I wonder if it would have been possible to have incorporated a slightly larger street circuit in to the future development at the racecourse on the other side of the freeway?
Burswood motorsport street circuit not being rebranded, WA government says
The WA government is forging ahead with a controversial racetrack project in Perth's Burswood Park amid firm resistance from residents, the local council and the opposition.
The WA government is pressing ahead with its plan to create a motorsport street circuit in Burswood Park.
It is opening the community consultation process for the controversial new proposal.
But Treasurer Rita Saffioti has denied it will only be a motorsport track, saying it will be a "multi-use facility".
That 20km/host rule is going to make selecting a legal one for personal use a PITA.
A smaller market segment within a small segment.
Trying to get a decent one that doesn't weigh over 25kg is very challenging here in WA.
I imagine they might lose a few supporters under Faruqi or Hanson-Young.
I could be one of them. I've voted green in the lower house based on their policies the last 20 years. Last couple of elections I've held my nose as I did it. Most of their policies I still like. Some of their politicians not so much. I wish they would stop generating so many media sound bytes on social justice issues.
As a fan of wagons, yes it sucks that there are so few left to buy.
The European manufactures still sell wagons here. But $$$
There is also still the WRX wagon.
Vehicles with a front height that's above the average adults waist height should be given automatic zero stars for vulnerable road user protection rating.
Anything with a zero rating should be restricted from being driven while on probation. They should also attract a special extra registration fee.
The fact that at the moment some high fronted child crushers can get 5 stars is a damming indictment of ANCAP.
Industrial action by WA firefighters is delaying burn-off efforts, which an ecologist says could prove costly next summer.
I thought it was odd that I've been able to enjoy this perfect weather instead of being holed up indoors to escape the smoke.
The sky propaganda said this after the last election, the libs put Dutton as leader and did just that. Historic loss for them.
Again they are saying it now. I look forward to the libs following the advice more and getting reduced to a minor party.
I used to think that a majority labor govt should have fixing media concentration as a top priority.
I think they should still do it, but it's becoming less of an top priority issue these days.
Murdoch and Packer/Gina propaganda failed this time and last.
I think that the billionaires have learnt it's easy to negotiate in the background with labor to get their reforms through as far as cutting red and green tape goes.
Bolt is just salty because he built his whole fake media persona on culture war outrage. The worst thing that could happen to him is happening, that is him and the rest of the sky talking heads are losing audience share and fading in to irrelevance.
Over already. There goes my plans for the evening!
I only got liberal and labor spam. But it was a similar amount to your picture.
The liberal candidate kindly sent me two fake postal vote application forms complete with replied paid envelopes.
I stuffed as much of the election junk mail as I could in to the reply paid envelopes and mailed them back.
I used to work for a company that agreed with you, well at least some clown in management did. Even though it was an Australian company, at least part of the problem was we had an office in Manila, and they speak "American English" which seemed to include the awful date system too. We dealt with a lot of files being issued to clients / received from vendors etc. Because the "official" system used those fucked up dates, everyone ran their own secondary sets of data folders in / out with everything done in ISO dates so you could actually sort it properly.
It's hard to imagine how the keep the sheep campaign will make any difference in urban seats. People tend to vote in their own interest first, myself included. Live sheep exports would surely be a long way down the list of concerns for urbanites.
I also find their campaign a bit on the nose. Why should I or any other average millennial vote to keep live sheep exports for the profit of farmers? Farmers reliably vote for liberals / nationals who have gone out of their way to fuck over anyone not born in to wealth since at least the Howard era. Why would they think we would vote against our interest for them when they didn't do the same for us?
I always wondered if anyone actually votes for ungrouped independents other than their immediate family.
I couldn't even be bothered searching for them when I made the O.P.
WA senate ballot paper
Recently received my postal vote ballot papers.
For anyone interested this is the 2025 W.A. senate ballot with links to party sites.
A – The Great Australian Party https://www.greataustralianparty.com.au/
B – Australian Christians https://australianchristians.org.au/policy-positions/
C- Citizens Party (formerly Citizens Electoral Council) https://citizensparty.org.au/
D – Trumpet of Patriots https://trumpetofpatriots.org/policies/
E – Sustainable Australia Party https://www.sustainableaustralia.org.au/
F- Australian Democrats https://www.democrats.org.au/what-we-stand-for/
G – Libertarian https://www.libertarians.org.au/policy
H- Gerard Rennick People First https://peoplefirstparty.au/policies/
I – The Greens https://greens.org.au/platform
J – Fusion | Planet Rescue etc https://www.fusionparty.org.au/policy
K – Socialist Alliance https://socialist-alliance.org/policy
L – Australian Labor Party https://alp.org.au/policies
M – Pauline Hanson’s One Nation https://w
We have pretty much the same policies as the USA when it comes to digital rights, including border force being able to search your devices upon entry.
I tried this then it wanted me to do a verification video of my face.
We have:
Our system is completely different to the USA. Granted our media landscape is still just as fucked as theirs.
First preferences also result in funding going to that party provided it meets a minimum threshold. Putting others ahead of the major parties sends them a message to do better. It has also resulted in a number of seats being held by independents.
