Colin Barnett, Mark McGowan, Troy Buswell and Julia Gillard
Colin Barnett is pretty much a dead cert to retain his job as Premier of Western Australia on March 9. He's been at the helm of a booming state for a while now and he's been a competent and confident...
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Galahs and corellas seen feeding at Innaloo
Had to go out to Innaloo several times recently. While out there one sunny afternoon last week I spotted a flock of white birds foraging for food. Wasn't sure what species they were at the time but...
View ArticleMan berates drunk girls at Innaloo McDonalds
Still on the subject of Innaloo: The McDonalds there was the scene of an altercation filmed on a mobile phone that was ultimately reported internationally. Basically some drunk girls were being...
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Scarborough becoming increasingly like Bondi
I recently found this page about how Scarborough Beach has been seen as our own version of Bondi Beach since as far back as 1939. Of course in those days the comparison mainly related to how popular...
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Drunk girls at McDonalds video has certainly touched a nerve
Looking at my stats, I have noticed that a lot of visitors are coming via searches related to that video of the man berating those drunk girls at McDonalds.I think a lot of people want to find out who...
View ArticleGirls fighting in the Murray St Mall a sad sign of the times
Still on the subject of girls behaving badly: Recently there was a vicious fight between girls in the Murray St Mall that was captured on video and uploaded to YouTube. Obviously, such events are not...
View ArticleHoyts Carousel cinema's mice infestation a social media disaster
Every business needs to be on social media these days. It's obviously a great way to lift a company's profile in the marketplace and engage with consumers. But it can be a double edged sword. Pretty...
View ArticleThe Crime Factory and Cowboys in Uniform
On the weekend I read a report about a controversial book about the WA Police Force. It seems that a former serving constable by the name of Ian Patton has been named by the press as the writer of this...
View ArticleDennis Jensen falsely accused of racism on Twitter
Dennis Jensen, the member for Tangney, is the latest politician to be embroiled in a Twitter storm. He was involved in some snarkiness on the subject of colonialism:The Tangney MHR told TheKooriWoman...
View ArticleUWA Prosh racism row reveals PC double standard
Still on the subject of racism: The editors of UWA's annual satirical "Prosh" newspaper are in hot water over their use of offensive racial stereotypes in this year's edition. When I first read this...
View ArticleBen Wyatt, Dennis Jensen and Labor's cultural struggle
Ben Wyatt has weighed in on Dennis Jensen's recent controversial comments on Twitter:WA opposition spokesman for Aboriginal affairs Ben Wyatt said Mr Jensen had made a stale, facile and low-grade...
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Area near Dixon Park, Hamilton Hill seems semi-rural
One thing I really like about Perth is how spread out it is. Even though it's much more densely populated than in years gone by, there's still a lot of empty space. And pretty much every suburb...
View ArticleThe CEO Sleepout in Perth seems meaningless to me
The St Vincent de Paul Society's CEO Sleepout will be held again in the near future. I think it's great that it raises money for the homeless. But apart from that it seems to be an exercize in...
View ArticleShock: University of Notre Dame hostile to gay marriage activism!
Two things that always astonish me about the more zealous proponents of politically correct leftism are their childlike naivete and sheer brazen gall. It's a very odd combination. But these are very...
View ArticleShock jock Howard Sattler and Perth radio culture
This scandal over Howard Sattler's blunt and stupid questioning of the PM has got me thinking about Perth radio culture as compared to Sydney's.Sattler is a local "shock jock" that PC types love to...
View ArticleHoward Sattler's sacking by Fairfax shows fickleness of media
The case of Howard Sattler being sacked over his tasteless questions to the Prime Minister says much about the Perth media scene as well as the machinations of power in general. Here's a guy who is...
View Article6PR's Jason Jordan's apology to Charlotte Dawson
Hot on the heels of the Howard Sattlergay slur scandal comes another, much smaller kerfuffle involving another 6PR broadcaster. Jason Jordan has had to apologize over old tweets in which he implied...
View ArticleMacTiernan's concrete city scenario reveals her green delusions
Mayor of the City of Vincent Alannah MacTiernan is angered by WA's new residential housing codes. The changes are minor:WA's new residential housing codes, to come into effect on August 2, reduce the...
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Dead possum near cross on Stirling Highway Mosman Park
Stirling Highway narrows considerably as it goes through the suburb of Mosman Park, making that stretch quite dangerous for motorists. It's also risky for pedestrians because not only is there a high...
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Teresa van Lieshout, like Clive Palmer, is not a team player!
Not surprised that the Palmer United Party candidate for Fremantle Teresa van Lieshout has been dumped. She, like Clive Palmer himself, is not exactly a team player.This was obvious right from the...
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