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‘Sad state of affairs’PremiumBanksia Hill child inmates to remain at Casuarina for 1 year

Children transferred from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to an isolated unit at a maximum security adult jail are expected to remain there for ‘12 to 18 months’, WA’s prison watchdog has revealed.

Josh Zimmerman

‘Blunt conversations’Premium‘War zone’: Top cop responds to Carnarvon youth crime plea

WA’s highest ranking police officer has called for ‘calm’ after a shire president pleaded with Premier Mark McGowan to help deal with a youth crime wave that has turned some town streets into ‘a battleground’.

Shannon Hampton

Social AffairsPremiumNSW may step in for Aboriginal centre

The NSW government may step in to help a funding stoush over an iconic Sydney Aboriginal community centre that is facing an uncertain future.

Finbar O'Mallon

Social AffairsPremiumWA rental law fears 'grossly exaggerated'

West Australian housing advocates say there is little evidence to support claims rental tenancy changes would lead to a flood of investors selling properties.

Michael Ramsey

Social AffairsPremiumWomen's funding ultimatum for Vic councils

Victorian councils must back fair access to community sporting facilities for women in order to receive funding from the state government.

Mibenge Nsenduluka

Paul Murray CommentsPremiumCelebs to pollies... no one wants to take responsibility

If taking responsibility was good enough for a goose like Morrison, it must be good for the ganders too.

Mark Mallabone

Happy newsCommentsPremiumDeportation fight over as Biloela family get permanent visas

The young Tamil asylum seeker family who spent four years in immigration detention amid community outrage no longer have to fear deportation, with the government granting permanent visas.

Rebecca Le May

Social AffairsPremiumTasmanian premier's statue could go

Hobart City Council has been told to vote to remove the statue of a former Tasmanian premier who mutilated the corpse of an Aboriginal man in 1869.

Finbar O'Mallon

Social AffairsPremiumSA building union links with Vic branch

The South Australian branch of the CFMEU has joined forces with the powerful Victorian-Tasmanian division led by John Setka.

Tim Dornin

Social AffairsPremiumHeated WA market impacting social housing

Western Australia's biggest challenge in addressing homelessness is getting money out of the door in a heated construction market, the housing minister says.

Michael Ramsey

Shocking impactCommentsPremium‘Three years on street left me with lifelong sickness’

A Perth dad has detailed the devastating health conditions he and his son suffer after three years of living in their car, coinciding with a major new report on the homeless community.

Rebecca Le May

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Students behaving badlyCommentsPremium
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WA principal slams ‘indulgent’ parents over sickies, dacking

The principal of a leading Catholic boys’ school has taken a swipe at ‘indulgent’ parents who make excuses for their children when they misbehave and allow their kids to get away with taking a sickie.

Bethany Hiatt

Social AffairsPremiumMore First Nation kids placed in Qld care

The over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Queensland's child protection system continues to grow, new data shows.

Robyn Wuth

Social AffairsPremiumNSW trains getting back on track

NSW train services are gradually resuming after a four hour stoppage from midnight, as rail unions and management meet again to try to resolve the dispute.

Maureen Dettre

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Pride jumper fiascoVideoComments
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Kate Emery: There’s nothing ‘Manly’ about rejecting gay fans

Who do the seven NRL players who baulked at wearing a rainbow jersey think they are? They’re being asked to turn up and do their jobs. And for one day, that job includes recognising that LGBTQI people exist.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

‘save someone’s life’PremiumNew registry gives domestic violence victims a housing hand

Compassionate landlords are being urged to join a new registry helping victims of domestic violence, as nearly nine in 10 say they do not want them as tenants.

Kim Macdonald

Social AffairsMore strike action for NT prisons

The United Workers Union says prison guards in Alice Springs will walk off the job on Saturday in further industrial action over the four-year pay freeze.

Tim Dornin

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Emma GarlettCommentsPremium
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Beware ‘greenwashing’ companies selling false eco promises

As sustainable investment grows, we need to make sure there is alignment between what companies say they are doing and what they are actually doing. There is no room for faffing about.

Emma Garlett

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Kate EmeryCommentsPremium
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The word woman is not under threat

Gender-neutral language doesn't erase anyone — it includes everyone.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

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‘Huge concern’CommentsPremium
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WA kids suffer in long wait for paediatricians

A spate of retirements and burnout is exacerbating already long waitlists, with one paediatrician revealing he’s had to hire three receptionists to tell 20-30 new referrals a day that his books are closed.

Briana Fiore

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Cost-of-living crisis CommentsPremium
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Perth mums forced to sell personal items to pay for nappies

Anglicare chief executive Mark Glasson has made the heartbreaking revelation some mums have resorted to selling personal items to pay for nappies as WA’s cost-of-living crisis worsens.

Joe Spagnolo

Social AffairsBiden calls US top court 'out of control'

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that the administration says will help protect access to abortions.

Staff Writers

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Paul MurrayComments
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Courts play critical role in maintaining our democracies

Never underplay the role of the courts in providing judge and fury on our freedoms.

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

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Gerry GeorgatosCommentsPremium
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Solution to Perth’s homelessness crisis is very simple

Australia can afford to build 150,000 public and social houses within two years and end all forms of homelessness.

Gerry Georgatos