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Letter to the Editor: Save the fig trees and the gaol

Cutting down the fig trees outside the old jail is a “knee-jerk reaction to solve a problem”, writes John Robertson of Orana in a letter to the editor.

John Robertson

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Letter to the Editor: Minister responds to energy complaint

The Minister for Energy has responded to last week’s solar panel complaint with “food for thought”, writes Richard Norman of Spencer Park in a letter to the editor.

Richard Norman

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The govt says it’s hiring health staff. Where are the ads?

Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has repeatedly expressed genuine sympathy for families left waiting as long as three years to see a paediatrician.

Jessica Page

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French rape horror shows how hard it is for women to be safe

The case of Gisele Pelicot, the woman secretly drugged and raped about 200 times by both her husband and potentially around 72 other men, has me searching the thesaurus for synonyms of ‘horrific’.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

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Free zoo tickets a ‘nice-to-have’ not real cost relief

While zoo tickets might offer a charming day out, forgive me if I’m a bit sceptical of the giveaway as a truly philanthropic ‘cost of living’ measure. 

Laura Newell

Laura Newell

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Emma JarvisCommentsPremium
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Ditch the superficial check-ins for a genuine connection

When R U OK Day comes around I am reminded of a time when my children were young, and I was so tired and lonely that I did an experiment. For one week, I decided to be honest when people asked me if I was OK. 

Emma Jarvis

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Lifting veil of silence will help empower Indigenous people

After 200 years of silence, it’s time for the truth. The centuries of oppression have created systems which have muzzled the voices of First Nations people. Slowly, things are changing. 

Emma Garlett

Emma Garlett

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Why the trend is not Anthony Albanese’s friend

When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Labor strategists comb through the latest set of numbers, chances are they won’t like what they see. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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Another child death in a youth prison is unforgivable

Last month, a 17-year-old boy took his own life in youth prison. This is the first ever death in custody at Banksia Hill youth prison. Unforgivably, it is the second death in custody of a child within a year.

Roxanne Moore

The NightlyWhy we owe Kevin Rudd a national apology

THE FRONT DORE: The ex-PM has been telling us all along his treasurer was an economic dud. Now Wayne Swan has proved him right.

Christopher Dore

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Gallop set standard at Barrow

In thinking about the Federal Government’s Nature Positive laws recently, I reflected on the passage of the Barrow Island Act and Gorgon State Agreement through the WA Parliament in 2003.

Daniel Smith

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Andrew MillerComments
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Train travel provides unique experiences of world we live in

They wind along the arterial tracks of the earth, across rivers and through mountain tunnels with sinuous, insistent urgency.

ANDREW MILLER

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Jessica PageCommentsPremium
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WA Premier needs a recipe to Cook up a profile

Roger Cook has an image problem, exactly five hundred days after he was sworn-in as Premier.

Jessica Page

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Nature Positive opened Labor’s wounds

Cutting a deal with the Greens means cutting loose a whole swathe of Labor MPs’ seats to the Opposition, and cutting off Australia’s economic lifeline - Western Australia. 

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Gary MartinComments
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Shutting down nosy colleagues

This type of questioning . . . is about exerting control, passing judgment or fulfilling an agenda.

Gary Martin

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Agenda behind attack on unions

Over 200 officials of the CFMEU have been sacked from their elected positions without any proven wrongdoing.

Will Tracey

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Paula Wilkinson Comments
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Legal assistance groups are under impossible pressure

This shameful situation has revealed an entire community support network at risk. 

Paula Wilkinson

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JOE SPAGNOLOCommentsPremium
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Shades of Bill Shorten in 2024?

Has Albanese underestimated Peter Dutton this election?

JOE SPAGNOLO

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Voters must face a frightening election reality

For more than a century Australian voters could confident they’ve made decisions at the ballot box based on accurate information. Less so the voters in 2025.

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The frightening truth about Elle’s cancer stance

I know of two people who opted out of chemotherapy after a breast cancer diagnosis. One of them is dead. The other is Elle Macpherson.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

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What hope has Chalmers got if undies used as economic tools?

Like just about every treasurer Australia has ever had, Jim Chalmers never studied economics.

BEN HARVEY

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The right to disconnect is positive progress

Reasonable people might ask the question “Can’t we just use common sense around this? Why does it have to be legislated?” and to them, I say, that’s two questions. But you make a great point.

Nat Locke

Anxiety Aunt PremiumHelp! My son refuses to accept that I am gay

‘One would suggest that his reaction, then, probably has more to do with an emotional inability or unwillingness to embrace change.’

Jay Hanna

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EDITORIAL PremiumLabor’s RBA pile-on betrays economic incompetence

If the goal of this coordinated smash-up is to intimidate Michele Bullock into bringing down interest rates early, Wayne Swan and Jim Chalmers are going to be disappointed.