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Reduce speed limits: People need to walk safely in Perth

Today’s report detailing plans by several inner-city councils to further reduce speed limits in their patch — to 40 km/h — will likely spark outrage in some quarters.

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Joe SpagnoloCommentsPremium
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Holidays, flat whites and footy finals key to poll result

If interest rates don’t fall before WA goes to the polls, you can expect a lot of unhappy voters.

Joe Spagnolo

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Sean SmithCommentsPremium
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Horrible, accidental, no-good bosses ruining your careers

Providing managers and staff the training they need to make a business successful should be a given. But too many companies and their HR departments fall short on their responsibilities..

Sean Smith

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Welcome to the world of facial blindness

Despite being fond of a wine, dressing up and my social circle, Christmas party season is a source of low-key terror as I’m in orbit of people I may have spoken to many times but cannot necessarily recognise.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

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Karen ChappelCommentsPremium
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Locals must have input in renewable plans

It is essential that our local governments are involved from the outset, to help to plan and deliver the infrastructure needed because of these projects.

Karen Chappel

Anxiety AuntPremiumWhen a Christmas gift fails to impress

‘Sometimes you have to be realistic and understand that other life priorities need to take over.’

Jay Hanna

Jay Hanna

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Idiot firebugs must be made to face full force of the law

Yet another raging bushfire threatening homes and lives. This time, only one home was destroyed, a sprawling farm house reduced to ash and rubble.

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Woolies’ Australia Day backflip case of corporate cowardice

Woolworths hit the headlines hard and early on the first day of 2025, confirming its backflip on Australia Day merchandise, both online and in-store.

Lanna Hill

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Justin LangerCommentsPremium
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Constas, Kohli prove five-day cricket passes the test

The summer storylines once again show that this five-day fixture is alive and well.

Justin Langer

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Paul MurrayComments
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Rita used two-card trick of GST, ore to boast about Budget

With WA headed to the polls in March, Saffioti’s electoral instincts kicked in when she presented the mid-year economic statement, patting herself on the back so hard she risked suffering a slipped disc.

Paul Murray

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JENI O’DOWDCommentsPremium
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Drone hysteria shows conspiracies flourish in info void

Since mid-November last year, reports of mysterious drones and unidentified aerial phenomena have flooded in.

Jeni O’Dowd

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United States rampage reminds us what is at stake

The attacks in the US are a chilling reminder that the terrorists’ hatred of us has not dissipated, and their desire to see us defeated has not been blunted.

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Perth NYE fireworks to rival celebrations around the world

‘I’m incredibly proud to be able to say Perth has a brand new New Year’s Eve tradition.’

Basil Zempilas

Basil Zempilas

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Rita SaffiotiCommentsPremium
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Ocean Reef Marina to become an iconic precinct

‘The 50-metre ocean pool will open in 2026, another WA Labor commitment delivered.’

Rita Saffioti

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Paula WilkinsonCommentsPremium
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No access to drinking water in our crumbling regional courts

Justice infrastructure across WA is no longer fit for purpose in many cases and the biggest impact is upon those who seek justice in our courts.

Paula Wilkinson

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Nick GoiranCommentsPremium
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West Australian women deserve safety

Every woman should be able to walk from a train station without being attacked by a registered sex offender that the Government was supposed to be supervising.

Nick Goiran

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Bit nautiComments
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How I visited three stunning locations with one flight

If you’re desperate for a holiday that’s tropical and adventure packed but doesn’t force you to take heaps of leave, you’ve come to the right place.

Morgan de Smidt

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Jim Chalmers is either delusional or deceptive

Most West Australians were still sleeping off the excesses of the New Year’s Eve when Jim Chalmers tapped out his misleading message on social media site X.

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Bill MannCommentsPremium
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To save our schools, parents must take more responsibility

Too often children are given free rein to set their own behaviour standards at home and in the community.

Bill Mann

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Gary MartinCommentsPremium
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The Perth-world problems we have living in world’s best city

By coining the phrase Perth-world problems, Basil Zempilas might have sparked a broader conversation about the unique quirks and charms that define life in Perth.

Gary Martin

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Simon BirminghamComments
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Reality checks for a better perspective on national debate

A little more pride and a little less whinging would be a great New Year’s resolution from us all. 

Simon Birmingham

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Katina CurtisComments
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What’s in and what’s out for politics in this election year

The turning of the calendar and the summer lull inevitably bring a degree of introspection about the year past and one beginning. So what should be in and out for federal politics in 2025?

Katina Curtis

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Five budding sports stars to watch in 2025

Each passing year gives new stars the opportunity to emerge and make their breakthrough in the sporting world: here is the pick of the bunch for 2025.

Ben Smith

Ben Smith

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Luigi Mangione’s celebrity shows America’s deep sickness

The sick obsession with alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione shows just how broken the US health system is.

Isabelle Mullen