LAST week Bayswater council voted in principle to not invest with banks that are involved with the fossil fuel industry, following the lead of Vincent and many other local governments. […]

Following Bayswater council’s vote to support marriage equality, we’ve heard from councillors, conservatives, Christians and concerned citizens on the issue of LGBTI marriage. In this week’s SPEAKER’S CORNER we hear […]

 SONIA GURRIN was surprised when people wrote to the Voice, expressing their disgust that Bayswater council and others local governments had voted to support marriage equality in Australia. In this […]

JASMINE KAZLAUSKAS’ grandfather was one of the original “boat people” — a Lithuanian refugee who came to Australia after becoming stateless at the end of World War II. In this week’s […]

GLEN SPEERING enjoys birds, wildflowers, Simpsons quotes, and umpiring grassroots footy. In this week’s SPEAKER’S CORNER he addresses the racism in AFL from the top of the league to the grassroots games. […]

TIM MUIRHEAD is a Fremantle resident who specialises in community and cross-cultural relations. He is the author of Finding Heraan and Weaving Tapestries: a handbook for building communities. In this week’s SPEAKER’S CORNER he argues that […]

SURESH RAJAN is a past president of the Ethnic Communities Council of WA. In this week’s SPEAKER’S CORNER, he reveals the forgotten history of Harmony Day and its roots as a solemn commemoration of the […]