End in sight
‘It’s going to be a prick of a week’ by CARMELO AMALFI “THEY know what’s happening,” Fremantle social worker Chris Doyle says, counting down towards the WA coroner’s inquest into […]
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Give human rights a sporting change
SAM WAINWRIGHT is a Fremantle city councillor, member of Socialist Alliance and a founding member of Action for Human Rights in Tamil Eelam & Sri Lanka. In this week’s THINKING […]
Double rates for greedy landlords
by Stephen Pollock FREMANTLE city council plans to penalise landlords with double rates if their shops are unoccupied for lengthy periods. Mayor Brad Pettitt took a short break from his […]
Freo beachfront a poissoned chalice?
by DAVID BELL SWANKY French beachfront restaurant Le Poisson D’or has shut, failing to tell customers who’d booked and turned up dressed to the nines only to be confronted with […]
New statue campaign
Was Fremantle a child rapist? by CARMELO AMALFI HERITAGE crusader John Dowson wants a statue to Captain Fremantle rebuilt on Esplanade Park, despite unsettled child rape allegations still attached to […]
Growing fig
by DAVID BELL THE Pickled Fig Cafe in North Coogee wants to take 70sqm of public recreation reserve. Cockburn city council is considering purchasing the strip of Crown land at […]
Cycling for fistulas
REJECTED by husbands, families and communities, thousands of Ethiopian women lead miserable lives as social outcasts when for just a few dollars they could be treated. Obstetric fistula develops when […]
Heartphones won’t skip a beat
A MURDOCH University PhD candidate is working on an innovative way for smartphone users to check if they are having a heart attack. James Meneghello is developing a device where […]
Aboriginal centre for Bibra Lake
by DAVID BELL AN Aboriginal cultural and visitors centre is on the way for Cockburn. Cockburn councillors have voted to set aside an additional $1 million to add it to […]
Carles keeps mum
by JENNY D’ANGER ADELE CARLES is the first person to confirm her attendance at a Fremantle state election candidates’ forum to be held at Notre Dame university on February 26. […]