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Wednesday, 17 August 2022

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Bill Shorten
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Embracing the talent of people with disability benefits all

Having a job helps with our self-identity. It’s a way to take control of our lives. But, not all Australians are able to participate. That is something I want to change.

Bill Shorten

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John Quigley
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How we will make WA a more modern and fairer society

A mark of a civilised society is how it treats the vulnerable among us in need of protection.

John Quigley

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Kate Emery
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Is ‘toxic masculinity’ becoming a toxic term?

The negative effects of toxic masculinity — ask and I’ll send you the list — shouldn’t be downplayed but, if it becomes a cudgel with which men feel bludgeoned, useful conversations become impossible.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

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Arylene Westlake-Jennings
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Why Freya the walrus’ murder was so pointless

It was captioned rather simply: “my spirit animal”. The video had a languorous, vacation vibe to it. The star? A full-figured bronzed beauty, Freya the walrus.

Arylene Westlake-Jennings

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Kimberley Caines
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Why it’s definitely time for Morrison to quit politics

Just three words sum up Scott Morrison’s decision to personally position himself in five ministerial portfolios — power, control and secrecy.

Kimberley Caines

Kimberley Caines

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Morrison damned by lack of transparency

The revelations which caused Mr Albanese to use such phrases were breathtaking and alarming. The former prime minister secretly held five portfolios during his time in the country’s top job.

Holistic healthCommentsPremiumRenee Gardiner: Prevention is better than costly cure

Outside of systemic reform, there are many things we, as individuals, can do though to take ownership of our own health and wellbeing.

Renee Gardiner

Freo loveCommentsPremiumRobert Drewe: Living la vie de Freo

Would it be possible for a city to be any more smug than Melbourne?

Robert Drewe

SnubbedCommentsPremiumRoger Cook weighs in on McGowan and Zempilas ‘feud’

Deputy Premier Roger Cook has commented on a rift between Premier Mark McGowan and Basil Zempilas after the Perth Lord Mayor was not invited to a major announcement.

Josh Zimmerman

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Innovative approach needed to help kids with autism

Parents desperate for more help for kids diagnosed with autism are ramping up their push for a specialist autism school in Perth.

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Josh Zimmerman
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Court result was big win for McGowan over Palmer

There is no way to spin Mark McGowan’s latest court victory over serial litigant Clive Palmer as anything other than a massive win for the Premier.

Josh Zimmerman

Josh Zimmerman

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Tight times
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Go back to basics & thank dad with something from the heart

While the early days of inflation may have been seen most acutely in the weekly food shop and at the petrol bowser as time has worn on even pocket money has taken a hit.

Laura Newell

Laura Newell

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Emma Garlett
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Update WA’s water laws to acknowledge Indigenous rights

The limitations in native title law for rights to water are unacceptable and need to be addressed in any future water law regimes.

Emma Garlett

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Gemma Acton
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Our spending habits have held up but that's changing

So, how are you feeling? As terrible as during the darkest days of the pandemic — or perhaps the GFC?

Gemma Acton

EditorialRushdie’s crucial advocacy of free speech

The violent stabbing of Salman Rushdie in New York over the weekend is another brutal reminder about the importance of freedom of ideas and expression.

Editorial

Gary MartinPremiumQuiet quitting the new threat to workplace productivity

Rather than moving on to another employer, some workers are choosing to stay put but put in minimum effort while on the job so work does not take over their life.

Gary Martin

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Blindingly clear a Cabinet reshuffle is overdue

Even though it has become blindingly clear his Cabinet is stacked with subpar performers, Mark McGowan is resisting pressure for a reshuffle.

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THAT’S LIFEWhy I’m a font of random facts

Look, I don’t mean to brag, but whenever I go to a quiz night, people are always amazed at the random nuggets of knowledge residing in my brain.

Nat Locke

Anxiety AuntOnline dating and apps aren’t the only way to find love

‘It seems a backwards way of doing things when genitals are unveiled before eyes meet or fingers interlace.’

Jay Hanna

Jay Hanna

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Kate Emery
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How I learned to stop worrying and love my messy home

A messy home says the people who live here spend more time having fun than tidying up and visitors will never be in the way.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

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New columnist
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Truth about sporting camps - from a man who’s done them

In his first column for The West Australian, Justin Langer reveals the demanding challenges of sporting camps in the wake of the Adelaide Crows disaster.

Justin Langer

Martin AldridgePremiumWA Government must introduce paid leave for volunteers

When I began as an emergency service volunteer in the late 1990s, expectations and entry requirements were minimal. I often refer to it as the two arms, two legs and a heartbeat test.

Martin Aldridge

Gerry GeorgatosPremiumHome ownership now out of reach for most Australians

Unless Australians have their home paid off by retirement and have at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings, they’ll live their last stretch of life struggling.

Gerry Georgatos

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Paul Murray
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Albo in danger of repeating past mistakes as he seeks change

All Australians have a shared interest in ensuring that race relations are as harmonious as possible between the offspring of this country’s original inhabitants and those who came after the British colonists.

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

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