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Parliament culturePremiumReynolds to undergo ‘respectful workplace training’

The WA senator has confirmed she will undergo the training being offered to politicians following allegations of rape made by former staffer Brittany Higgins.

Sarah Ison

Social AffairsNT women silent on workplace harassment

Fear of negative consequences and the Northern Territory's small employment market is causing some women to remain silent about workplace sexual harassment.

Aaron Bunch

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The West Australian exclusive
Family want answersCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Homeless mum-of-six dies on Perth’s cold streets

A mother of six who had been sleeping on the city’s bitterly cold streets is the latest homeless person to lose their life in Perth.

Annabel Hennessy

TinderboxCommentsPremiumSouth Africa: How burning anger led to chaos and death

The crisis has exposed the deep inequity that still exists across the country 27 years after Nelson Mandela ushered in a peaceful transition to democracy.

Rhianna Mitchell

‘Illegal protestors’CommentsPremiumLockdown fury explodes into ‘super-spreading event’

Thousands of violent anti-lockdown protestors wreaked havoc in Sydney’s CBD in a chaotic, and at times violent, march that authorities have described as a possible ‘super-spreading event.’

Charlotte Elton & Briana Duggan

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The West Australian exclusive
Pleas ignoredCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Inside the tortured mind of a broken WA cop

A ‘mentally broken’ police officer tormented by nightmares that have finally driven him out of the force after almost three decades claims WA Police have ignored his pleas for help.

Brianna Dugan

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The West Australian exclusive
Sideline moronsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Fans unleash vile racist taunts at country footy match

Several players of African descent were subjected to vile racial verbal abuse by a small group of spectators during a regional Australian Rules match.

Reuben Carder

RevokedCommentsPremiumECU strips honorary doctorate from ex MP Barry House

Edith Cowan University has stripped former MP Barry House of an honorary doctorate for expressing views considered ‘incompatible’ with the university’s values.

Bethany Hiatt

Cancel cultureCommentsPremiumCouncil bans ad depicting woman cooking man’s head

The City of Stirling has been accused of jumping on the cancel culture bandwagon after it removed advertising for a play which depicted an edited picture of a woman cooking a man’s head.

Briana Fiore

‘Turning point’CommentsPremiumCall for employers to take action on sex discrimination

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins says the nation needs to move away from a reactive approach that relies on complaints by victims, to one that requires positive action from employers.

Sarah Ison

Social AffairsHow a property row cast out asylum seekers

Refugee advocates say there is an alarming lack of oversight around the use of private hotels to detain asylum seekers held by the federal government.

Tracey Ferrier

Social AffairsAsylum seekers begin new hunger strike

Asylum seekers have started another hunger strike in Melbourne protesting their years of detention in Australia and offshore in Nauru and Papua New Guinea.

Tracey Ferrier

Euro disgraceCommentsPremiumRacism & riots: Is beautiful game now just too ugly?

Even as a Pom in Perth — and at the risk of sounding unpatriotic — I’m relieved Euro 2020 is all over. No more ‘It’s coming home’ and no more reading that the game brings the world together.

Laura Newell

Laura NewellRegional News Editor

Uber-ised workMiners’ pay hit by rise of gig economy

Regional communities are missing out on spending by workers as mining companies use current laws to hire cheaper casuals, a Federal inquiry has been told.

Marion Rae

Disgusting attackVideoEngland stars racially abused after Euros loss

The Football Association has condemned racist online abuse of England players after the Three Lions fell to Italy overnight.

John Besley

opinion
opinion
the toughest timeCommentsPremium
opinion
Why Aboriginal families need to discuss dying wishes

WA is approaching the second week of voluntary assisted dying being an option for some of those in our community and it’s time for West Aussies to have this difficult and confronting conversation.

Rangi Hirini

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The West Australian exclusive
Silent no morePremium
The West Australian exclusive
Tame, Higgins help WA victims find their voices

WA Police say the number of sexual assault reports they received increased by almost 10 per cent over the last year as more victims encouraged by the #MeToo movement came forward.

Sarah Steger

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The West Australian exclusive
radical callPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Top doctor: ‘Limit FIFOs to 10 drinks a week’

FIFOs on WA mine sites should be allowed no more than 10 standard drinks a week, according to AMA WA president Mark Duncan-Smith, who also said he would support a total alcohol ban if warranted.

Joe Spagnolo

Social AffairsWarning on data harvesting via kids apps

Digital harm advocacy group Reset Australia is calling for a data code for children, to regulate data collection on popular apps such as Tik Tok.

AAP

opinion
opinion
Hire powerCommentsPremium
opinion
The Perth Wildcat who saved a young man from suicide

Tom wanted to die. He had written a note to his parents, and was sitting in his car, scrolling through social media when he came across a message that made him stop and speak to the man who wrote it.

Kate Emery

Kate EmerySenior Reporter

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opinion
Brand PerthCommentsPremium
opinion
Cops and shops key to fixing Perth’s troubled CBD

I love Perth. The city has been my home for nearly 16 years and has changed a lot in that time. Some changes have made Perth a better place to live, and visit. Some changes have made it much worse.

Joe Spagnolo

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anti-gay missionPremium
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Christian group ‘mentored’ at-risk school kids

Youth With A Mission Perth — the Christian group which told students to ‘cough out’ spirits that ‘caused’ same-sex attraction — says it has attended Perth public schools to ‘mentor at-risk youth’.

Annabel Hennessy

investigation
investigation
Line in the sandPremium
investigation
Inside the FIFO sexual harassment inquiry

A sexual harassment inquiry into FIFO camps could reshape the workplace culture at remote mining sites. We look back at what happened last time Parliament tried to enact change in the industry.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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The West Australian exclusive
‘generation at risk’CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
WA ranks last on childcare spending, quality

An analysis of the Federal Government’s childcare scheme has found WA ranks last when it comes to spending and quality, compared with the ACT, which received the most money.

Rhianna Mitchell