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Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti at Fraser Suites

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Rita SaffiotiComments
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A few bad eggs are affecting the entire taxi industry

We have many hard working taxi drivers in the taxi industry but recently we have received complaints about drivers refusing to use meters and drivers not appropriately displaying their authorisation.

Rita Saffioti

Liberal Leader Basil Zempilas' budget reply speech at Parliament House.

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Budget estimates show some ministers are making guesstimates

Budget estimates is the three day window every year in State Parliament following the Budget. It’s very clear which ministers know their stuff, and which ones have skimmed the briefing notes.

Basil Zempilas

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez tied the knot in Venice in a lavish, A-lister-filled ceremony.

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Do easy to hate billionaires deserve their bad rap?

As consumers we may welcome lower prices but should we be concerned about Bezos’ wealth? Is it a threat to democracy to have so much money in the hands of so few people?

Raymond Da Silva Rosa

Neighbours of the building formerly known as Fraser Suites in East Perth are protesting the State Government's plans to turn it into social housing.

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NIMBYs fear not: Fraser Suites plan won’t tank unit prices

I’m not sure of the legality of removing amenities that were priced into the cost of apartments next to Fraser Suites. But it certainly does not pass the pub test.

Kim Macdonald

Jim Chalmers Round Table Tax reform Illustration: Don Lindsay

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Time to axe stamp duty

The recent WA Budget was big on ambition for our infrastructure build but showed little ambition for much-needed tax reform.

Cassandra Winzar

Daniel Hocking

OpinionWhy Pride should be important to Busselton

Pride events are important for individuals in the South West, even if certain people are “offended” by it. It’s not only a celebration but an acknowledgement of the fight for self-expression rights.

Daniel Hocking

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey recaps the prison-breaking life and times of Australia’s most notorious armed robber, Brenden ‘The Postcard Bandit'.

WATCHVideoPremiumBrenden Abbott is Houdini of Australia’s criminal underworld

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey recaps the prison-breaking life and times of Australia’s most notorious armed robber, Brenden ‘The Postcard Bandit’.

Ben Harvey | Wed, July 2

Big business have been targeted in a wave of cyber attacks.

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Qantas hack a wake-up call that no one is safe

EDITORIAL: Our national airline is the latest big Australian company to fall prey to a malicious cyber attack.

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Narrogin Senior High School students Maylesha Turvey and Horriekeesha Williams celebrate NAIDOC Week.

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Emma GarlettComments
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With its roots in mourning, NAIDOC Week is now a celebration

Today, NAIDOC Week is one of the most significant events on the Australian calendar. 

Emma Garlett

Emma Garlett

Brian Burke pictured at home.

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GST deal in peril as WA influence in PM’s inner circle ebbs

Western Australia is in dangerous Labor Party territory.

Brian Burke

Time is ticking and the mud's not sticking.

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Labor’s spending deserves scrutiny, but will the mud stick?

Government spending is ripe for attack, but time and the election cycle is not on the Opposition’s side. 

Jessica Page

Jessica Page

“Participation in community events can be one of the most accessible forms of preventative health” say Debbie Childs & Richard Newman.

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Sport must be for everyone as WA faces health crisis

When we first read about the Cook Government’s renewed commitment to the Perth Motorplex and the expansion of major sporting events across our State, we’ll be honest, it sat uncomfortably with both of us.

Debbie Childs & Richard Newman

Dom Sheed at Eagles HQ Mineral Resources Park.

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There’s more to Sheed than just one kick

There’s a touch of unfairness to the fact that retiring West Coast Eagle Dom Sheed will be remembered by fans primarily for a single kick. 

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Ben Harvey explains the bizarre trend that drove the Australian share market to a record high and the commodity behind the stunning comeback.

WATCH VideoCommentsPremiumGOLD was only ever one bad hairdo away from a bull run

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey explains the bizarre trend that drove the Australian share market to a record high and the commodity behind the stunning comeback.

Ben Harvey | Tue, July 1

Anthony Albanese needs to meet with Donald Trump whether he likes it or not.

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Albo needs to rip off Band-Aid and meet with Trump

EDITORIAL: It's a fact of life that some world leaders are people you’d prefer not to invite round for a cuppa. But it’s time for Anthony Albanese to get over that and meet with Donald Trump.

Toxic workplaces are costing Australian economy millions

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Alan PatchingComments
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Toxic workplaces are costing Australian economy millions

Every year thousands of Australians lodge workplace injury claims — not for broken bones but for broken spirits.

Alan Patching

Western Australia is the engine room of our nation, an inexhaustible source of iron ore, natural gas, gold, and other critical minerals that fuel our economy and boost the Federal Government’s bottom line., writes Matt O’Sullivan.

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Matt O’SullivanComments
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WA is Samwise to the Prime Minister’s Frodo

Western Australia is the engine room of our nation, an inexhaustible source of iron ore, natural gas, gold, and other critical minerals that fuel our economy and boost the Federal Government’s bottom line.

Matt O’Sullivan

Quotas work in getting more women politicians elected. If that’s what the Liberal Party wants to do, they should, at the very least, not shut down the conversation, writes Kate Emery.

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Liberal Party shouldn’t shut the door on quotas

Getting a job by virtue of your sex just doesn’t feel right. But in lieu of a time machine, quotas are one of the best weapons against gender bias.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks during a press conference regarding the latest inflation figures.

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Thickets of red tape holding back Abundance

The ‘abundance agenda’ is colouring the government’s thinking as it approaches its second-term agenda but the hot new book from the US isn’t the only influence on the thinking of ministers.

Katina Curtis

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

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Wong the wrong person to win American’s favour

Australia’s relationship with its No.1 security ally is at its lowest ebb in memory. And into this fray we are sending . . . Penny Wong. 

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Ben Harvey speculates why WA’s most notorious bikie figure has taken his three decades of underworld muscle into the ring.

WATCHVideoPremiumTroy Mercanti’s opponent should have Googled first

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey speculates why WA’s most notorious bikie figure has taken his three decades of underworld muscle into the ring.

Ben Harvey | Mon, June 30

Andrew Miller had a birthday last week, which brought to mind a montage of parties gone by, especially the faces of beloved friends now lost — their yearly counters now stopped forever. 

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Birthday parties as a tot taught us a very important lesson

Only those closest to us really think we are truly special, and sometimes even they get distracted. 

Andrew Miller

Iran and its minions, masters of deception, will keep trying to play gullible Western leaders like a fiddle in an orchestra of appeasement, writes Justin Amler.

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Weak words about ‘diplomacy’ play into Iran regime’s hands

After 12 days of direct conflict between Iran and Israel, that war has come to a temporary halt. At least, the war with Iran.

Justin Amler

As the workplace has become more sensitive and emotionally aware, something else is creeping in: a tendency to overprotect, over-soften and over-accommodate, writes Gary Martin.

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Gary MartinComments
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Workplace molly-coddling has made fair feedback taboo

As the workplace has become more sensitive and emotionally aware, something else is creeping in: a tendency to overprotect, over-soften and over-accommodate.

Gary Martin