The Week in the West
Gas industry holds annual orgy of misinformation, and Roger Cook says 'No' to Voice
Plus: Transperth driver fired after boy dragged by bus.
Gerard Mazza
Gerard Mazza grew up in Bunbury, Western Australia, and now lives in Perth. He's worked as a campaigner, writer, school teacher, radio producer, and bartender.
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Student protesters angry after Curtin's deal with Guild, vow to continue Gaza encampment
The Guild says Memorandum of Understanding signed with Curtin University is a 'win'.
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Pro-Palestinian camp divided: Curtin Guild condemns fellow student protesters for occupying building
Protesters have faced anger from other students as they escalate in response to horrors in Gaza.
The Week in the West
Baz spruiks fossil fuels at Vatican climate summit
Plus: Fossil fuel subsidies go up as the remaining carbon budget goes down.
Podcast
PODCAST: Iron ore (What is it good for?)
Western Australians have been promised electricity credits from both state and federal government in the past fortnight - but what do we really have to show for all those iron ore royalties?
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'Forgotten' Pilbara town waits for promised hospital as another budget passes by
The state government can rely on the Pilbara region to bring in iron ore royalties, but can Pilbara residents rely on the government for health care?
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Curtin camp remains as uni holds closed-door talks on pro-Palestinian demands
Two weeks into their occupation, students say they're determined to stay put.
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WA banks another $3.2 billion in surplus - but would it be better off spent?
"The 'rainy day argument' when people feel it's already raining is not great."
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'Disgraceful': Young climate campaigners dismayed by Labor's gas strategy
Youth activists have warned support for fossil fuels may hurt Labor at next year's federal election.
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Will a hard border divide Tucker and Clive in Perth?
The former Fox host was once a fan of Mark McGowan’s signature Covid policy.
Podcast
PODCAST: Picketing and pitching tents: Pro-Palestine activists get disruptive
Around the world and in Western Australia, the pro-Palestine movement is escalating.
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Curtin students set up encampment to demand uni divest from Israel
Perth students have joined the global on-campus uprising for a free Palestine.
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Pro-Palestinian activists arrested at Fremantle Port picket
Dozens of protesters were given move-on notices as they attempted to disrupt Israeli shipping company ZIM.
Podcast
PODCAST: Inside the Fremantle trenches of the war on woke
We go undercover at a conference linked to a shadowy network of right-wing think tanks. Find out what Basil Zempilas wants to ban, who Gina Rinehart looks up to, and which Labor MP was recently treated to a tour of the paddocks by Tony Seabrook.
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PODCAST: Desmond Blurton on Aboriginal deaths in custody and all-white juries
Ballardong Noongar campaigner Desmond Blurton joins the podcast to talk about what he's been hearing over the course of this summer from loved ones in prison.
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PODCAST: Albo's back
When the PM's out west, things get weird.