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Social AffairsAmazon curbs emergency contraceptives sale

Purchases of emergency contraceptive pills will be limited to three units per week on Amazon.com, the company says.

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Shelter searchVideoPremiumDesperate families ‘house hop’ in Airbnbs amid rental crisis

A young family has been caught on CCTV breaking into an Airbnb, seemingly just for a roof over their heads, highlighting the brutal reality of WA’s rental crunch.

Jordan Cutts

‘In solidarity’CommentsPremium‘It’s my body’: Perth joins outcry over US abortion rights

Anger over abortion rights being stripped away by the United States Supreme Court has reached WA, with hundreds protesting outside the American Consulate General in Perth.

Michael Traill

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‘Cultural pressures’
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Fearful mum who left baby in toilet shown mercy in court

An unmarried Indian woman under significant cultural and religious pressures ‘abandoned her humanity’ and left her newborn baby head first in a toilet out of fear she’d be ostracised from her community.

Sarah Steger

Grim warning CommentsPremiumPreserving our liberal democracy is not guaranteed

History isn’t over. The war in Ukraine has reminded us of this. So has last week’s decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade.

Daniel Smith

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‘Guess Who’ Premium
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The dangerous TikTok cyberbullying scandal in WA schools

Teens are using TikTok to post cryptic picture clues and derogatory quotes for a bizarre ‘guess who’ game inviting viewers to guess the identity of a classmate or teacher being portrayed.

Bethany Hiatt

War of wordsCommentsPremiumMcGurk, Sanderson take aim at staunch pro-lifer Goiran

Women’s Interests Minister Simone McGurk described the Roe v Wade determination as ‘deeply concerning and frightening’, setting women’s rights back decades.

Rebecca Le May

Roe v Wade decision PremiumWA’s ‘archaic’ abortion laws ‘worse than in Texas’

WA women are still forced to travel interstate for abortions due to the State’s ‘archaic’ laws, a global reproductive choices giant says, bracing for pro-life smugness after the Roe v Wade decision.

Rebecca Le May

‘Scared’ PremiumLaidley reveals gender struggles as a child

Laidley spoke about how sport became both a battle and a refuge as she struggled to come to grips with her identity.

‘Unfairly targeted?’CommentsPremiumMcGowan won’t commit to FIFO sex assault register

Premier Mark McGowan has poured cold water on a FIFO worker register that would prevent those found guilty of sexual assault from job-hopping. 

Briana Fiore and Ben O’Shea

Social AffairsNSW delivery driver paid out after death

A food delivery driver who died after being hit by a bus has been acknowledged as an employee under the NSW workers' compensation scheme.

Farid Farid

Social AffairsVictorian children at risk in kinship care

Victoria's most vulnerable children and young people in care are at risk of inadequate child protection, new data shows.

Mibenge Nsenduluka

Swimming ban PremiumFINA ruling ‘adds to marginalisation’ of trans kids

A WA children’s health expert has said she is concerned transgender kids would be hurt by the decision to ban trans athletes from competing in elite swimming competitions.

Shannon Beven

DefencePremiumAnger at targeting of unwell soldiers

An army commander says action should be taken against soldiers who target mentally or physically unwell colleagues, adding you "can't mitigate stupidity".

Deborah Cornwall

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Promises to do better on gender bias simply won’t cut it

‘Run the World (Girls)‘ is a powerful anthem by Beyonce that repeats over and over again that girls run the world. It is empowering and energising, even if we know it isn’t true.

Linda Savage

Distinguished servicePremiumIndigenous trailblazer honoured for 25 years of prison work

An Indigenous ‘trailblazer’ who has dedicated her life to helping vulnerable communities has been awarded the Australian Corrections Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. 

Briana Fiore

Social AffairsQld govt mulls new community group funding

Community centres in Queensland will have their funding model reviewed as the state government develops a 10-year plan to address social isolation.

Nick Gibbs

Social AffairsTaking CBD oil and driving 'safe': study

A world-first study led by Sydney University researchers has found driving under the influence of approved cannabis oil does not impair cognitive abilities

Farid Farid

Crisis deepeningPremiumShocking homelessness report highlights State ‘failures’

A shocking new report has found almost three-quarters of homeless West Australians and those deemed at risk have been turned away from accommodation in the last financial year.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Social AffairsAussies waste $10b on stuff they never use

Australians spend over $10 billion a year on items that will end up in landfill without being used, but experts say there are ways to curb excessive purchasing.

Phoebe Loomes

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Perth mayor stops council meeting amid ‘sexist’ debate

A Perth council meeting came to an abrupt halt after councillors feuded over just four words.

Pip Waller

‘Psychiatric hostels’PremiumMental health body wants end to makeshift patient housing

WA’s peak body for community mental health has called for an end to discharging vulnerable patients from psychiatric care into backpackers or makeshift boarding houses.

Caitlyn Rintoul

‘Carrying the burden’PremiumBasil spruiks four solutions to WA’s homelessness crisis

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has told a parliamentary inquiry the local government is ‘bearing the brunt’ of a State-wide housing crunch and says the WA Government is responsible for fixing it.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Service saviour?CommentsPremium‘Must stay open’: McGowan considers Activ workshop lifeline

The McGowan government may intervene to save Activ workshops from closing, saying the sites employing more than 700 people with disability ‘need to stay open’.

Rebecca Le May and Josh Zimmerman