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Protest laws a slippery slope WA shouldn’t slide down

There’s a lot to love about Melbourne. But if the WA Government is looking across the country at Victoria right now, I can only hope it’s admiring Melbourne’s cracking light rail system and not these new laws.

Kate Emery

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Thief stole more than they bargained for: A bike and faith

When I was young enough that my idea of a good night out involved sticky floors and stickier drinks, I had a habit of walking home alone in the wee hours.

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Unforced errors can’t hide nuclear silence forever

‘Peter Dutton will be hoping to cruise to victory largely on the strength of his opponent’s unforced errors’.

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Talk is cheap, and so is WA’s funding for crucial services

When the Premier spoke this week at a business breakfast about domestic violence, a woman named Chelsea McKinney was in the audience. She was possibly a tiny bit pissed off at what he said.

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Prepare the violins: Commonwealth Bank is suffering too

Being charged to access your own money from your own bank branch. That’s a new one.

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Don’t let the cute face fool you: Cats are the real killers

Cat and dog owners love to spar over which pet is smarter, when the real question is whether cat or dog owners have more going on upstairs.

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Please put your phone away in the cinema and enjoy the film

To yearn for a communal experience is human. To take out your phone in the cinema is unkind.

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Imported US-style transgender culture war won’t wash in WA

There are some things that should never be politicised.

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Why this nasty bit of racism can’t be dismissed as a one-off

It’s not that I think we all need to sit around saying ‘isn’t it terrible about the racism?’ like we’re first-year university students trying to get laid.

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Memo PM: Social media isn’t just dangerous for kids

Who’s really in danger from social media? Is it the kids (yes) or is it all of us (also yes)?

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Parents who film kids at junior sport have lost the plot

If a global superstar like Sam Kerr can roll with the punches, what excuses do Perth parents with sideline rage have?

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We need a cost-of-living measure that’s not cute and fluffy

If the State Government is serious about cost-of-living relief that goes beyond a sugar hit and a pic op with something cute and fluffy, how about it put its hand in its pocket for this measure?

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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.

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One-punch victim Danny Hodgson has been fighting too long

How many fights should an innocent man be reasonably expected to endure?

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Incessant trigger warnings do us more harm than good

The moment I knew trigger warnings had gone too far was when I sat down to watch Blink Twice. Before Channing Tatum had so much as thought about removing his shirt, the film started with a trigger warning.

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When did kids stop being able to be kids?

This is a story about a trampoline. But it’s really a bigger story about what we want our neighbourhoods to look like.

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The WA Government’s hypocrisy in celebrating Book Week

Our State Government appears happy to celebrate books when it comes to putting out media releases about Book Week but not so much when it comes to coughing up some cash.

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The unlikely role model of masculinity we need right now

This is embarrassing to admit but I’ve fallen in love. Nothing will happen (he lives in another country and is up for a promotion at work) but I’m one public appearance from carving our initials on a tree.

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Your ‘meaningful’ birth isn’t worth more than a child’s life

A small but vocal group eschewing accepted medical intervention during all stages of pregnancy is threatening the lives of children.

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Kate EmeryPremiumThe uncomfortable truth about why kids don’t read any more

Kids are reading for pleasure less than they used to and I’ve got bad news for parents who don’t like this. It’s probably their fault.

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If AI can sack us, will it break our hearts too?

If you ever receive this break-up letter you should be alarmed. AI won’t just condemn the human race; it’ll break your heart or fire you in a confusing, slightly insulting, way.

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The unbearable weight of James Packer

As I told my daughter when she asked loudly in the middle of the supermarket WHY IS THAT MAN SO FAT it’s rude to talk about other people’s bodies.

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In unprecedented times, Arnie is the hero we need

Globally, it’s been a week to make you long for precedented times. In such times it’s important to seek light. My unlikely source of it? Arnold Schwarzenegger. 

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Cottesloe Beach deserves better than this shoddy treatment

Rising sea levels will redevelop Cottesloe’s foreshore before the council gets around to it. Perhaps then some residents will finally have what they want.

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