The Week in the West: Dutton cribs Cook's 2030 climate target
Plus: WA Labor backbench disquiet, and Tash Peterson caught in deffo triangle
Welcome to 'The Week in the West', a wrap of what The Last Place on Earth has been up to, plus, for both free and paid subscribers, a reader's guide to the top stories in the West and The West.
PODCAST: Tilting at windmills
When I heard that locals in my hometown of Bunbury were mobilising around their opposition to a proposed offshore wind zone, I was curious to find out why. On this week's podcast, I speak to South West residents, Curtin University marine scientist Professor Christine Erbe, and Independent MLC Sophia Moermond to try to understand why locals are so angry, and what broader political currents anti-wind activists are swimming in.
Gerard Mazza
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- Gerard
NEWS: Truck protest for Palestine blocks major Perth road
Gerard Mazza
Earlier this week, The Last Place on Earth was on the scene of a major disturbance at Wellington Street in the Perth CBD, where two pro-Palestine protesters climbed on top of the roof of a rental truck, locked themselves to each other, and refused to come down. Their aim was to draw attention to suffering in Gaza.
- Gerard
For subscribers only, here's a wrap of what else happened in the West this week:
