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PARKING ANGERCommentsPremiumACROD bay users reveal impact of illegal parking

Hundreds of disability parking permit holders have given an insight into how they are impacted by the misuse of ACROD parking bays, with some even subjected to verbal abuse or threats.

Rhianna Mitchell

Shock figuresCommentsPremiumChildren present in one-third of family violence cases

Child Protection Minister Simone McGurk has revealed that WA youths were present in close to a third of all family violence reports attended by police last year.

Charlotte Elton

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Community spiritCommentsPremium
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COVID has made all of us reconsider what is important

We’re working from home, re-evaluating the future and— on a personal level— re-thinking what matters to us. There’s a reason the saying ‘we’re all in this together’ has been worn thin this year.

Shocking revelationCommentsPremiumReport: One third of suicide victims had no treatment

Friends of an Australian man who died from suicide last year say he never got any professional help. A concerning new report shows he is just one of many to have fallen through the cracks.

Angira Bharadwaj

the belle curveCommentsPremiumHow body positivity is changing the face of modelling

Picture a model — what did you see? Wrinkle-free skin and a super-skinny frame? Or someone else? How body positive models in all shapes and sizes are turning industry standards on their head.

Charlotte Elton

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EditorialCommentsPremium
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Action needed on shameful Aboriginal housing crisis

The conditions in which many WA First Nations families have been forced to live are nothing short of a disgrace. Urgent action is needed to tackle the problem on a comprehensive scale.

Playtime’s overCommentsPremiumHow your kids’ toys could be spying on you

Parents are being warned about the privacy risks posed by popular internet-connected toys such as smartwatches, talking dolls and robots, which can expose families to surveillance and hacking.

Rhianna Mitchell

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Miscarriage reactionCommentsPremium
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Disgusting attacks on Meghan are attacks on every woman

Tiptoe into the social media cesspit today and you could be forgiven for thinking that Meghan Markle had murdered a litter of puppies — not written an emotional piece about her tragic miscarriage.

Kate Emery

Kate EmerySenior Reporter

Cultural shiftVideoCommentsPremiumOut of office employees the workplace of the future

Three-quarters of employers now offer flexible hours in a work-life ‘industrial revolution to help more Australians juggle work and family life — but men are still pocketing a ‘blokes’ bonus’.

Natasha Bita, Rhianna Mitchell and Kate Purnell

Amanda RishworthCommentsPremiumAustralian youth must be the focus and we need action

Amanda Rishworth reveals why she wants the Federal Government to deliver a youth recovery strategy which gets young people through the pandemic and secures their long term futures.

Amanda Rishworth

Future prospectsCommentsPremiumWe need to give our kids a chance: Labor

The ALP is calling for an urgent and targeted youth recovery strategy to give young people struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic the prospect of a better future.

Lanai Scarr

‘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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