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Grim warning CommentsPremiumPreserving our liberal democracy is not guaranteed

History isn’t over. The war in Ukraine has reminded us of this. So has last week’s decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade.

Daniel Smith

THAT’S LIFE PremiumAll hail Nat, the domestic goddess

After many years of practise I can inform you that I am extremely competent in the arts of both folding a king-size fitted sheet and putting on a king-sized doona cover ON MY OWN.

Nat Locke

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Joe SpagnoloCommentsPremium
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Why WA politicians should get a bigger pay rise

Excuse my annual rant, but it’s again time to talk peanuts and monkeys.

Joe Spagnolo

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EditorialCommentsPremium
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McGowan’s push for workers is crucial

The pandemic and the closed borders left many businesses desperately short of workers so the push must succeed. Much rests on it.

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Ben Harvey CommentsPremium
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The last thing Mark McGowan will entertain is legalising pot

Mark McGowan says he has never, ever smoked mull and I reckon he was the kind of teenager who called the cops if he saw someone pull out a spliff.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

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Kate EmeryCommentsPremium
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Rules for gay donors are some kind of joke from the 80s

Many countries, including Australia, imposed bans on gay men donating blood but decades later, would-be donors are still restricted from donating blood if they have had sex with a man in the past three months.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

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Anxiety Aunt CommentsPremium
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Help! Which pet would make the best companion?

‘There is nothing worse than trying to work out whodunit in Law & Order only to miss important clues’

Jay Hanna

Jay Hanna

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EditorialPremium
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Predator Pen Dragon catch and release a futile exercise

WA’s most notorious paedophile was almost certainly going to end up back behind bars — it was only a matter of when, and what he would do to wind up there.

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Gerry GeorgatosComments
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WikiLeaks founder a hero for truth

Julian Assange, jailed in London’s Belmarsh Prison, faces extradition to the US on charges of espionage and hacking. Assange has not murdered anyone – but he is hounded as if he has.

Gerry Georgatos

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Sarah-Jane TaskerPremium
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Where was Bill Johnston when mining report was handed down?

For the victims of sexual assault and harassment it would have been a strong signal of support if WA Mines Minister Bill Johnston was there in person when the report was tabled.

Sarah-Jane Tasker

Sarah-Jane Tasker

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Basil Zempilas CommentsPremium
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Bandt’s flag stunt is not the view of millions of Aussies

If Bandt doesn’t like the Australian flag and wants a new design, start a conversation, get some feedback and introduce a Bill to Parliament, otherwise grow up.

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FIFOs don’t like the new rules? Tough luck

It’s an indictment on both the mining sector and the departmental watchdog in place to oversee it that it took our reporting to force this inquiry to expose just how bad things had become.

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Sarah-Jane TaskerCommentsPremium
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Premier’s recruitment trip alone won’t fix labour shortage

Labour and materials shortages are fuelling inflation and the Government needs immediate solutions to address these issues before the crisis worsens.

Sarah-Jane Tasker

Sarah-Jane Tasker

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Mark RileyComments
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Albo’s NATO mission comes at a vitally important time

As Anthony Albanese prepares to join US, European and other invited Pacific leaders at the NATO conference in Madrid next week, foreign policy analysts are issuing a stark new warning.

Mark Riley

Mark Riley

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Linda ReynoldsCommentsPremium
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Democracy depends on bringing Liberals back from abyss

The WA Liberal Party, of which I have been a proud member of for 35 years, is in its worst electoral position since it was established in 1945.

Linda Reynolds

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Mining inquiryCommentsPremium
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FIFO women deserve to go to work without fear

The evidence provided to an inquiry into sexual harassment against women in the FIFO mining industry has shone a spotlight on the abhorrent assaults some women have been subjected to while simply going to work.

Libby Mettam

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Caitlyn RintoulCommentsPremium
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Why we need a royal commission on mine site sexual assaults

The parliamentary inquiry into sexual assault on mine sites has uncovered some extremely painful truths — but it’s just a single step on a long road to redemption for the industry.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Kate PhillipsCommentsPremium
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90s fashion comeback a shock to the system

I know every era is eventually recycled but I don’t think I was prepared for it to happen to mine.

Kate Phillips

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Angela PownallCommentsPremium
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Period poverty should be no barrier to girls’ education

It’s baffling why in a prosperous State like WA with a $5.6 billion Budget surplus, the McGowan Government is dragging its feet on making life a bit easier for girls and young women.

Angela Pownall

Claire WilkinsonPremiumGas will steady ship through WA’s clean energy transition

Western Australia’s plans to phase out State-owned coal-fired power plants by 2029 is undoubtedly a watershed moment in the State’s energy landscape.

Claire Wilkinson

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Gemma TogniniCommentsPremium
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Why Australia is still the best place to be a young woman

Being a woman in Australia in this day and age is absolutely like winning the lottery.

Gemma Tognini

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Peter Law CommentsPremium
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Adam Bandt’s childish flag stunt serves only to divide

Adam Bandt’s refusal to stand in front of the Australian flag this week was confirmation that under his leadership the Greens will continue to behave more like a fringe group than a serious political party.

Peter Law

Peter Law

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Apology over murdered baby long overdue

The apology was long overdue. What needs to follow is a determination to ensure no family in future endures such treatment.

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Protecting forestsCommentsPremium
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Banning native forest logging in WA is the only way forward

To call native forest logging wasteful would be a dramatic understatement.

Jess Beckerling