![Tom Percy: Compensating Our Constabulary]()
by Tom Percy | May 12, 2018 | Our History, People, Places, Soapbox
All in the line of duty? I read with some interest the letter to the press from Daniel Ashley, currently serving time for taking five people hostage in a Mosman Park siege in 2016. From his prison cell he was making the point that the police officers who...
![New Stadium: Unhappy Eagles Fans Sidelined]()
by Lindy Brophy | Apr 5, 2018 | Soapbox, Sports, Uncategorized
“We’re on the way to the footy. Everybody’s excited!” I sent this text message to my son in Sydney, while on the train, en route to the first AFL game at the new Optus Stadium. West Coast Eagles playing their arch rivals Sydney Swans. Somewhat...
![New Stadium: Percy Says Learn From Subi Naming ‘Disgrace’]()
by Tom Percy | Sep 6, 2017 | Lifestyle, Money, Our History, Places, Soapbox, Sports
So the era of Subiaco is all but over. Many of us will remember he place very fondly. But her last few years, where her name was sold off into whoredom, were quite unfortunate. Deplorable, actually. Like a lot of us, I just couldn’t bring myself to call...
![Weeping for the Corellas]()
by Jacqueline Lang | Jul 18, 2017 | Editoral, Environment, Places, Soapbox
Walking around Lake Claremont this week, eyeing the black swans, swamp hens, ducks, stilts and feathered beauties, we paused to watch a group of corellas – white cockatoos – fly in to alight, en masse, on a tree. The birds were having fun:...
![How to Lose a Guy – in a Heartbeat]()
by Anita Ozolins | Jan 9, 2017 | Lifestyle, People, Soapbox
So my dating life has been bleak for a number of years now, but that is okay. I have had many other distractions going on. I have been on a number of dates – mostly first dates – and it has occurred to me, I may be doing things a little...
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