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News Beep<p>Adelaide Crows defeat West Coast Eagles, Matthew Nicks press conference, Mark Keane, all-time upset, last placed vs first placed</p><p>A…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AdelaideCrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdelaideCrows</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/all" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>all</span></a>-timeupset <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AndrewMcQualter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewMcQualter</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AU</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AustraliaandNewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustraliaandNewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/CatherineHealey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatherineHealey</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Crowsstar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crowsstar</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/GettyImagesInc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GettyImagesInc</span></a>. <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/headhome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>headhome</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/JanelleStPierre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JanelleStPierre</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/MarkKeane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarkKeane</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/MatthewNicks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MatthewNicks</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/nine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nine</span></a>-pointvictory <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Oceania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oceania</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/pressconference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pressconference</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/ReillyO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReillyO</span></a>’Brien <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/starlaments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starlaments</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/WestCoastEagles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestCoastEagles</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/WesternAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WesternAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/ZacTaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZacTaylor</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/52259/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/52259/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
earthling<p>The Australian Wildlife Conservancy last month released 147 brush-tailed bettongs on to its sanctuary at Mount Gibson, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a>. Eight threatened native mammal species, including bilbies, numbats, quolls and phascogales, all once locally extinct, have successfully been reintroduced over the past decade since the conservancy bought the 130,000-hectare (321,200-acre) former sheep property in 2000.</p><p>Photograph: Jane Palmer</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bettongs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bettongs</span></a></p>
Tim ☑️ 🔭🌃📷🚴🌳<p>Plaques to two noted founding figures in photography in Perth - David Octavius Hill and Jessie Mann.</p><p>Although I still can't shake the quip from my mind: "Often there is no more than a little plaque to reveal that, against all gynaecological probability, someone very famous was born halfway up a wall." - Terry Pratchett, _Equal Rites_</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/plaque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plaque</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/streetphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>streetphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heritage</span></a></p>
Tim ☑️ 🔭🌃📷🚴🌳<p>When in Perth...</p><p>A few snaps from this afternoon's stroll around the South Inch and town centre.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/urban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urban</span></a></p>
skua<p>Trying to find food in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PortCoogee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortCoogee</span></a> after 9pm on a Saturday night.</p><p>"Sorry, kitchen shut at 9pm." X 3</p><p>Getting that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hicktown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hicktown</span></a> out in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Boondocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boondocks</span></a> feeling.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NiceAndQuiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NiceAndQuiet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ButPlentyOfIce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ButPlentyOfIce</span></a></p>
skua<p>Seeing that the Perth section of the National March for Palestine starts on Sunday 24th August, 12pm at Forrest Place.</p><p>Just over 15 days from time of posting.</p><p>Hoping that everyone will remember how piss-weak the response of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnthonyAlbanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnthonyAlbanese</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PennyWong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PennyWong</span></a> has been when the next federal election comes around.</p><p>Who wants to feel complicit in genocide?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a><br><a href="https://fopwa.org/events/national-march-for-palestine-perth-save-gaza-sanctions-now/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fopwa.org/events/national-marc</span><span class="invisible">h-for-palestine-perth-save-gaza-sanctions-now/</span></a></p>
Josh :everything_bagel:<p>Fun fact: I’ve flown out of <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> (and <a href="https://babka.social/tags/WesternAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WesternAustralia</span></a> generally), but never into it! <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> 🦘</p>
Arcadiagt5<p>Or I could go to the toilet, come back, and find that the carousel still hasn’t started… oh it just did. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a></p>
Arcadiagt5<p>Landed and waiting for the baggage carousel to kick off. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a></p>
