Many readers of State Scene will remember Pete Seeger’s popular and catchy song of the 1960s, ‘Where have all the Flowers Gone’.
It’s perhaps because the word, flowers, seems to rhyme with ‘farmers’ that I’ve found myself humming it lately.
While many think the government of Kevin Rudd won a mandate for a change in industrial relations following its recent election win, there’s a good chance that very little will alter any time soon.
Many readers will know that, when reference is made to the world’s second oldest profession, it’s spying that’s being discussed.What’s not always immediately realised is the range of clandestine activ
I was interested by a report from a stock market analyst this week that showed directors who bought shares in their own company substantially outperformed the market.
Former state Liberal leader Matt Birney’s recent announcement that he won’t be seeking re-election for the seat of Kalgoorlie means the Liberals, in less than three months, have lost two former leaders from their parliamentary ranks
The holiday season is usually a slow news period, but one very important announcement that came out between Christmas and new year was the state government’s mid-year budget review.
State Scene hopes opportunities arise during 2008 that will enable a historical assessment of recent contemporary events, making them more meaningful in the wider context.
With world leaders gathered in Bali for this week’s climate change summit, it is instructive to look closer to home to see what is happening on the ground.
No wonder people get cynical about politics.For a couple of years I’ve wondered why the state hasn’t funded the coast road between Lancelin and Cervantes, the last element of a stretch of secondary hi
