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Podcast From The Womb of the Boom – A Perth Boomer Tells His Story (Part 2: Lifestyle)

After a frustrating delay due to technical issues, the podcasting wrinkles have been ironed out smooth as Hilton’s blue business shirt. So, on with the Hilton interviews.

Hilton, you’ll recall, is one of the legions of mining company employees who have struck serious paydirt in the boom city of Perth, Western Australia.

For those who have just tuned in, in the initial podcast of this 4-part series (see previous post), we learnt that Hilton is a mining company executive in his thirties living his dream as Manager of Documents. Not for him the sweat and grime of the open-cut mines of the far North – Hilton’s office is in a high rise block in St George’s Terrace. Commuting between there and his fine seafront home in the nouveau opulent Perth suburb of Iluka, Hilton enjoys a lux lifestyle with his wife and 2 kids. Wine cellar, Yallingup holiday house, top of the wozza 4WD with a chrome bullbar to die for (and indeed, that’s your guaranteed fate if you’re in a car hit side on by this baby) – Hilton has it all. Continue reading Podcast From The Womb of the Boom – A Perth Boomer Tells His Story (Part 2: Lifestyle)

Ben Cousins: Child of the Nanny State

So, Ben Cousins finally faces the press…and firmly establishes himself as a true child of the nanny state.

“Deep down I don’t think I really had a choice,” bleated Cuz. “From a medical point of view, drug addiction is an illness. It is a very hard thing for people who have not experienced it to get their head around.”

VERY hard, Benny – cos it’s utter bullshit. Continue reading Ben Cousins: Child of the Nanny State