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Dec 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Cason Ho
It's heavy, highly flammable, prone to scratching and almost extinct but these Australian cinema operators are trying to save it. The it, is celluloid film. And while many cinemas offer occasional screenings on film, there are not many in the world that are dedicated to exclusively using celluloid, like Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles. Tarantino's competition? Perth's quaint Revival House — which is nestled inside the heritage-listed Como Theatre.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Cason Ho
After six decades of mining the world's only jarrah forests in Western Australia, US aluminium giant Alcoa is being accused of failing to meet its promised trajectory of restoring the forest at its mine sites. The Pennsylvania-based company has mined in WA for bauxite — used to create aluminium — since the 1960s.
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Claire Moodie |Cason Ho
Audra Keeble's wedding day invokes memories of a mysterious woman who was claiming to be the photographer's assistant. It was September 1990 and an AFL semifinal kept Audra's family distracted while she was having her hair done. The mystery woman wore her hair in the same style as Audra, a French bun. "She was coming up and touching my veil and she was trying to fluff my dress up," Audra recalled.
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May 21, 2024 | 
en.mogaznews.com | Cason Ho
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May 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Cason Ho
A few fake emails were sent, then tens of thousands of dollars vanished. That was Meng Wong's experience of falling victim to a scam on the rise in Australia; false billing. Following his client sending $80,000 to a scammer, Mr Wong wants change and more security from Australia's banks. "I love this country, I’ve lived here for 30 years, but our banking system is a joke," Mr Wong told 7.30.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Cason Ho
When160 pilot whalesbeached themselves in Western Australia late last week, around 20 per cent of them died. It's a sight that has not been uncommon in recent years, with social media and drone vision giving scientists a greater insight into why it happens than they have had previously. The search for definitive answers is being undertaken locally, and beyond.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Cason Ho
In short: A 10-year-old West Australian boy was under the care of the state's Department of Communities when he took his own life at the home of family member. The boy's family said he was taken from them because they lost their home after being unable to pay their rent during the pandemic. The family is frustrated by WA laws that prevent their son from being named publicly, even after his death.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Cason Ho
Renters in WA will soon be allowed to keep a pet, hang a painting, and only have their rent raised a maximum of once a year — but they will still be at risk of being evicted for no reason. The latest data from March shows rental vacancy in Perth sitting at just 0.4 per cent, according to the Real Estate Institute of WA (REIWA) — a far cry from what's generally considered a healthy vacancy rate of 2.5 to 3.5 per cent.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Cason Ho
In short: Proposed new laws would remove the requirement for people to undergo medical or surgical reassignment in order to change their sex or gender in WA. Advocates say the laws are a step in the right direction, but more reform was needed. What's next? The WA government has flagged more changes could follow the 2025 state election.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Cason Ho |Greig Johnston
In short: WA's Attorney-General John Quigley has described the mass stabbing at Sydney's Bondi Junction shopping centre and the attack on a bishop in a church as part of a "dreadful trend". He said the government were closely monitoring the effectiveness of a law in Queensland which allows police to use metal detectors to search people for knives in designated areas. What's next? The Attorney-General is preparing a submission for the premier on the potential of adopting similar laws.
