In a cost-of-living crisis, families naturally worry about getting sick. Not only does missing work limit someone’s ability to bring in money, but the cost of healthcare can be daunting.
We suffered fewer deaths than other places, thanks to our isolation controls, but we could have had fewer restrictions if everyone had been educated about the importance of breathing safe air in public places.
Andrew Miller
Politician Bob Katter thinks a cashless society will see many people go hungry. He believes those who aren’t tech savvy, mostly the elderly, will fall by the wayside. To some extent he is right.
Rand Low
Once dismissed as a passing fad, facial hair — from faint stubble to full-blown face forests — has proven to have more staying power than a stubborn ingrown.
Gary Martin
Casually making small talk with my ride share driver recently, I was shocked to hear an incredibly racist statement about an Australian minority group.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Few issues in WA are as vexed as housing. There’s not enough, most of it is either unaffordable or fast approaching that threshold and fewer young people are able to purchase or find an appropriate rental.
I’m not sure the general public really knows what the Curtin MP stands for. But she could be set for a major role in the next Parliament — if she can hang on to her seat.
Joe Spagnolo
A small group of volunteers wants to highlight the bravery of, and sacrifices made by, WA’s commercial fishing fleet.
Ben Harvey
No one likes coming face-to-face with evidence of their own parenting failures. But there was no denying I had let my son down badly when he looked pale after his first Year 5 growth and development class.
Jay Hanna
Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas is spruiking Perth as not just a stop over destination for overseas tourists - but as a place to stay and holiday - during his visit to Japan.
As a parent, you have a responsibility. If you know your teenager or their friends have been drinking, don’t let them drive.
David Michael
A major takeout from the inquiry into the national response to COVID is that a lack of trust would likely mean a less co-operative public during a future pandemic.
Michelle Grattan
Times are tough, and you are by no means the only person in Perth who has had to swap champagne nights out for cut-price, bleach-your-insides-cheap-chardonnay nights at home.
The shabby anti-abortion scaremongering that scarred the Queensland election is a salient reminder of the grubby tactics employed in politics.
Paul Murray
Why do we think pain is a good thing?
Belle Taylor
EDITORIAL: Regardless of their feelings about Pauline Hanson’s divisive brand of politics, Australians who believe in freedom of speech and the right to political expression should back her in this fight.
Editorial
Here’s hoping reports about Federal Liberal politicians plotting new ways for homebuyers to access their superannuation are just the product of a slow news week.
Neale Prior
There’s a strong possibility Donald Trump will become the US President again. The impact of a change in administration would be huge. Not just for the US, but for the world. We need to be prepared.
The Qantas Customer Service manager at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport thought I was mad. ‘Are you sure you want to do this sir?’ she asked incredulously.
Mark Riley
The Cook Government - in the face of record ambulance ramping, dangerous staff shortages and plummeting morale - is becoming almost comical in its ‘nothing to see here’ mantra.
Libby Mettam
It’s time we took a hard look at whether non-compete clauses are serving the national interest.
Andrew Leigh
So refreshed by his visit to our lucky country was King Charles III that he says he will make a full return to overseas duties next year.
Laura Newell
Here’s the problem with Anthony Albanese’s Qantas flight upgrades: there were just too many of them.
Basil Zempilas
Inflation has slowed, and that’s a good thing. But prices are continuing to rise, and thanks to our protracted inflation cycle, they’re doing so off a much higher base.