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The spectacular Kimberley landscape around the Horizontal Falls.

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Be grateful, and enjoy our great State

As West Australians, we have a lot to be thankful for.

Minis in Coventry sewers during the filming of The Italian Job film. 26th September 1968.

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Classic car chases educate kids’ mind in way classroom can’t

I was supposed to be helping the six-year-old with reading practice, but we got distracted and watched classic car chases. This naturally led to explaining the historical relevance of the Illinois Nazis.

Andrew Miller

If you are too sick to work then you are probably too ill to drag yourself to the closest GP to snag that little slip of paper commonly known as a doctor’s certificate, writes Gary Martin.

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Obsession with doctor notes a symptom of sick workplace

If you are too sick to work then you are probably too ill to drag yourself to the closest GP to snag that little slip of paper commonly known as a doctor’s certificate, medical certificate or sick note.

Gary Martin

The real question here is why the trustees of our super funds aren’t being asked the tough questions.

Your MoneyCommentsPremium$14b in annual super fees? Time for trustees to come clean

There’s a certain irony in the fact that at a time when AMP trustees are being sued for overcharging, another super fund’s trustees have lowered the fees they charge members. 

Nick Bruining

Daunted by the chore of changing, you settle and accept the status quo, but it’s time to make some changes, writes Daniel Newell.

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Banking on making a change for the better

Daunted by the chore of changing, you settle and accept the status quo, but it’s time to make some changes.

Daniel Newell

Daniel Newell

Premier Roger Cook

EditorialCommentsPremiumTime for Cook to knuckle down one way or the other

The botched handling of the bare-knuckle issue risks any goodwill those opposed to combat sports events might have had.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and WA Premier Roger Cook will reunite in Perth this week.

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The tale of two parties played out in Perth

Get ready for the Albanese-Cook selfie this week. These are good times for State and Federal Labor. 

Joe Spagnolo

Brad Pitt and Ed Norton in the 1999 film Fight Club.

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Barbaric bare-knuckle ‘events’ only belong in movies

How on Earth has Roger Cook got himself into the situation of having to justify State-sanctioned bare-knuckle boxing? Seriously, is this the best we can do? 

BEN HARVEY

Nat Locke pictured in the studio

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My chills, they’re multiplying

We’ve been spoiled with sunny weather and now the harsh reality of a bitter Perth winter has started to impact. And by that, I mean, I have to put a cardigan on.

Nat Locke

Is it acceptable to be on FaceTime at a busy cafe?

Anxiety Aunt Is it bad cafe etiquette to FaceTime at a busy cafe?

One has seen people on FaceTime while wandering around shopping centres and airports. One has even seen it inside cinemas and on planes before take-off and again after landing.

Jay Hanna

Jay Hanna

New Agenda columnist Lanna Hill.

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AFL must take charge for a new model of masculinity

The AFL must stand up and take charge to shape a new form of masculinity going forward.

Lanna Hill

Extinct liberal party logo.

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Why does the Liberal Party seem so intent on extinction?

By failing to learn the lessons of the past, and failing to work out what they actually believe in, the Liberal Party has been left to flounder in irrelevance.

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

Albanese's looming challenges illustration :Don Lindsay

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Albanese has important meeting with Trump ahead of him

Australia these days receives invitations to big league international conferences. And so Anthony Albanese will be off soon to the G7 meeting in Alberta, Canada, on June 15-17.

Michelle Grattan

Justin Langer opinion.

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Going away makes you realise how great home is

After 10 weeks in India, with even the threat of a war nearby, returning to the familiarity of Perth seemed ever so predictable... and perfect.

Justin Langer

Picking a baby name can be tough.

Baby namesMaybe some parents shouldn’t get naming rights

Naming a baby is a big responsibility. But some parents really need to be told no.

Belle Taylor

Belle Taylor

Simon Trott, left, should replace Jakob Stausholm as Rio Tinto’s boss, write Ben Harvey.

Ben HarveyCommentsWhy Rio Tinto should be looking close to home for new boss

BEN HARVEY: It makes sense that a WA iron ore company (and that’s what Rio is) should be run by a WA iron ore executive who lives in the same time zone as his business’s most important customer, China.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

Richmond should trade picks 2 and 3 to get Harley Reid from West Coast.

AFLVideoCommentsThe AFL team most likely to sign Harley Reid

RICHO’S TOP 10: He is a man in demand and this is the club holding the right cards to go all out to secure the Eagles star’s signature.

Matthew Richardson

Male hand destroying cigarettes on black background.stop smoking concept. world no tobacco day

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Laura Hunter
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Aussie’s should celebrate this years No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day should be the day that Australia celebrates its world leading stance on reducing smoking and vaping. 

Laura Hunter

Read Alice’s story before getting behind the wheel today, writes Laura Newell.

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Read Alice’s story before getting behind the wheel today

Alice’s story is tragic, but her parents’ wish is that some good may come from telling it. So, it seems appropriate that I share it on Fatality Free Friday.

Laura Newell

Laura Newell

Albanese doing a Roger llustration: Don Lindsay

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Cian Hussey
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Albonese has the chance to ‘do a Roger’

Labor’s resounding victory gives Anthony Albanese the opportunity to set up a generation of labor.

Cian Hussey

Jacinta Price, Michael McCormack, Sussan Ley.

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Fighting words flow freely as Coalition backbenchers arc up

Demoted Coalition backbenchers are making the most of their liberty to say precisely what they think.

Mark Riley

Mark Riley

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s report on national defence spending makes for sombre reading.

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PM’s strategy of denial won’t keep Australia secure

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s report on national defence spending makes for sombre reading. But the Prime Minister’s refusal to take it seriously is even more concerning.

Ben Harvey dissects the 2025 Rich List and explains why two household names have dropped out of the top 10.

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Latest rich list of Aussie gazillionaires is hot off press

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey dissects the 2025 Rich List and explains why two household names have dropped out of the top 10.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

MARK RILEY: Demoted Coalition backbenchers making the most of their liberty to say precisely what they think. Pictured: Jacinta Price, Michael McCormack, Sussan Ley.

PoliticsCommentsPremiumFighting words flow freely as Coalition backbenchers arc up

MARK RILEY: Demoted Coalition backbenchers are making the most of their liberty to say precisely what they think.

Mark Riley

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