Agenda

Fantastic filmsMovie quote gems to see you through the Big Isolation

Among other lifestyle changes since the Big Isolation, our household has turned into avid watchers of old films on TV.

Robert Drewe

Virus lifelineFive-star luxury, but is it making a difference?

The coronavirus crisis could prove life changing for some as the State considers the effectiveness of an unprecedented initiative to put some rough sleepers in a five-star hotel.

Kim Macdonald

Worship continuesClick here for Easter: Churches embrace online change

Churches have been forced to go online this Holy Week as COVID-19 restrictions mean their physical doors have been closed to the public. But has the shift brought some blessings in disguise?

Laura Newell

Vaccine debateCan coronavirus threat sway the anti-vaxxers?

Researchers are working around the clock on a COVID-19 vaccine. But will anti-vaxxers be on board? It’s doubtful, according to one Perth expert.

Katie Attwell

Independent WAWAXIT desire still burns bright

Could WA’s hard border prompted by COVID-19 reignite the State’s secessionist flame?

Malcolm Quekett

E-sport boomSport fans turn to virtual alternatives

You may never have heard of them and you may well not understand them, but E-Sports could be the next frontier of live sports, according to some commentators.

Mitchell Woodcock

Turning to tellyRobert Drewe: Coronavirus fiction

Something happened to TV commercials when I wasn’t paying attention

Robert Drewe

Experts share ...What you can do to help kids cope in a changing world

Not since World War II have our children’s freedoms been so heavily curtailed. How can parents soften the blow and protect both their children’s physical and metal wellbeing?

Laura Newell

Generational changeA smashing trend: Party fun in the age of corona

The idea of kids gathering at a party, crowding together for fun, seems suddenly fraught and under threat

Robert Drewe

Your moneyWhy gold doesn’t always glitter in tough times

Losing its lustre.

Nick Bruining

Full-blown idiotsDrewe: Flat-earth stupidity fair game for mocking

Why is the world so dumb and crazy lately? It’s as if none of the grown-ups making the news ever went to school.

Robert Drewe

Sorely missedIn Judy’s memory, a treat for others who need a break

It’s 20 years on Tuesdaysince breast cancer pulled the plug on the hopes and dreams of an incredibly funny, creative and thoughtful young woman, Judy Burley.

Helen Shield

Claremont serial killings trialWhat we know after week one of the Claremont trial

As the families of Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon strode into and then sat inside WA’s Supreme Court on Monday, they must have felt the eyes of Australia were all on them.

Tim Clarke

‘Unjust system’Hird’s dad: Willie Rioli’s story ‘entirely plausible’

The father of James Hird, the former Essendon coach who lost his career in the fallout from the club’s doping scandal, says Willie Rioli’s drug test story is “entirely plausible”.

Annabel Hennessy

Telethon star‘It’s gross’: Perth’s Prue Hawkins on finding true love

It was during a particular moment of melancholy three or so years ago that Perth lawyer Prue Hawkins finally gave up on love. Thankfully she gave it one last shot.

Amanda Keenan

Catch me if you canWildcat caught in international con woman’s web of lies

Harper Hernandez seemed the perfect 17-year-old nanny for Perth Wildcats star Tom Jervis and his wife. Except that wasn’t her real name, she wasn’t 17, and was a convicted fraudster.

Steve Butler