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I read the City of Perth's budget, contracts and decisions line by line, and show you what they say. Anchored to the public record.
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Has your councillor lived up to their promises?
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Shady New Deal
It's been pointed out not only by us pedestrians but by the consultants, decade after decade, and yet our pedestrian malls are still as hot as ever. So come with me and explore the City through some tinted lenses.
2 parts
A Planned City, for Whom?
Conflicting visions may soon see the character of this area give way to rapid population growth. The City's own targets calls for a growth of West Perth from 1608 homes to at least 5326, tripling its residential footprint by 2036.
6 parts
- Part 1. That Little Red Brick Home19 July 2026
- Part 2. The White Space Between Red Lines26 July 2026
- Part 3. The Terrace That Divides Us2 August 2026
- Part 4. The Loneliest Neighbourhood in Perth10 August 2026
- Part 5. The Lost River Beneath Us16 August 2026
- Part 6. The Layers of Yester-years31 August 2026
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12 October 2026
Have the strategies and plans we write year after year done enough to set us down a shadie…
7 October 2026
Summer is just around the corner and our hot pedestrian malls will no doubt be a hot topic…
27 September 2026
Are we doing enough to address the homelessness issue in the City of Perth?
25 September 2026
Wellington Square
24 September 2026
All Paths lead to a Home
18 September 2026
While the news outlets are busy covering the noise, the business of Local Government must …
About
I'm Jason Naijiao Bo
A small business owner, with a background in mechanical engineering and quantitative finance, so when I read our City's words? I don't just see the glowing promises and too-good-to-be-true statements, I read between the lines of the accounts, the plans, the strategies to find the real story beneath the surface.
Most of the answers are already public, hidden in plain sight within thousands of pages, which, let's be honest, almost no one has the time to read.
So I do, and I write up what they say.
But keeping score is only half the battle, knowing where the foundations lie allows me to imagine the future, what our city could be if we were a little more ambitious, what else could be achieved if we were to dabble in the art of the possible.
Of course the disclaimer to wrap up, every analysis is my own and every claim links back to the public record, so if I've gotten the facts wrong, let me know and I'll fix it up.
End of the day, we all want to be confident that our City's leadership is making the right choices for us, right?