond moved they have the policy “peer reviewed”. He told this week’s council meeting the process could be streamlined and “the costs could be…

YOKINE primary school will get $25,000 to convert one of their classrooms into a science lab. The lab is part of the McGowan government’s $17 million program to improve science facilities at 200 schools across WA. Yokine primary school will put the cash towards lab and science equipment like renewable energy kits, digital microscopes, 3D…

TRYING to get the Perth council’s admin to support local businesses is “deeply frustrating”, says Perth Labor MP John Carey. “There seems to be, within the administration of the City of Perth, just a complete resistance to ideas that other cities around the world are embracing,” Mr Carey said after reading the briefing agenda for…