Unless you actually live in the seat the party leader is in, you are not voting for that party leader / giant douche / turd sandwich.
As much as I love the south park analogy it simply doesn't apply to our system at all.
Having to manually share ICS was a bridge too far for me. Especially if event details get updated.
Can be fairly sure they are in the USA.
To grossly simplify a very expansive topic of concrete vs asphalt, vs bitumen...
Concrete = more upfront cost, slower to built. It is more durable. Costs more to repair. Less traction. More noisy to drive on due to joints.
Bitumen = cheapest up front to build. Less durable, but can still get a fairly good life out of it if designed to meet expected loads. Can be repaired more cheaply.
Asphalt. Middle ground between the two. (It's effectively bitumen with cement binder added) Most of our freeways, major arterial roads here are asphalt.
Things that effect the choice: Different CAPEX vs OPEX strategies, especially with politics for public roads.
Local availability of materials.
Local environmental conditions i.e. freeze / thaw cycles we don't have to deal with in most of Australia. High temperatures we do get, which does effect bitumen.
Fair to say that costs in one country for different labour and materials look a bit different too.
Guessing you are not from Australia and have never been here. Thick concrete and rebar are not typically how we construct our roads. The vast majority use flexible pavement.
Protesters call for a shake-up of Western Australia's fire management practice, but others point to the tragic outcomes of the Los Angeles fires as a cautionary tale.
Does the day need to be affixed to a particular date?
Can we not just make it the first Friday in February or something?
Not worried about any significance as long as we get a Sumner long weekend!
West Aussies see urban sprawl, reaching net zero among Perth’s biggest hurdles before 2050
West Australians believe the state’s capital will need to rapidly decarbonise and diversify its mining-dependent economy, halt urban sprawl and support more apartments if it is to accommodate 3.5 million people by 2050, according to a new report by a Perth think-tank.
The cheap points of politics means we have little sensible debate about fixing our migration system so that it works better for everyone, and for the economy. A looming election only appears likely to make sensible debate even more unattainable.
If you've grown up thinking that Situation Normal is something like the Australian Electoral Commission — an independent electoral authority which operates our voter roll to standard and transparent rules across the country — prepare to be shocked by the Wild West that is voting in America.
A web of 'delusional' regulatory decisions has essentially turned some perfectly good phones into e-waste.
A mayor in Perth's south-eastern suburbs has raised concerns that developers are creating subdivisions without sufficient verge space to plant trees.
The minister throws her weight behind a Business Council proposal for states to replace stamp duties with land tax.
Australia's had a particular immigration strategy for decades, but it's in major need of repair.
WA ‘must quit prescribed burns’ with new tech now ready for roll-out
A rally will be held in Margaret River at the weekend to call on the state government to fund rapid bushfire suppression equipment and scale back “failing” prescribed burns in the South West.
Globally there has been a shift towards adopting new early detection and rapid suppression equipment to quickly identify and extinguish bushfires.
The technology, including smoke detection cameras, satellite monitoring, AI software and drones to give a bird’s-eye view to spot developing fires, is already operational in Canada and California.
It is being rolled out in European countries and along the east coast of Australia.
WA Forest Alliance senior campaigner Jason Fowler said the WA government and Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions were lagging and reliant on “outdated and dangerous” policy.
“The prescribed burning program is no longer effective at protecting South West communities in a drying and warming climate,” he said.
“Only half of prescribed burns close to co
New $1 billion Perth riverfront masterplan unveiled
Likely a pipe dream at this stage. But having just visited south bank in Brisbane it would be awesome to create something similar here.
What I liked about south bank: -big shady trees to sit under Lots of nice places to hang out that don't require you to be a customer open access pool, water playground. Lots of places to eat
If Perth tried to do it, we would need to bring in the team who did south bank, and keep away the clowns who made the shadeless concrete wind tunnels like yagan square and Elizabeth quay.
The federal government will water down proposed carbon emissions laws for vehicles, as it seeks to appease car makers who feared it would push up the price of some cars by thousands of dollars.
Laborel party letting foreign companies dictate policy.
Prosper Australia says if we were smarter about taxing land, we could slash taxes on workers and businesses, writes Gareth Hutchens.
‘Disaster’: Dick Smith blasts record January migrant intake
There is further evidence Australia's ongoing housing crisis is deepening as the national vacancy rate hits a record low of 0.7 per cent, according to Domain.
I'm sure if we keep voting for the Libor and Laberal parties they will eventually fix it right?
Whatever today's economic data shows about how close Australia is to recession the truth is we are already experiencing the biggest dive in living standards in half a century — and have been for two years, writes Peter Martin.
In the golden age of railway the WA government ran affordable holidays to show off the state's attractions
The WA government once offered train holidays around the state with sleeping cars, on-board dining, and a chance to see the sights on 'reso tours'.
Australia's ageing population set to challenge reliance on workers' wages
Workers shoulder the burden of paying for the things we want: schools, hospitals and a civil, safe society. But as our population ages and more people need support, can income tax continue to fund our needs?
