Perth
He’s a self-confessed “cashed-up bogan” earning $800 a day or more than $208,000 a year in Western Australia’s booming mining industry.
Since dropping out of Mandurah Catholic College in year 10, James “Jimmy” Dinnison, 25, has earned more than a million dollars, bought a house at aged 18, but sees no problem in splurging most of his hard-earned on boy’s toys.
Jimmy works extremely hard in tough, hot and dangerous conditions as a fly-in, fly-out driller working 12-hour shifts in the WA’s north-west, but he has also sparked fierce debate about the fall of the American economy, thanks to an intriguing profile in that country’s highest circulating newspaper, the influential Wall Street Journal.
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Returning home for summer is a continuing novelty for me. This may be explained in part by the fact the Melburnian summer exists only in myth, much like the unicorn or Dennis Lillee.
Compared to the glorious and endless parade of 35-degree days in Perth, the southern capital is a pale and moody slouch. Yes, it may be the cultural, sporting, and nightlife epicentre of the nation, but not even Events Victoria could poach a decent summer.
Rain outside of winter does not make for happy tidings. As Thom Yorke croaked: “everything in its right place”. And that means, Melbourne, keep the damp in July and open up the summer goody bag sometime around December.
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sarah says:
i was born in perth and now living in melbourne. they are completely different places, even the people are different. if perth was between sydney and melbourne. i would choose perth over sydney and melbourne any day. but it isn’t. the only real problem with perth is once you have… Read more »
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Robin says:
I hate Perth, Perth Is a shit place. I worked In Perth for nearly ten years trying to get a job i really wanted which i never got working under contract,If i was to tell you the rest of the story you would cry. One day I will move away… Read more »
The Property Council of Australia - in one of those surveys aimed at getting their name on every news service - has named Adelaide Australia’s most liveable city.
‘Liveable’ is such a beige term. Talk about damned with faint praise.
They used a bunch of different characteristics such as traffic congestion and housing affordability to judge each capital city.
The fact that Canberra came in second goes to show that having a rockin’ good time wasn’t a criterion. (Oh come on, the Holy Grail doesn’t count).
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CaptainReality says:
Grew up in Adelaide, left, came back to start a family, left again (with family) because there are no jobs in my industry. I doubt that I’ll ever go back, because although I like the place, the lack of jobs makes it unliveable. Read more »
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Dan says:
I do agree, Australia is Mulitcultural, so how about you stop being a snobby fool and move somewhere else. you Racist. There is everything to love about the cultural diversity that comes with immigration. When someone makes an effort to become part of our beautiful land, why don’t you walk… Read more »
A peculiar diplomatic exodus is taking place away from Australia’s economic heartland.
Over the past year more than half-a-dozen Consulates based in Perth have either completely shut-shop or withdrawn key representative postings.
What is Western Australian doing wrong? Foreign governments should be scrambling to court the state that is essentially driving the nation’s economic development.
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Joe says:
Do you mean Paul Deucher from Argon Technologies? I havent heard of any particular WA mining assets that he is looking at, but I’m sure he wouldnt have any trouble getting backing for an aquisition. Paul Deucher the face of ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA is one of the world’s premier engineering bodies… Read more »
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artash says:
What is this talk about Paul Deuchar taking over WA mining assets? Read more »
I have four children. That’s not an easy thing for me to admit in public. It’s not that I am ashamed of it, far from it, but it brings with it an expectation from people about how I should be/have that I don’t always live up to. Let’s just say it’s one of many well-worn-out stereotypes I don’t do well.
It bothers me though that I feel compelled to somewhat mask this side of my life, not out of privacy, but for fear that my own identity will be drowned out by the din of social constructs that requires one’s personality to drop out of your vagina when giving birth to your first child.
I can’t believe that “motherhood” is still in need of an image shake-up in 2009, or we at the very least we need to extend the parameters of how we expect mothers to behave.
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Pete says:
Some of the disparaging comments written here particularly by Suzie Q are unbelievable. Everyone is entitled to an opinion but when that opinion is not based on fact, is it really worth anything? I think not. I believe Heather is entitled to do what she is doing and basically it… Read more »
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Tony Brown says:
I don’t know If I said it already but ...I’m so glad I found this site…Keep up the good work I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say GREAT… Read more »
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