Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who was unable to attend due to COVID restrictions, summed up the sentiment of Telethon when he called it ‘a true celebration... in an absolute West Australian style.’
Our State is one of the most trade-exposed economies anywhere on earth and we must make the outcomes of the Glasgow UN Climate Change Conference work for us, writes Patrick Gorman
The obsession with policing bodies was running rampant last week - but this time the Spanx was on the other leg and it was men on the receiving end.
Most kids get an electric guitar or drums from their parents when they show any aptitude for music. I got a piano accordion.
Joe Spagnolo
When it was reported the UK government might ask citizens to simply wear a jumper to combat an energy crisis, it reminded me that Mums everywhere have that policy in response to, well, everything.
Nat Locke
Let’s be clear about who we are dealing with here: If you join a bikie gang and you’ve completed high school, you get the nickname ‘Brains’. They’re not smart, but they still run rings around the law.
Ben Harvey
It is a word that has become synonymous with so much of what is good about this State. Telethon.
Premier Mark McGowan’s COVID-19 mantra has left WA ill-prepared for inevitable virus arrival.
Paul Murray
Have you ever suspected your friends occasionally trash-talk you ?
Kate Emery
There are existing models that have been shown to be effective in tackling youth crime without sending kids to jail.
Annabel Hennessy
As we’ve seen in this newspaper this week, some people view January 26 as a divisive date. While it has been, that’s the last thing it should be.
Ben Morton
It is a safe bet that for the thousands of Australians isolated by the pandemic, complaints about the penalties handed down to the border-hopping Melbourne fans will fall on deaf ears.
When Ken Wyatt says Australia Day should remain on January 26, it makes you wonder if there is as much push back to the current date as the vocal critics will have you believe, writes Basil Zempilas.
Basil Zempilas
WA is in a sweet spot right now but the toughest period of the pandemic is still to come - Mark McGowan needs to let the public in on the plan to cope with what lies ahead.
Peter Law
The stir created by St Hilda’s decision to censor part of a speech from mining magnate Gina Rinehart strikes at the heart of education’s mission to foster critical thinking.
Gemma Tognini
The pen is sadly being put aside in favour of — you guessed it — the phone and the keyboard.
Angela Pownall
There is now a clear expectation from West Australians that no more procrastination from the Federal Government is acceptable. We must make sure we are on the right side of history.
There is no reason to believe that any new law prohibiting a member of an OMCG from displaying their colours or insignia in public will have any meaningful effect on their activities.
Tom Percy
The climate change debate the Morrison Government has faced has been like a tissue in the wash for the Prime Minister. No matter how many times you spin it, it ain’t going away.
Jenna Clarke
Whether it’s children being harmed, the spread of misinformation or trolling or abuse, we need to keep surfacing the evidence about these harms and keep holding big tech to account.
Bill Shorten
If you have ever said, typed or thought the words ‘this is just like Nazi Germany’, consider this your guide to when it is and is not appropriate to co-opt Holocaust imagery and language.
WA should not forget the plight of Kalbarri after it was hit by cyclone Seroja in April. We must ensure it gets the help it needs to fully recover.
I could tell you not to make a bad choice, I could tell you who to choose, I could pester your decision making process. I won’t do that, but I will tell you to make a choice — your choice.
Kasper Johansen
This act of rebellion, which will put your health and your job at risk, is called revenge bedtime procrastination — an old problem made worse by the pandemic.
Gary Martin
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