markus<p>I have the feeling that I got myself into a little Australian mastodon bubble 🇦🇺 and I love it - or more specifically a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> bubble, but are there also some cool <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sydney</span></a> or <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Adelaide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adelaide</span></a> or <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> or <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Brisbane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brisbane</span></a> folks out there? - I would love to hear from you 😉</p>
skua<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a></p><p>The latest bunch of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kale</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spudshed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spudshed</span></a> is, and I didn't think this was possible, tender and sweet.</p><p>Mark the second week of August in 2026 in you diary - maybe this miracle will repeat?</p>
Quokka<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@arcadiagt5" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arcadiagt5</span></a></span> Good: You'll be in <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> </p><p>Bad: weather's not looking great</p>
Arcadiagt5<p>Good News / Bad news time: </p><p>Good: I have a Teams interview on Monday. YAY!</p><p>Bad News: That means I’ll need to take my laptop to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> with me tonight. BOO!</p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Cucina 91: New owner aims to give Como Italian restaurant with ‘rocky history’ a fresh start <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2220562/cucina-91-new-owner-aims-to-give-como-italian-restaurant-with-rocky-history-a-fresh-start/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2220562/c</span><span class="invisible">ucina-91-new-owner-aims-to-give-como-italian-restaurant-with-rocky-history-a-fresh-start/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CafeFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CafeFood</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/central" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>central</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Italia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italia</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Italian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italian</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ItalianCafeFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ItalianCafeFood</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/italiano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>italiano</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Southern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Southern</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WANews</span></a></p>
Frank<p>WA businessman Ted Powell donates $100 million to Perth's Murdoch University and animal hospital</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/ted-powell-donates-100-million-perth-murdoch-university/105624540" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/ted</span><span class="invisible">-powell-donates-100-million-perth-murdoch-university/105624540</span></a></p><p>Now this is what rich people should be doing</p><p><a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/Charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Charity</span></a> <a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/philanthrophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philanthrophy</span></a> <a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://mymasto.com/tags/perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perth</span></a></p>
Bec<p>Perthlings, I want to send flowers to a friend. What's your delivery florist of choice? Needs to not be gut-wrenchingly expensive please (ie &lt; $50)</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HelpMeOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HelpMeOut</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a></p>
News Beep<p>Granny celebrates after selling house for insane price – but it exposes a major problem with Australia</p><p>By ASHLEY NICKEL Published: 20:07 EDT, 3 August 2025 | Updated: 23:23 EDT, 3 August 2025 A 95-year-old…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AU</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/dailymail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dailymail</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/TheView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheView</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/38323/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/38323/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kerr Avonsen (she/her)<p>Hey, it just occurred to me that I could <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AskFedi</span></a> about a thing.<br>For the past few years, my siblings, siblings-in-law, and I have gone on an annual holiday together (Air B&amp;B style) in various places around Aus. The first year we went to Bendigo. Last year we went to Cairns.</p><p>So... this year we are contemplating going to either Victor Harbour (Adelaide) or Perth. Early November.</p><p>So! Please tell me pros and cons of both places, sights to see, things to avoid, from y'all who live there or have been there and thus would know.</p><p>Our interests:<br>1. Arts &amp; Crafts (Art galleries, museums, markets, craft supplies such as YARN)<br>2. Nature walks, especially the photogenic ones.<br>3. Beaches/swimming.<br>4. Wine and yummy food.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Adelaide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adelaide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/VictorHarbour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VictorHarbour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Holidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Holidays</span></a></p>
News Beep<p>Aussie worker is SACKED after calling his non-binary colleague ‘he’ instead of ‘they’</p><p>By CHARLOTTE MCINTYRE Published: 23:58 EDT, 2 August 2025 | Updated: 00:00 EDT, 3 August 2025 A worker…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AU</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/dailymail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dailymail</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/36611/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/36611/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
skua<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jackyan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jackyan</span></a></span> <br>Seeing this here a lot on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perth</span></a> freeways.</p><p>I, correctly or not, ascribe it mainly to folk who have learnt to drive on the right-hand side of the road and would go slower in the right-hand lane. <br>Being here they now drive slowly in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australian</span></a> right-hand lane and then, pretty dangerously, cut across faster traffic to get to their desired exit.</p><p>Automatic transfer of Driving Licences from other countries to AU DL?</p><p>And police seem to have been assigned other duties.</p>