It is impossible to overestimate the despair that is caused by road trauma.
The West Australian
‘One does think we have taken things too far in terms of how governed we are by political correctness and public decorum’
Jay Hanna
It’s show time for One Nation. The Budget was an important opportunity for the party to put policy meat on the bones of discontent. It needed to be more than slogans.
Paul Murray
How embarrassment, shame and anger bottled up inside a young man before it finally exploded and inspired him to help others.
Justin Langer
At the end of Budget week in Canberra something missing from Federal politics for some time has re-emerged. A contest.
What has become increasingly clear to me is this: After nearly a decade in office, this Government continues to be reactive rather than proactive.
Basil Zempilas
Anthony Albanese told disenchanted voters he would be a prime minister who kept his promises. With that now exposed as a lie, what does he have to offer them?
Mark Riley
The key is recognising and understanding people are unhappy with the policies of the major parties, they want their views to be heard and their concerns to be addressed.
Local practitioners wish to provide an open apology to the community after a shocking Cancer Council decision, writes Albany Wellness Centre’s Gillian Robertson.
Gillian Robertson
E-bikes are dangerous to Albany drivers, and should be banned from footpaths and supermarket areas, writes Albany resident Ian Harvey.
Ian Harvey
Last week, I handed down the 2026-27 State Budget, which again shows Western Australia has the strongest economy in the nation.
Rita Saffioti
If the Federal Government truly wanted to address intergenerational inequality in its Budget, it failed. Miserably.
Kim Macdonald
Albanese’s Labor has demonstrated it has placed its naked pursuit of power above principle, honesty and accountability.
Roger Cook’s Seven Cities vision leaves some questions unanswered, writes Spencer Park resident Peter Rogers.
Peter Rogers
AARON PATRICK: Voters can forgive politicians for lying. But the taxation changes could trigger big falls in property prices that hurt millions.
Aaron Patrick
The team at the Day Surgery Clinic at the Albany Health Campus provide first class care, writes an Albany resident.
JH
The only thing spreading faster than hantavirus panic are memes lampooning hantavirus.
Ben O'Shea
What this Budget actually amounts to is nothing much other than the official documentation of the most egregious election broken promise we have seen in quite some time.
Getting away with a broken promise requires a new mandate, a big majority, or a fall guy. Over to you, Jim.
Jessica Page
What’s changed since 2019 to make a move on tax breaks for property investors more politically palatable? Demographics and house prices.
Katina Curtis
The Treasurer argued that breaking an election promise ‘for the right reason’ is a way to build trust. Bizarre.
The middle child has survived hand-me-downs, shared bedrooms, forgotten milestones and a lifetime of being told to stop making a fuss. But it might not survive Australia’s shrinking family size.
Gary Martin
The MV Hondius situation — where several people have died while trapped on a cruise vessel — is a stark reminder of the horror plague ship that docked in Sydney in March 2020: the Ruby Princess.
Andrew Miller
It would be a mistake for Labor to think One Nation’s win in New South Wales didn’t contain a warning for them too.
