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The warrior who haunts the Kimberley

The ghost of Jandamarra has returned to the warrior's Kimberley heartland in a spectacular production, says 720's cultural reviewer Victoria Laurie.




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Emily Felstead: ABC Junior Arts Reviewer

720 ABC Perth put the call out for eight young bright things (aged 8 - 12) to become our ABC Bright Young Arts Reviewers for the 2011 AWESOME Festival. On Saturday 19th November, our reviewers got their ABC media passes and headed for a tour of the festival - seeing performances and installations that feature from 19 - 27 November in spots around the city.




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'The Boys' hits hard at Wollongong

The latest production of Griffin Theatre Company's 'The Boys' is a performance so disturbingly real that you're relieved when the house lights come up and you can leave.




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NORPA delightfully on track with Railway Wonderland

ABC North Coast resident arts reviewer Jeanti St Clair looks at the latest music and theatre to hit the region




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Boy Gets Girl

Boy Gets Girl is a suspense thriller, but it hardly explains the mind of a stalker, says ABC 720's cultural correspondent Victoria Laurie.





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Indonesian economy under Covid19

Indonesia, like other emerging economies, has been hit hard economically by Covid-19. Our guest argues that it's in Australia's interests to extend an economic lifeline, and that there's a costless way to do it.




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Saving the renewable industry

Building a sustainable renewable industry.




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Russia, the Wily Man and corona

Compromises and working within Putin's Russia and the current state of COVID-19.




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Mike Ladd - My Father Before Me

Mike Ladd reads the Clive James poem, My Father Before Me




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Which way ahead for the global economy

Some pundits say capitalism can never recover from Covid-19, and there will need to be bigger government. Others say the future economic recovery rests with the business sector.




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The Pick: what to read, watch and listen to in May

What to read, watch and listen to in the month of May to broaden your world.




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Whales and our own morality

A thought provoking examination of our relationship with whales and the environment.




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Galaxy almost 5 billion light-years away discovered by WA desert telescope

A high-tech telescope situated in Western Australia's desert discovers a galaxy almost five billion light-years away.




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Space exploration brings both everyday innovations and massive economic benefits to Earth

Space exploration has given us conveniences such as smartphone cameras, memory foam mattresses and satellite navigation, but it also boosts the economy.




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Rotary Club funds 400 dementia headsets




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Rotary Club of Geraldton's dementia music therapy trial a success, sparks plan for national push

A Rotary Club in WA has been trialling a form of cheap and simple therapy for people living with dementia. Having seen some remarkable results, the plan is now to push the program further.



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Ian Blayney quits WA Liberal Party as Member for Geraldton, looks to join Nationals

Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney quits the Liberal Party and will sit as an independent while his application to join the Nationals is being considered.





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Why is everyone being so nice about Ian Blayney's defection to another political party?

Ian Blayney is a regional MP who decided to quit the WA Liberals and move to the Nationals. But everyone, especially his own former party leader, is being strangely nice about it, writes Jacob Kagi.




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Gold prospecting lease for novice fossickers pegged by Yalgoo Shire in bid to attract tourist bonanza

Got a metal detector? This outback town is setting up a prospecting lease for tourists who want to try their hand at landing a gold nugget.




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Erosion threatens the beachfront lifestyle of Perth and towns up and down the WA coast

For many West Australians the beach forms the foundation of their lifestyle, but the oceanfront dream is under threat for many in Perth and towns up and down the coast.




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WA coastal erosion report calls for retreat at Port Beach and Rottnest Island's South Thompson Bay

Port Beach's Coast pub and surf life saving rooms should be moved and some Rottnest Island holiday bungalows should be pushed back from the beach in the long term, a report into WA coastal erosion hotspots says.







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Abrolhos nature playground




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Yacht allegedly used in drug haul




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Yacht carrying tonne of drugs hits Abrolhos Islands reef, alleged smugglers found on island

Two men are charged with trying to smuggle more than a tonne of cocaine and ecstasy into WA, after their yacht hit a reef and they were found on an island in the Houtman Abrolhos allegedly hiding the drugs with seaweed.






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Tourists pose for photos at the Port Gregory Pink Lake




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Selfies, wedding dresses and campers: China's big crush on Port Gregory's pink lake

Large numbers of Chinese tourists are flocking to the pink lake near Port Gregory in Western Australia, but has it become a victim of its own popularity?







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Sheep producers turn to drone 'warfare' to strike deadly wild dogs from the air

On the oldest landscape on earth, new technology is being developed to help remove dogs over millions of hectares.






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Woman shot by police in Geraldton, WA dies in hospital, family ask 'who's safe?'

Friends and relatives of a woman who died in hospital after being shot by police on a suburban street in Geraldton question why police did not employ pepper spray or a Taser instead, as a protest erupts outside the local police station over what they say was excessive force.




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Geraldton police shooting victim Joyce Clarke's struggles with demons revealed amid community protests

As family and friends of Joyce Clarke demand to know why the young woman was shot dead by police, a tragic picture of her early life blighted by drugs and mental illness is beginning to emerge.







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HOPE Springs Community Farm, WA, rehabilitating drug addicts with sourdough

A WA rehabilitation centre is finding success with a baking program that has helped drug users some of whom have battled addiction for decades to start recovering.





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Keith Hospital thrown $140,000 lifeline as SA Government pledges advance payment

The Keith and District Hospital will receive $140,000 lifeline to keep operating until July under a new deal struck by the South Australian Government and Tatiara District Council.




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Honey production down as much as 70 per cent in South Australia casts fear on crop pollination

Beekeepers have lost up to 70 per cent of honey production because of "horrendous" conditions, and the effects of another bad season could be felt by other food crops.




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American jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco reunited with rare 'blonde' instrument in Australia after 15 years

When Grammy-nominated American jazz performer Joey DeFrancesco sold his blonde-coloured Hammond B3 organ over eBay to an Australian bidder, he had one condition. That it be made available when he played in Australia.




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Steven Leslie Hainsworth charged with Beverley Hanley's cold case murder

Steven Leslie Hainsworth, 44, is charged over the 2010 cold case murder of Adelaide grandmother Beverley Hanley.