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The traffic barriers that are taking as long to build as Boorloo Bridge
The $1.3 million scheme to build about 150 metres’ worth of road barriers will rival the duration of a $187 million, 440-metre piece of flagship city branding. Why?
- by Hamish Hastie
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Murujuga traditional owner accuses UNESCO of silencing, intimidating group in Paris
Raelene Cooper wrote to the World Heritage Centre on Sunday to complain about the treatment of her group.
- by Hamish Hastie
‘People might wonder why I left my car’: Rescued backpacker breaks her silence
German backpacker Carolina Wilga has released a statement from her hospital bed in Perth, thanking her rescuers and addressing the mystery of why she left her car in WA’s outback.
- by Hamish Hastie
Minister branded a ‘communist’ in meeting with Perth public housing neighbours
John Carey met with groups of residents to discuss the state government’s plan to convert East Perth’s Fraser Suites tower and its 236 luxury apartments into affordable and social housing.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Electricity
Synergy overcharges WA Centrelink customers by $2.3 million
Synergy has been forced to repay the money and apologise after the overcharges to some of WA’s most vulnerable people were reported to the utility watchdog.
- by Hamish Hastie
Accused Russian-born spy allegedly worked for WA cleaning company that bragged of ‘government building’ access
Social media posts reveal Kira Korolev worked for a WA cleaning company that boasted of working in government buildings.
- by Hannah Murphy
Burswood racetrack’s biggest neighbour backs controversial project
Crown Perth chairman John Van Der Wielen believes the precinct could be “Australia’s leading sports and entertainment venue”.
- by Hamish Hastie
‘Everyone loves dying children’: Sacked mayor’s bizarre radio rant
After four Nedlands councillors tendered their resignations on Monday, Mayor Fiona Argyle took to the airwaves on ABC Perth.
- by Hamish Hastie
Final regulatory leash removed from Crown’s neck in Perth
Crown Perth has escaped further financial penalties from the WA government.
- by Hamish Hastie
Why are WA’s one-year teaching diplomas being trashed?
The New South Wales and Victorian governments are investigating ways to close a loophole that allows graduates of WA graduates from working in those states.
- by Hamish Hastie and Connor McGoverne
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Burswood
Burswood racetrack and amphitheatre builders selected
The alliance is the same group that built the Boorloo Bridge.
- by Hamish Hastie
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