For most Australians, whether to sever ties with the British monarchy is not a pressing concern. Not when we’ve got dual housing and cost-of-living crises occupying our agenda.
The whole point of the state government’s campaign to reduce ageism has been missed.
Erin Timu
‘For more than two decades, Gwen* didn’t know she was in an abusive relationship. She thought abuse was fists and yelling. She didn’t realise it could be silence and restrictions, control and isolation.’
Jay Hanna
Women are being failed by systemic health inequalities — It’s a fact.
Laura Newell
In recent years the issue of gambling among young people has increased alarmingly.
Jacqueline McGowan-Jones
Democracy, both in Australia and elsewhere, is not a finished product.
Dean Smith
In tonight’s show, Harvey goes inside a bikie drag racing festival and explains why King Charles won’t be too worried about Lidia Thorpe’s anti-monarchy outburst in Federal Parliament.
Ben Harvey
In my last column on these pages for the time being, it gives me great pride as a West Australian to talk about the incredible success of Telethon over the years.
Daniel Smith
Telethon was a much-loved event in my house growing up in the 70s and the world-leading fundraiser continues to show the innate good in people.
Andrew Miller
There’s a good reason that Telethon is the world’s most successful fundraising event of its kind.
Editorial
While access to many forms of health care is in sharp decline, WA can still claim to have an excellent health system.
Michael Page
Chances are, no matter what generation you hail from, you’re familiar with the term ‘villain era’.
Lanna Hill
The next time someone tries to label you as a boomer, gen X, millennial, or gen Z, consider rejecting that label.
Gary Martin
There would be few West Australians untouched, directly or indirectly, by Telethon.
I’ve always loved Telethon. In fact, it makes me a better person — even if it’s just for one weekend a year.
Joe Spagnolo
The housing crisis has left many Aussies scrambling for solutions.
David Koch
It’s that hollow pit in your gut, that feeling of guilt that manifests when you are faced with testimony of your shortcomings as a parent, when you’ve failed your children as their protector.
Arylene Westlake-Jennings
People who hope or believe they have many years left can be reluctant to withdraw their super.
Noel Whittaker
As someone who drives to work in the wee hours, it comes as a shock if I ever have to contend with peak hour traffic. People do this twice a day, EVERY DAY? I don’t know how they still have the will to live.
Nat Locke
Ever been met with silence from your boss or a colleague when you needed an answer? You might be dealing with stonewalling.
‘How would you like to play in a golf pro-am and write about it?’
‘One is well aware that sometimes neighbours can get on every single one of your nerves.’
Noah and Matilda’s stories could be the stories of any other family. Bad luck and twists in biology are all that separates them from anybody else.
On Sunday, Indonesia will get a new president, and Australia a new military strongman as our next-door neighbour.
Ross Taylor