Although he was half-Chinese, half-English and entirely Australian, people only ever saw entrepreneur and successful businessman Charles Washing as Chinese.

Charles came to Perth at the turn of the 20th century to run his family’s furniture-making company, but racist legislature and attitudes from European businessmen who wanted to keep profits to themselves became huge obstacles to his success.

Listen to the latest Untold Stories of Perth podcast episode to discover how Charles Washing left an important legacy on the resilience, multiculturalism and vibrancy of Asian businesses in Perth.

Episode produced by Centre for Stories for the City of Perth Cultural Collections.

The rights of the LGBTQ+ community in Perth would not be where they are today without the instrumental campaigning of Campaign Against Moral Persecution, otherwise known as CAMP.

Speaking with some of the original founders of CAMP – Brian Lindberg, Graham Douglas and Vivienne Cass – we explore CAMP’s enormous fight for equality and gay rights that began in Perth in the 1970s.

Listen to the latest Untold Stories of Perth podcast episode to discover the story of these fabulously unflappable activists and LGBTQ+ champions.

Episode produced by Centre for Stories for the City of Perth Cultural Collections.

Zooming In is a podcast that tells stories of 2020, but it's not a COVID podcast. It's about how life keeps going, even through a global pandemic.

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Moira Mudzimwa knows that community is at the core of empowerment. She started Black and CUTE to support girls from African backgrounds living in Kalgoorlie to embrace their identity and be proud of who they are. 

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This podcast collection was made possible with funding from Lotterywest.

Zooming In is a podcast that tells stories of 2020, but it's not a COVID podcast. It's about how life keeps going, even through a global pandemic.

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Moira Mudzimwa knows that community is at the core of empowerment. She started Black and CUTE to support girls from African backgrounds living in Kalgoorlie to embrace their identity and be proud of who they are.

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This podcast collection was made possible with funding from Lotterywest.

Zooming In is a podcast that tells stories of 2020, but it's not a COVID podcast. It's about how life keeps going, even through a global pandemic.

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Valerie Weyland believes that healing is dynamic – some days are sunshine, and some days are crashing waves.

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This podcast collection was made possible with funding from Lotterywest.

Zooming In is a podcast that tells stories of 2020, but it's not a COVID podcast. It's about how life keeps going, even through a global pandemic.

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After living a big life abroad, 2020 forced Garick Lee back home to his childhood home, his childhood bedroom, and thoughts of his childhood self.

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This podcast collection was made possible with funding from Lotterywest.

Zooming In is a podcast that tells stories of 2020, but it's not a COVID podcast. It's about how life keeps going, even through a global pandemic.

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A story across two generations – from Chinameca, El Salvador, to Perth, Australia.

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This podcast collection was made possible with funding from Lotterywest.

Zooming In is a podcast that tells stories of 2020, but it's not a COVID podcast. It's about how life keeps going, even through a global pandemic.

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A story across two generations – from Chinameca, El Salvador, to Perth, Australia.

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This podcast collection was made possible with funding from Lotterywest.

Zooming In is a podcast that tells stories of 2020, but it's not a COVID podcast. It's about how life keeps going, even through a global pandemic.

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The distance through the pandemic has made Saadia Ahmed realise that although she’s many things – a writer, a feminist, an activist, a friend to many – an important part of her identity is that she's Fizza's big sister.

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This podcast collection was made possible with funding from Lotterywest.

Kaya married the first boy she ever dated. At first, it was like a quintessential love story, but not soon after it was clear that some things needed to change.