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Amy’s husband, Ava, Chloe & Anthony’s dad▪️18th Lord Mayor @cityofperth ▪️ @liberalswa candidate for Churchlands

Perth, Western Australia
Joined September 2011
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@BasilZempilas
Basil Zempilas
6 years
What an example he sets... absolutely no fuss from Fed. Didn’t have his pass, knows the rules, no one above the rules, no blow up, waits til coach brings bag with pass on... in he goes. That’s why he’s the most admired sportsperson of this generation. #AllClass
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6 years
Even @rogerfederer needs his accreditation 😂 #AusOpen (via @Eurosport_UK )
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10 months
Catch-ups don't come much better than this one....
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8 months
Not the @CityofPerth . It is the job of Federal Parliament to decide when Australia Day will be observed... not local councils. Until such time as Federal Parliament changes the date, we will continue to reflect, respect and celebrate as is appropriate on January 26 in Perth and
@SkyNewsAust
Sky News Australia
8 months
Up to 81 councils have cancelled the traditional Australia Day citizenship ceremonies out of respect for Indigenous people.
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11 months
Tonight Council House @CityofPerth will be lit up in blue and white in support of Israel 🇮🇱 and the Israeli people. #CityofLight
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This is precisely the issue. The PM claims he has no ulterior motive over Australia Day, yet by allowing Councils to make their own choice over the date for their events - knowing full well many of them will choose not to conduct them on Jan 26, he encourages other
@SkyNewsAust
Sky News Australia
8 months
Woolworths has come under fire for its decision to not sell Australia Day merchandise this year.
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6 years
I’m starting to think GOAT 🐐 is being massively overused. Bradman Jordan Phelps Bolt Federer Can we keep it to that ilk. Less is more surely.
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3 years
JL deserved better.
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4 years
Magnificent Eddie. Bravo. That’s a farewell speech. The good always far far far outweighed the bad. An amazing career. #Respect . @CollingwoodFC
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7 months
I need to make absolutely clear the conversation I had with @9NewsPerth reporter @GenoveseMichael today is being reported totally incorrectly. Before today's press conference Michael and I were talking about how presenting the news when a big sporting event is on at the same
@10NewsFirstPER
10 News First Perth
7 months
City of Perth Lord Mayor, @BasilZempilas , has been caught on camera calling tonight’s @AustralianOpen women’s final a "reserve game" in a press conference this morning. Mr Zempilas can be heard asking a journalist if the "tennis is on tonight", with a reporter confirming its a
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I need to make absolutely clear the conversation I had with @9NewsPerth reporter @GenoveseMichael today is being reported totally incorrectly. Before today's press conference Michael and I were talking about how presenting the news when a big sporting event is on at the same
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Is this the way to drive our country forward? Is this the spirit with which we built our great nation? Is this the attitude which has meant good people can work hard and get ahead? I think not.
@AdamBandt
Adam Bandt
7 months
If you’ve been asked to answer an email, take a call, or edit a doc on your day off, then this one’s for you: The Greens have just won you the Right to Disconnect. Now, you’ll have the right to ignore your boss when you clock off.
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3 years
Every PM does the “family puff piece” a couple of months out from the election. Every one of them. Why the “outrage” this time?
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7 months
And the full version. Talking about the news up against the tennis.
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7 months
CANDIDACY ANNOUNCED 📣 I'm very pleased to confirm my candidacy for pre-selection for the @LiberalsWA party in the seat of Churchlands, my home seat, ahead of the March 2025 State Election. It's a big step, but a very exciting one and I am very much looking forward to getting
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Just a thought (and we accept he’s gone, they didn’t want him and he’s not coming back) but is there any way the Aussie XI goes out and plays those shots in that situation if JL is coach? Highly doubt it. And the skipper’s shot was the worst of all.
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The @CityofPerth voted unanimously tonight to bestow our highest honour - the Keys to the City to superstar @samkerr1 . Join us in Forrest Place on Friday July 8 to see Sam receive her incredibly well deserved award.
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3 years
I have no problem with Novak Djokovic’s visa being cancelled - in fact under the circumstances it is the correct decision. I do have a problem with it not being sorted out before he got on the plane. Makes us look like we don’t know what we’re doing. No vax, no entry, no play.
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6 years
I reckon that settles it. West Coast won the trade deal with Carlton. Josh Kennedy helped WC win a flag. Judd won a Brownlow with the Blues. This is no knock on Judd, but no Kennedy, prob no WC flag today. Took a long time, but I declare WC the winners.
