I used to love the Perth CBD, especially on a Friday night. Now it's a ghost town.

Empty city, empty wallets
https://junctionjournalism.com/2024/05/20/empty-city-empty-wallets/

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Empty city, empty wallets

In 1962, American astronaut John Glenn dubbed Perth ‘the city of light’. But today, Perth’s CBD is akin to a neon light. There’s flashy casing on the outside and electrodes powering it up at each end, but the inside is an empty space filled with gas. The lights may be on, but no one is...

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