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How young women may deliver poll shock

The final countdown to polling day is on. And the female factor has emerged as the focus point in this last crucial week of campaigning.

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Lanai Scarr
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No matter who wins, things will look different on Sunday

On Monday an interesting poll popped into my inbox. Coffee and snack chain Muffin Break says it has done a ‘bean poll’ every election since 2007 that has always predicted the correct winner.

Lanai Scarr

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Hung parliament risk
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Beware of voting for change

The last thing Australia needs is the gridlock and chaos that will ensue if there is an unstable hung Parliament.

Celia Hammond

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Connecting with young voters
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Major political parties miss the mark with Tik Tok

When it comes to targeting young voters, TikTok is a social media platform that political parties should not be ignoring.

Demelza Leonard

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Money matters
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I’d be barking mad to look to the stars for financial advice

Marketers out there are capitalising on that fact with my inbox offering up all sorts of ways to boost our beleaguered bank balances.

Laura Newell

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Josh Zimmerman
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Why this could be the move that ScoMo regrets

If Scott Morrison does lose government on Saturday, one of his biggest regrets may be establishing the National Cabinet in the early days of COVID.

Josh Zimmerman

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Hoping for a ‘miracle’
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ScoMo’s ideological thinking in bid to sway quiet Aussies

Scott Morrison is fighting for re-election in Australia’s outer suburbs, appealing to the ‘aspirational’ voters he hopes can save the Government.

Peter Law

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‘Planning disaster’
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ScoMo’s super housing policy desperate pitch of dying regime

It is sad when a party that claims to have a superior grasp of economics can come up with a policy that will have the opposite effect to what is supposedly intended and make life even harder for young Aussies.

Neale Prior

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Editorial
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Nation loses another larger than life character

The news of the loss of Andrew Symonds was hard to believe.

Hits the mark Ben O’Shea: Top Gun sequel a ride to remember

Maverick hits like the sonic boom of an F-14A Tomcat, but at times makes as much sense as playing beach volleyball in jeans, which were both things Cruise’s character had a penchant for in the 1986 original.

Ben O'Shea

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Peter Law
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Libs’ home buyer plan finally brings contest of ideas

Scott Morrison’s last-minute pitch to young voters at the Coalition’s official campaign launch has set up a genuine contest of ideas over housing affordability.

Peter Law

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Kate Emery
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Why I won’t be taking my mask off anytime soon

Isn’t it great that we can see each other’s faces again, a friend greeted me shortly after WA’s mask mandate was lifted. It’s lovely, I agreed, and I think she heard me although my voice was muffled by my mask.

Kate Emery

DAD LIFEJOSH ZIMMERMAN: Why we’re investing in a baby cage

‘We are grappling with a baby whose determination is suddenly matched with a scary degree of mobility. Suddenly, nothing is safe.’

Josh Zimmerman

THAT’S LIFESomething doesn’t add up when it comes to girls and maths

Girls aren’t actually bad at maths, they just think they are. Not only that, but their teachers think they are, and as a result, their lack of belief in their students becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Nat Locke

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Paul Murray
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Is it too little too late for ScoMo?

The absolute bottom line to the Coalition’s election campaign has been that big sections of Australian society stopped listening to Prime Minister Scott Morrison some time ago.

Paul Murray

Simon CollinsGoodbye masks, hello COVID!

WA waited awhile but, like a heritage rock band’s world tour, the COVID infection peak is finally here.

Simon Collins

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Anxiety Aunt
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Channel your rage then turn the page

‘As luck would have it, your Aunt often has an axe to grind with someone about something.’

Jay Hanna

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Paul Murray
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Is this a good election for the Coalition to lose?

It might appear highly cynical to suggest that next weekend’s poll is a good one for the coalition to lose. But in the most basic political terms, that’s not an unreasonable proposition.

Paul Murray

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Gerry Georgatos
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We must embrace understanding and forgiveness

We have leaders for the haves. Where is the leadership for the have nots?

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Dutton’s attack on McGowan not a wise move

Mark McGowan has been consistent for two years emphasising relations with China need to be handled sensitively and diplomatically. The person politicising the issue is Peter Dutton.

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Boom blunderBig-spending McGowan ignoring lessons from Barnett blues

Premier and Treasurer Mark McGowan should be planning to pay down State debt and not putting more heat into the WA economy by borrowing billions more.

Neale Prior

GSFL opinion OPINION: Why the game still needs individual brilliance

There is plenty of room in modern-day footy for individual brilliance.

Cameron Newbold

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Sarah-Jane Tasker
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PM faces big task to claw back a win

Scott Morrison has a tough road ahead of him in the final week of the campaign to win enough support to secure victory next Saturday.

Sarah-Jane Tasker

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Ben Morton
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Budget illustrates strong Morrison-McGowan partnership

This election presents a choice that has real consequences for West Australians

Opinion

opinion opinionEditorialCommentsPremium opinionHow young women may deliver poll shock

opinion opinionLanai ScarrCommentsPremium opinionNo matter who wins, things will look different on Sunday

opinion opinionHung parliament riskCommentsPremium opinionBeware of voting for change

opinion opinionConnecting with young votersCommentsPremium opinionMajor political parties miss the mark with Tik Tok

opinion opinionMoney mattersCommentsPremium opinionI’d be barking mad to look to the stars for financial advice

opinion opinionJosh ZimmermanCommentsPremium opinionWhy this could be the move that ScoMo regrets

analysis analysisHoping for a ‘miracle’CommentsPremium analysisScoMo’s ideological thinking in bid to sway quiet Aussies

opinion opinion‘Planning disaster’CommentsPremium opinionScoMo’s super housing policy desperate pitch of dying regime

opinion opinionEditorial CommentsPremium opinionNation loses another larger than life character

Hits the mark PremiumBen O’Shea: Top Gun sequel a ride to remember

analysis analysisPeter LawCommentsPremium analysisLibs’ home buyer plan finally brings contest of ideas

opinion opinionKate Emery CommentsPremium opinionWhy I won’t be taking my mask off anytime soon

DAD LIFEPremiumJOSH ZIMMERMAN: Why we’re investing in a baby cage

THAT’S LIFEPremiumSomething doesn’t add up when it comes to girls and maths

opinion opinionPaul MurrayCommentsPremium opinionIs it too little too late for ScoMo?

Simon CollinsPremiumGoodbye masks, hello COVID!

opinion opinionAnxiety AuntCommentsPremium opinionChannel your rage then turn the page

opinion opinionPaul MurrayCommentsPremium opinionIs this a good election for the Coalition to lose?

opinion opinionGerry GeorgatosCommentsPremium opinionWe must embrace understanding and forgiveness

opinion opinionEditorialCommentsPremium opinionDutton’s attack on McGowan not a wise move

Boom blunderPremiumBig-spending McGowan ignoring lessons from Barnett blues

GSFL opinion PremiumOPINION: Why the game still needs individual brilliance

opinion opinionSarah-Jane TaskerCommentsPremium opinionPM faces big task to claw back a win

opinion opinionBen MortonCommentsPremium opinionBudget illustrates strong Morrison-McGowan partnership