In the WA capital,century-old Moreton Bay figs are among the trees falling victim to an alarming pest – and the city is taking extreme measures to counter it.
This isolated West Australian town and gateway to the Kimberley has quirky character,multicultural history and a spectacular beach.
A wrong-headed GST deal to bail out Western Australia continues to skew the system.
It started off as a slice of American pie in the outback,but has now become a tourist destination better known for its famous reef.
Josh Hill was a youth co-ordinator for the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria,which said it had severed all ties with the former Western Bulldog.
This road trip is right up there with the Great Ocean Road,but it’s on the opposite side of the country.
The Indian Ocean stretches from WA to the east coast of Africa and offers a wealth of islands,many with white-sand beaches ringed by coconut palms and aquamarine water.
Along Western Australia’s remote Kimberley coast,time and tides rule everything.
The main stumbling block facing a Coalition plan for nuclear power stations around the nation will be where to store the waste.
Marks should be given a chance to prove his critics wrong by recognising that the ABC is not a commercial outfit,but a public broadcaster dedicated to producing independent,trustworthy and quality programming to a diverse audience,regardless of class or political persuasion.