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2 years
2016 ⁦ @AFL ⁩ GF. Den’s last call. Bruce’s favourite call. ⁦ @Channel7
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3 years
TOMORROW @OptusStadium - 20.21 in the first quarter #AFLGF - we’re asking everyone in the stadium to stand for one minute and applaud - a nod to our friends around the country who are doing it tough & to let them know we’re with them in this difficult time. Let’s do it WA 👏💪🏆
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It's important this is known... After my press conference on Saturday, people called @GenoveseMichael to check if what they thought they heard was accurate. Michael set those people straight and told them they had not heard the full conversation and what they were assuming
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This is how I'll remember Nathan. Always happy, so reliable, incredibly hard working and just so good to have on the team. He was team first. Always. That smile made everyone smile, his colleagues, his friends, the athletes, the audience. We'll miss you little mate, my deepest
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2 years
Superstar ⭐️ @samkerr1 Keys to the @CityofPerth 🔑
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1 year
Everyone with any common sense could see these laws were rushed, not properly thought out and were causing confusion and stress. Everyone. Why were they introduced when it was absolutely crystal clear they were disastrous, ill conceived changes. An entirely unnecessary
@westaustralian
The West Australian
1 year
BREAKING: The controversial overhaul of WA’s Aboriginal heritage laws will be scrapped completely in a stunning development just one month after the changes came into effect.
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CONFIRMED ⚽️ 🇦🇺 ✅ @Socceroos LIVE SITE in the heart of the @CityofPerth , Northbridge Piazza Sunday morning. Kick-off 3am, pre-match from 2am. (Ned v USA from 11pm also on the big screen) Come down, wear your green and gold 🟡🟢 and watch Australia chase history.
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1 year
Honouring Constable Anthony Woods @WA_Police tonight at Council House @cityofperth Vale Constable.
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It is with great sadness that the WA Police Force today confirms the passing of Constable Anthony Woods, who succumbed to injuries suffered in the line of duty, while attending an incident in Ascot earlier this week.
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4 years
Mark my words... @freodockers will feature in September this year.
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4 years
(To paraphrase Bruce on Grand Final day 2016) No one is irreplaceable but there’ll only ever be one McAvaney and Cometti. ⁦ @7AFL
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GOLD 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅 Big campaign with these legends @leisel_jones & @IanThorpe . A pleasure to work with two giants of the sport and an honour and privilege to call the phenomenal @AUSOlympicTeam @DolphinsAUS to a record nine gold medals for @7olympics Unforgettable.
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5 years
It annoys me when people bang on about NZ and how good their country is. Sure it’s a wonderful place and Arden is a brilliant talent & superb leader. But it doesn’t mean all of ours are duds and our country is no good. Sure, admire and respect them, but don’t run our own down 🇦🇺
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What? Outrageous. Best of luck to those still in the comp. Next year.
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There's no place like home. Thanks to everyone ⁦ @sunriseon7 ⁩ for two wonderful years and thanks to everyone ⁦ @Channel7 ⁩ for understanding for now, it's time to spend weekends at home.
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I’M IN... It’s with great excitement and enthusiasm I announce - with the immense support of my family amyzempilas, I am putting my hand up to be the cityofperth’s next Lord Mayor. I want to bring my leadership,…
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Mate, I reckon this should have been one of those times where you might think it, but not tweet it. Like I could care - you’re not the first one to say it believe it or not, but I wonder whether if you had your time over you would still think this tweet was absolutely necessary.
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2 years
Superstar ⭐️ @samkerr1 Keys to the @CityofPerth 🔑
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“My name is Cleo” Thank you @WA_Police for your incredible efforts to find Cleo & reunite her with her family. To celebrate & thank WA Police - we are turning Council House @CityofPerth blue tonight - & encourage everyone else with lights to do the same. Thank you WA Police
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES… Not often you get a second chance like this @CityofPerth Here’s how it should work - we tell the @thecgf how much we will pay. We tell them “here are our venues” you make YOUR games fit around what we have. Perth is in the driver’s seat they need us.
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Superstar ⭐️ @samkerr1 Keys to the @CityofPerth 🔑
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Goodnight. Thanks for the messages. Arnie magnificent today. This is cool, it was on this same day 25 years ago Den called Perkins lane 8 Atlanta. Magic.
