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Semester 02, 2008 - Edition 03
This Week
05 September 2008
WA Decides: Polling Day Tomorrow
By: Thom SMYTH
Six months ahead of schedule. Four weeks of campaigning. Two weeks of Olympics. It all comes down to one day of voting. 3rd Degree sums up the WA election campaign, lays out the policies on offer and gets some expert opinion on what to expect when the polling booths close.
Western Australian voters go to the polls tomorrow to determine who will lead the state for the next four years.
Premier Alan Carpenter’s decision to call an election six months early (and within days of the Liberals appointing opposition leader Colin Barnett) was controversial, and opinion polls indicate there is now little separating the two parties. read article »
Read more 'Attention: Hard Hitting News' articles in this edition.
Attention: Hard Hitting News
It's Election Time and our coverage could help you decide how to vote; taxing alcopops isn't cutting teen drinking, rising food prices are causing problems world wide; and we look into the link between drugs, death and music. We also check out the Claremont serial killer footage, Carpetbaggers ripping off indigenous painters, new rules for P-platers and schools fighting fat.
It's Election Time and our coverage could help you decide how to vote; taxing alcopops isn't cutting teen drinking, rising food prices are causing problems world wide; and we look into the link between drugs, death and music. We also check out the Claremont serial killer footage, Carpetbaggers ripping off indigenous painters, new rules for P-platers and schools fighting fat.
Culture: What's happening?
It’s celebrations all round! The Bibbulmun Track's 10 year birthday bash; the Royal Show preparations are underway; and you can celebrate Perth Zoo with a free exhibition. The Threepenny Opera has finally found its way to Perth and we visit a submarine and talk about diving.
It’s celebrations all round! The Bibbulmun Track's 10 year birthday bash; the Royal Show preparations are underway; and you can celebrate Perth Zoo with a free exhibition. The Threepenny Opera has finally found its way to Perth and we visit a submarine and talk about diving.
ECU News and Features
Brew the perfect career with ECU's Micro Brewing course, ECU hosted a Japanese Speech Contest and the winner won a trip to Sydney. An ECU Professor has achieved an Australian first and HERDSA has people talking about learning.
Brew the perfect career with ECU's Micro Brewing course, ECU hosted a Japanese Speech Contest and the winner won a trip to Sydney. An ECU Professor has achieved an Australian first and HERDSA has people talking about learning.
Music News and Reviews
Judas Priest is bringing rock opera to Perth; we cover the WA jazz scene; DJs Spor and Ewun are sounding out Gilkisons nightclub on Saturday; Mercy Arms have just released their self-titled debut album and perform at the Bakery; and world renowned Andrea Bocelli hits some new high notes.
Judas Priest is bringing rock opera to Perth; we cover the WA jazz scene; DJs Spor and Ewun are sounding out Gilkisons nightclub on Saturday; Mercy Arms have just released their self-titled debut album and perform at the Bakery; and world renowned Andrea Bocelli hits some new high notes.
Science and Technology
Is the iPhone a dud? Maths turns out not to be the worst subject after all; Japanese researchers create human-like skin for robots; and the kangaroo - Australian emblem or tomorrow night’s dinner?
Is the iPhone a dud? Maths turns out not to be the worst subject after all; Japanese researchers create human-like skin for robots; and the kangaroo - Australian emblem or tomorrow night’s dinner?
Sport, Health and Wellbeing
Our kids keep sneezing and becoming the “allergy generation”, and as December nears are personal trainers the answer? Surviving academia - do Red Bull and coffee work? Does healthy eating really boost your immune system?
Our kids keep sneezing and becoming the “allergy generation”, and as December nears are personal trainers the answer? Surviving academia - do Red Bull and coffee work? Does healthy eating really boost your immune system?
