The Western Australian government has purchased the historic family home of Australia s longest-serving Labor Prime Minister for $1.45 million. Bob Hawke s West Leederville house has had just one owner since his parents sold it in 1981, before the WA government officially declared it had bought it and would maintain the home as a state asset. The brick and tile, inter-war suburban cottage was home to Bob Hawke for much of his childhood years. The brick and tile, inter-war suburban cottage was home to Bob Hawke for much of his childhood years. He first moved to the Tate Street address at the age of nine, and lived there with his family while attending Perth Modern School.
The Western Australian government has purchased the historic family home of Australia s longest-serving Labor Prime Minister for $1.45 million. Bob Hawke s West Leederville house has had just one owner since his parents sold it in 1981, before the WA government officially declared it had bought it and would maintain the home as a state asset. The brick and tile, inter-war suburban cottage was home to Bob Hawke for much of his childhood years. The brick and tile, inter-war suburban cottage was home to Bob Hawke for much of his childhood years. He first moved to the Tate Street address at the age of nine, and lived there with his family while attending Perth Modern School.
New research: Illegal trade in wild animals is unaffected by pandemic
Examining advertisements on Facebook in Brazil and Indonesia, the researchers found thousands of posts advertising wild animals, with a potential audience of over 200,000 people. December 24, 2020 7:48:04 am
A Capuchin (Sapajus macrocephalus) in captivity. (Credit: Thais Morcatty via Oxford Brookes University)
Despite Covid-19 restrictions and the risk of animal to human disease transmission, illegal wildlife trade on social media networks has continued, with wild animals sometimes sold as “lockdown pets”.
Researchers from Oxford Brookes University and the University of Western Australia analysed around 20,000 Facebook posts about wild pet trade, and found no clear evidence that the online wildlife trade was discouraged or decreased amidst the pandemic, Oxford Brookes University said in a media release.
Covid-19 pandemic unable to stop illegal wildlife trade happening across social media
December 24, 2020
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The Covid-19 pandemic, which is believed to be jumped from bats to humans, is unable to stop the illegal trading and poaching of wildlife.
The trade continues to happen across social media networks, with wild animals sometimes sold as lockdown pets .
Wild pet trade
The study carried by the researchers from Oxford Brookes University and the University of Western Australia analyzed around 20,000 Facebook posts about the wild pet trade. The researchers further called for increased governance on social media sites in order to curb potential extinctions and reduce the risk of pandemics.
ASX-listed high purity alumina hopeful, Altech Chemicals has finalised the terms of a staggered €5 million sale of a 25 per cent interest in German subsidiary, Altech Industries Germany to Frankfurt Stock Exchange-listed Altech Advanced Materials. Perth-based Altech, who retains ownership of the other 75 per cent of AIG, says it has now received the initial cash payment of €250,000 under the terms of the agreed deal.
ASX-listed high purity alumina hopeful, Altech Chemicals has finalised the terms of a staggered €5 million sale of a 25 per cent interest in German subsidiary, Altech Industries Germany, or “AIG” to Frankfurt Stock Exchange-listed Altech Advanced Materials, or “AAM”. Perth-based Altech, who retains ownership of the other 75 per cent of AIG, says it has now received the initial cash payment of €250,000 under the terms of the agreed deal.