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5 years
#AFLSwansDons @7AFL ⁩ Special.
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5 years
I said this last year and I think it now more than ever, for me, the departure of Lachie Neale was the clearest indicator all was not well at Fremantle. Best and fairest, model citizen, year to run - and he wanted out. Spoke volumes. 10 months later CEO and coach gone.
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6 years
Just for some perspective... “slammed” by two people, a truckload of support in response from everyone else. Thank you.
@newscomauHQ
news.com.au
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“Seriously? You turn up for ONE day of the school year and want a medal for it?"
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6 years
25 YEARS... I can’t tell you how excited I was to be issued with this pass @7perth @Channel7 25 years ago today. The best part, it’s still just as big a buzz to walk through the doors now as it was back then. Thank you to everyone for your incredible support. 25 down, 25 to go!
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Stephen Smith has decided this on his own? As I have said many times before, particularly as it relates to celebrating Australia Day in the @CityofPerth ... only an act of Federal Parliament can change the date of Aust Day - until such time Aust Day is Jan 26. On whose
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Latika M Bourke
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EXCLUSIVE Anthony Albanese's hand-picked High Commissioner to the UK has cancelled London's iconic Australia Day Gala, citing "sensitivities" around how gathering for the national day might appear to those at home. "It is well known that Australia Day touches on sensitivities
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Candidacy announced 📣 For @LiberalsWA pre-selection for the seat of Churchlands. Show your support at
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4 years
Family dinner last night 🐣❤️
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5 months
What is actually going on here? ✈️ ✈️
@SkyNewsAust
Sky News Australia
5 months
Chris Bowen has been forced to defend himself and the Prime Minister after the pair faced backlash for chartering two RAAF jets for the same event in the Hunter Valley last week.
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I think we all agree Dean Rampe’s post climb had zero effect on the result... the ball didn’t get close. And it would have been more shocking if Ess won the game that way. But if you read the rule the way it’s been presented - it had to be a free kick. @7AFL #AFLSwansDons
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Tremendous to welcome Israeli 🇮🇱 Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Mr Amir Maimon back to the @CityofPerth
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What about the competitive advantage the Vics have had for years. Swings and roundabouts I would have thought.
@TheWestSport
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4 years
JUST IN | The AFL has emailed clubs to tell them the competitive equalisation measures will remain in place so WA teams did not have an unfair advantage.
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The @CityofPerth Council House car park (only a small one - 92 bays) normally FULL this time of the morning, right now - 52 empty bays. Heartbreaking for our CBD. We need the plan. Courage and common sense is the way forward.
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5 years
Happy 91st dad 💙
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2 years
@AdamBandt Not today we don’t Mr Bandt. Poor form.
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2 years
The common theme re the ⚽️ seems to be “everything is ruined” or “all the hard work has been undone”. It’s not. And it hasn’t. Most people see it for what it is. A few morons being morons. Not representative of the majority. It’s not the 🇦🇺 way to let the few ruin it for the many
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2 years
Thanks Basil.
@AFL
AFL
2 years
Ideas. Thoughts. Energy. 10 years ago today, Brett Kirk gave us an insight into Channel Seven’s Saturday afternoon team.
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5 years
Good company.
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5 years
26 years @SevenPerth today
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8 years
Romantic candlelit dinner for two on Valentine's Day 😉
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6 years
A lot of people “outraged” Warner didn’t “answer” questions... from my view from the cheap seats... I thought by not answering that’s exactly what he did. Were there others involved - yes Has this happened before - yes Seemed reasonably straight forward to me.
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2 years
Remember when the Eagles and Dockers weren’t allowed to train because the teams in Melbourne couldn’t. That equalisation seems to have gone out the 🪟
@superfooty
SuperFooty (AFL)
2 years
Covid turmoil revealed: West Coast coach Adam Simpson says the club is in disarray as playing numbers dwindle with some of its Covid replacement players having never trained in an Eagles jumper.
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4 years
TONIGHT straight after @7NewsAustralia
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7 months
Today's editorial in the @westaustralian
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3 years
Last night’s announcement has just delayed the inevitable - when we do open, we accept, for a time things will get worse before they get better. Unfortunately we still don’t know when that process begins. It’s going to take courage & common sense to open - we are capable of both.
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"This delay has come as a real blow to many West Australians" Perth Lord Mayor @BasilZempilas says a "growing number" of people in the state are becoming fed-up with border "uncertainty" after Premier Mark McGowan paused reopening plans.
