DR BOB REECE, professor emeritus in history at Murdoch University, is president of the Fremantle History Society. His latest book is The Invincibles: New Norcia’s Aboriginal Cricketers 1879-1906. In this week’s THINKING ALLOWED, Dr Reece […]
With Brexit bringing renewed interest in an Australian republic, and British PM Theresa May recently calling a UK election on June 8, the Chook got a left-field THINKING ALLOWED from […]
BARRY HEALY was part of the Fremantle Road to Rail campaign, is a whizz on diesel particulate pollution, and lives in HollIand Street in Freo. In this week’s THINKING ALLOWED, Barry […]
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 […]
SHEILA ROBBSHAW is a Leeming resident and in her own words, a “cantankerous old bat who likes to sound off about things”. She feels very strongly about manners and consideration […]
In this week’s THINKING ALLOWED UnionsWA secretary MEREDITH HAMMAT looks back at the origins of May Day and what it means to Australian workers. “HISTORY is bunk” said US car […]
PIERS VERSTEGEN is the director of the Conservation Council of Western Australia. In this week’s THINKING ALLOWED he reflects on the environmental campaign that helped stop Roe 8. The incredible community […]
