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Semester 02, 2008 - Edition 01
This Week
22 August 2008
SPECIAL REPORT: Sparks Fly in Power Battle
By: Bradley DAVIDSON
It’s a battle in the bush, as local residents refuse to let up on Western Power’s proposal for a new Eastern Terminal switchyard to be built in the Perth Hills.
As Western Australia’s economy and population continues to grow, so does the demand for power. At present, a major source of Perth’s energy is power stations in Collie in the south west of the state. The stations are close to maximum capacity and Western Power’s Independent Market Operator's (IMO) forecasts show that from 2010, the transmission line will not have sufficient capacity to accommodate the forecast increase. read article »
Read more 'Attention: Hard Hitting News' articles in this edition.
Attention: Hard Hitting News
Can missing children be found on Myspace and is Google Street View too invasive? Peter van Onselen comments on Colin Barnett's biggest hurdles and we look into WA’s gas security. We also ask a criminologist if the one punch law ads are a waste of money and we bring you specicial reports on indigenous finance and the strange world of girlhood. Click through to read all the news.
Can missing children be found on Myspace and is Google Street View too invasive? Peter van Onselen comments on Colin Barnett's biggest hurdles and we look into WA’s gas security. We also ask a criminologist if the one punch law ads are a waste of money and we bring you specicial reports on indigenous finance and the strange world of girlhood. Click through to read all the news.
Culture: What's happening?
Guitar Hero Championships are back at The Shed in Northbridge. Perth Fashion Festival relishes in its 10th anniversary, and the Art Gallery of WA’s newest show can now be seen at the click of a mouse.
Guitar Hero Championships are back at The Shed in Northbridge. Perth Fashion Festival relishes in its 10th anniversary, and the Art Gallery of WA’s newest show can now be seen at the click of a mouse.
ECU News and Features
Sweeney Todd is the killer new WAAPA show; ECU broadcast graduate Louise Momber is presenting a new Perth version of A Current Affair and magical guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan will dazzle the WAAPA Music Auditorium for one night only!
Sweeney Todd is the killer new WAAPA show; ECU broadcast graduate Louise Momber is presenting a new Perth version of A Current Affair and magical guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan will dazzle the WAAPA Music Auditorium for one night only!
Music News and Reviews
Gyroscope storm the continent with the Breed Obsession album. It’s festival time again with Hyperfest - run by young people, for young people - and British electronic act Underworld will hit a Perth stage for the first time at the 2009 Summerdayze Festival.
Gyroscope storm the continent with the Breed Obsession album. It’s festival time again with Hyperfest - run by young people, for young people - and British electronic act Underworld will hit a Perth stage for the first time at the 2009 Summerdayze Festival.
Science and Technology
National Science Week - Australia’s largest festival - begins this week. You’ve heard it before: “Smoking kills” but there are many more problems facing those partaking in the activity, and we check out some ways to conserve water to reduce household wastage.
National Science Week - Australia’s largest festival - begins this week. You’ve heard it before: “Smoking kills” but there are many more problems facing those partaking in the activity, and we check out some ways to conserve water to reduce household wastage.
Sport, Health and Wellbeing
Cathy Freeman will race alongside 30,000 runners in the HBF Perth City to Surf. Finding it hard to keep fit in winter? We've got some motivational ideas. And with the Olympics half way through, what’s the World Anti-Doping Agency doing to keep the playing field even?
Cathy Freeman will race alongside 30,000 runners in the HBF Perth City to Surf. Finding it hard to keep fit in winter? We've got some motivational ideas. And with the Olympics half way through, what’s the World Anti-Doping Agency doing to keep the playing field even?