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You go to the river for a swim with your mates… and don’t come home. What a shocking tragedy. Condolences to the young woman’s family and friends. Impossible to comprehend. May her memory be everlasting.
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Happy birthday dad. 96 today 💪💙
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10 months
The Optus Stadium naming rights arrangement never looks good on days like this. Bad decision any day - terrible look today.
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@GenoveseMichael
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7 months
This conversation has been taken completely out of context. @BasilZempilas was referring to the tennis and the news going head to head.
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Today's Sunday Times... If the PM wants to change the date of Aust Day, he should change it. It's his job, not the job of Mayors and Councils.
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If it’s going to be played out of Melbourne - let’s bring the 2020 @AFL Grand Final to Perth🏆 It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity - let’s make it happen @MarkMcGowanMP and bring the biggest game of the year to Perth and @OptusStadium . Who’s onboard?
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Shouldn't this Test Match start today?
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Dreamtime in Perth ❤️💛🖤 @CityofPerth @7AFL
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Yes or No side of the argument, this is an extraordinarily large amount of money - and you have to ask, was this the best use of $92mil for our country?
@westaustralian
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More than $92 million was spent during the referendum campaign with almost half that amount coming from the official Yes campaign.
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I never understood why the @AFL made @freodockers wear white not purple v Hawthorn in the 2013 GF... after last night I understand that decision even less. How does purple clash with brown and gold more than white?
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Daytime Derby, WCE v Freo on the Monday WA Day public holiday? Do our own Long Walk that day. Works doesn’t it? Stand alone game. People in the east can watch at work like we do with their Queen’s Birthday match. Who’s in? @AFL @WestCoastEagles @freodockers @7AFL
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3 years
Perth… 2021 AFL Grand Final ✔️ 2026 Commonwealth Games. Anyone?
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Our Premier is a lovely man. A genuinely nice person. I don't know anyone who would disagree with that. But when he says we don't have a youth crime problem, but "an increasing disregard for public safety and an increasing disregard for common decency, I think driven a lot
@westaustralian
The West Australian
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The Premier has sensationally claimed Perth does not have a youth crime problem after vision emerged of an 11-year-old bashing a man.
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Farewell old friend.
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8 years
Good luck great man. Bring it home. #LastCall @Channel7 @7AFL @7Sport
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2 years
Rome 🏛 Confirmed. Not built in one day ✔️
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2 years
ALERT | It’s been 15 minutes since Prince Harry did an interview.
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On Thursday in front of a big crowd of family, friends and colleagues, we held the funeral service for my late Dad, Anthony. I’d like to acknowledge the many people who attended and the many more who have reached out to pass on their best wishes, sent messages of condolence, sent
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In case you’re wondering, which I certainly was, here’s the @CricketAus Board. Not sure if former @WACA_Cricket Chair Lachie Henderson was a voice for JL? And surprised a board this big doesn’t include a recognised mainstay of the Aust men’s team from the last 20 years.
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Thanks PM and Mrs Morrison.... 2.5 million dollars to @Telethon7 on behalf of the Government of Australia 🇦🇺 “How good is Telethon” - @ScottMorrisonMP 👌💥❤️✔️👍
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Candidate for @LiberalsWA preselection for Churchlands. Jump on the 🚎
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6 years
@Bec_Trigger @andreamayes11 Are you guys serious?? Where did it say I wanted a medal? And “Vom”?? - charming.
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8 months
Today's Australia Day 🇦🇺 ten ⬇️ @westaustralian
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3 years
So now it’s because “it’s not the event it once was”. Last year it was “because the priority is Health.” There’s a lack of consistency from the Premier here. Incidentally…Melb 2006 and GC 2018 smashed attendance and ratings records. When they come around they are huge. #Vision
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Outrageously incorrect opinion. We're all going to watch Ollie's last ride today. Tomorrow we're going to the beach. We were there yesterday too.
@georgieparker
Georgie Parker
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I find it crazy that people don’t go to the Test in Perth. I lived there for nearly 10 years and besides going to the beach, (which you can do 300 days a year), there’s quite literally nothing else to do.
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Basil Zempilas
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12 years 💙
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Today's 10 ⬇️ @westaustralian For Dad 💙 Anthony Zempilas 1928 - 2024
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Time to get our City moving 👏💪 @CityofPerth
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