Archive for year: 2019
At last – Construction starts on Fremantle Line bike path extension
in Life, Law & Culture
Work to extend the Fremantle Line Principal Shared Path (PSP) from Grant Street Station to Victoria Street Station, Cottesloe started earlier in…
Regardless of what the Federal Court says, you shouldn’t put ‘flushable’ wipes down the loo
in Life, Law & Culture
Flushable wipes have won a victory in the Federal Court, but you still shouldn't put them down the toilet.
NAIDOC Week – What is NAIDOC – Where Did It Come From?
in Life, Law & Culture
1920 – 1930 Before the 1920s, Aboriginal rights groups boycotted Australia Day (26 January) in protest against the status and…
An incredible journey: the first people to arrive in Australia came in large numbers, and on purpose
in Life, Law & Culture
The size of the first population of people needed to arrive, survive, and thrive in what is now Australia is…
Fed Square Melbourne – Lessons For Our Kings Square?
in Architecture + Urban Design
Successful city squares act as nodes that connect places. They facilitate flows of people going about their daily lives through…
ACCC report into Google, Facebook and Australian news and advertising given to Government
in Life, Law & Culture
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the ACCC, has given its final report on the Tech Giants and the possible…
High Court judgment still leaves donor-conceived families in limbo about who is a legal parent
in Life, Law & Culture
Families formed using donor conception have, for a decade or more, assumed donors of sperm and eggs are not legal…
No Plastics A No Brainer – Plastic Free July Challenge
in Life, Law & Culture
Plastic is a useful and valuable material, but the global ‘disposable culture’ of using once and disposing of plastic is…
How to find a good restaurant? Economists can help
in Life, Law & Culture
Where to eat? It’s a question you’ve probably pondered when visiting somewhere unfamiliar. Though it’s fun to explore a strange…
Help the Homeless Art Auction Happens
in Life, Law & Culture
The Great annual Auction, presented by Soroptomist International of Fremantle, was held on June 8 at the Fremantle Town Hall.…