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‘Silver lining’CommentsPremiumNew LGBTQIA+ advisory group to guide Perth Council

Council House’s gallery erupted in applause Tuesday night after council unanimously voted in favour of formally establishing the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group.

Michael Traill

‘Why are you crying?’CommentsPremiumThe Bluey episode every parent will relate to

Bluey episode ‘Baby Race’, which aired on ABC Kids this week, has struck a chord with parents around Australia who have taken to social media to tell how it left them in tears.

Rhianna Mitchell

Social AffairsColes says NSW supplies won't be disrupted

Workers at Coles' largest NSW warehouse are conducting rolling 24-hour stoppages but the supermarket giant says it Christmas supplies won't be affected.

Worrying trendCommentsPremiumDomestic violence figures skyrocket in WA

WA is at a domestic violence ‘crisis-point,’ experts have warned, as new figures reveal that rates of family violence have skyrocketed nearly 15 percent higher than last year.

Charlotte Elton

Social AffairsBoat of missing Qld man found on mudflats

The air and sea search continues for a central Queensland man last heard from five days ago, after his boat was found washed up on mudflats.

Nick Gibbs

Social AffairsCFMEU cooperating with AFP after NSW raids

The CFMEU has confirmed its Sydney headquarters and other properties have been raided by the Australian Federal Police and NSW Police.

Social AffairsMore women, Indigenous Aussies in defence

The latest survey of the Australian Defence Force has revealed a rise in the number of women and Indigenous Australians serving.

Tim Dornin

Power imbalanceCommentsPremiumJoyce’s lover says ‘bonk ban’ protects no one

The woman whose affair with Barnaby Joyce triggered Malcolm Turnbull’s infamous ‘bonk ban’ says it has done nothing to stop powerful ministers sleeping with junior parliamentary staffers.

Controversial choicePremiumScorchers defend signing UK ‘sex conquest’ cricketer

WA cricket bosses have defended their decision to sign English cricketer Joe Clarke this summer — despite his central role in a rape case that saw his former teammate Alex Hepburn in prison.

Tim Clarke

Safe spaceCommentsPremiumHow sport and the PCYC is saving the Kimberley

For many children in remote towns, home isn’t always a safe option and after-school activities are limited. When boredom hits, crime rises. But sport and a community youth centre is changing that.

Taylar Amonini

‘It’s a powerful thing’CommentsPremiumElders welcome Aboriginal language prison program

Prisoners in WA will soon have the opportunity to rediscover their ‘sleeping’ Aboriginal identities and revive Noongar culture after the State-wide roll-out of a new language program.

Sarah Steger

Instant U-turnCommentsPremiumCouncillor slammed over ‘retarded’ speed zone slur

Disability advocacy groups have hit back after a City of Bayswater councillor described a neighbouring local government’s road policy as ‘absolutely retarded’.

Michael Traill

Social AffairsData shows no COVID-19 spike in suicide

Contrary to some myth-making and community fears, the COVID-19 pandemic has not seen a rise in suicides in either Victoria or NSW.

Ben McKay

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Public housing crisisCommentsPremium
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Six people, one bedroom. No way to live

Ellen Corbett doesn’t have photos on her walls. Her tiny Highgate unit never felt like a home. Crowded, with as many as 10 people living there at any time, this is the picture of WA’s housing crisis.

Annabel Hennessy

Cause for celebrationVideoLisa Curry’s family joy after birth of grandson

Australian Olympian Lisa Curry has shared a moment of joy with her grieving family, as her youngest daughter welcomed a new baby just months after the tragic passing of daughter Jaimi.

Oh my pod-castCommentsPremiumJoe Rogan: The man behind the world’s biggest podcast

What do Elon Musk, Kanye West and hate-speech-peddling conspiracy theorists have in common? They’ve all appeared on the world’s most popular — and one of its most controversial — podcasts.

Charlotte Elton

Inside the ManosphereCommentsPremiumHow online dads’ rights groups radicalise fathers

Disenfranchised fathers who feel let down by the family court system are turning to men’s rights groups for advice and support. But their controversial claims could be doing more harm than good.

Rhianna Mitchell

Call to actionCommentsPremiumStudy shows Australian kids among world’s heaviest

Australian kids are getting bigger with new data from a global study showing our children and adolescents are more overweight than those in the UK and Europe.

Angela Pownall

analysis
analysis
US electionCommentsPremium
analysis
Democracy under siege as Trump tantrums spark fury

Donald Trump displayed the worst caricature of himself when he gave an infamous speech during this week’s vote count, casting himself as the victim of an election-stealing conspiracy.

John Flint

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The West Australian exclusive
Breaking the cycleCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
How business can do more to help disadvantaged kids

Businesses need to do more to help reduce the number of children in out-of-home care and break the cycle of disadvantage, according to actor and activist Deborra-Lee Furness.

Lanai Scarr

Safe placeCommentsPremiumPerth council to consider new women’s shelter

East Perth’s shuttered Rod Evans Community Centre would be converted into a shelter for homeless women under a new plan to be considered by the City of Perth council tomorrow night.

Michael Traill

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The West Australian exclusive
rental health crisisVideoCommentsPremium
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Landlords eye 20pc rent increase when COVID ban ends

The Real Estate Institute of WA says rents have risen by 10-20 per cent for new tenants, with a further 20 per cent jump expected in late March when COVID-19 tenant protection ends.

Kim Macdonald

opinion
opinion
Price gougingCommentsPremium
opinion
Rent pain to hit at worst time for vulnerable

As Western Australia prepares to bring down its border, it’s timely to think about the other COVID measures that will be wound back and their serious impact on the community.

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Breaking pointCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Vital service ‘unable to meet demand’ from Perth mums

An early intervention support service for new mothers in crisis is unable to meet overwhelming demand from women experiencing postnatal anxiety and depression, with some vulnerable mums turned away.

Rhianna Mitchell

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