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‘We need to provide the time to go deep with conversations, with thoughts and with attention to things not on a device,’ says Kelsie Prabawa-Sear.

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Adults need to model switching off for kids to do the same

We adults need to slow down to help our kids do the same. We know kids are living in a world where their time is constantly filled, either by scheduled activities or screen time.

Dr Kelsie Prabawa-Sear

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to a rabbi as thousands gather for a candlelight vigil, after the Australian Government announced a National Day of Reflection, one week after 15 people were killed in an attack on a Hanukkah festival at Bondi Beach.

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Why Albo’s royal commission backflip could be catastrophic

One Labor insider believes a federal royal commission would ‘set us up for a year of pain’.

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Anthony Albanese and Chris Minns

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Bondi royal commission must be free to probe widely

To set terms of reference of the expected inquiry too narrowly would be a backward step.

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‘China’s move to impose quotas and tariffs on Aussie beef is not just another trade story — it is a clear demonstration of what happens when our leadership becomes complacent and ineffective’, writes Dean Smith.

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China’s beef quotas expose Labor’s complacency

China’s move to impose quotas and tariffs on Aussie beef is not just another trade story — it is a clear demonstration of what happens when our leadership becomes complacent and ineffective.

Dean Smith

Emma Garlett is a legal academic and Nylyaparli-Yamatji-Nyungar woman.

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Social enterprises benefit both WA communities and economy

In a state as prosperous as Western Australia, success is often sought and measured by profit margins and resource exports. 

Emma Garlett

‘Unless manufacturers change how they package their products, all we’re doing is rearranging waste, not reducing it,' says Greg Watts.l

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Manufacturers to blame for Australia’s packaging problem

Households may cop the blame for much of Australia’s waste crisis, but the bigger offender is manufacturers whose supersized packaging and excessive plastic are filling our bins and our landfills.

Greg Watts

‘The law of unintended consequences is a legislator’s worst nightmare and the rise of the illicit vape trade in WA is a prime example,’ writes Jessica Page.

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Desperate action needed on WA’s anti-vaping laws

WA has been slowest to act on a black market for vapes. But where there is a will there is a way.

Jessica Page

Jessica Page

On Tuesday Mr Albanese also seemed to change direction as he pledged to do “everything that is possible” for national unity.

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Hope Albanese may finally call Bondi royal commission

Albanese must finally see what the rest of the nation sees and agree to a royal commission into Bondi.

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West Australians are being warned to brace for higher fish-and-chip prices as sweeping new demersal fishing bans take effect along 900 kilometres of coastline from Kalbarri to Augusta.

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Shift in perception could take carp from liability to asset

The fishing bans are about protecting the future. Finding smarter ways to feed people today should be part of that same conversation.

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‘Reading sends us diving into other worlds and other people’s brains. Here’s hoping artificial intelligence never takes that away from us,’ says Katina Curtis.

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Humanity, possibility and politics fill year’s best books

Reading sends us diving into other worlds and other people’s brains. Here’s hoping artificial intelligence never takes that away from us.

Katina Curtis

Trump's invassiobn of Venezeula Illustration.

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Trump’s military ambitions ‘no longer harmless’

So much for ‘peace on Earth’: Donald Trump’s claims over Venezuela have raised the bar of incredulity over what the US president is capable of, says John Flint.

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John Flint

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference on Sunday addressing the US operation in Venezuela. Nicole Combeau

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Trump’s world order will bring testing times

It is clear there are ramifications of the US action that extend far beyond Central and South America.

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‘In an age where people argue about everything, the call for a Bondi royal commission is a rare moment when Aussies are all leaning in the same direction,’ writes Dvir Abramovich.

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Australia’s at a turning point and we’re still waiting on PM

In an age where people argue about everything, the call for a Bondi royal commission is a rare moment when Aussies are all leaning in the same direction. That alone should command attention.

Dvir Abramovich

Andrew Miller explains how a last-minute bloody shave in the hospital gave him the answer to a question.

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How a shave made me realise I didn’t want to be a surgeon

As I sat on the toilet lid, trying desperately to clot, the answer to a conundrum that had been bothering me suddenly became quite clear.

Andrew Miller

Every January the caravan park proves it’s not a downgrade, Lanna Hill writes.

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Caravan parks aren’t just good holidays; they’re time travel

Every January the caravan park proves it’s not a downgrade. It’s one of the last places in Australian life that still turns strangers into a temporary village. 

Lanna Hill

Most rideshare passengers know they are given the chance to rate a driver at the end of a trip. What many fail to realise is that drivers are now rating passengers as well.

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Why you should be embarrassed about your dismal Uber rating

Apparently, most passenger ratings are shaped by a few very basic behaviours – call them common sense if you will.

Gary Martin

US President Donald Trump had Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife taken to the US.

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World on edge for what Donald Trump does next

Regime change in Latin America in not unheard of from US presidents but what is unusual in the case of Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is that he has not sugar coated his actions.

Ben Harvey looks back on the biggest stories of 2025.

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The underworld stories that made 2025 a crime journo’s dream

It turns out I did indeed make it all the way through 2025 without being sacked, shot or sued. That is quite an accomplishment when you look back on some of the issues I covered over the past 12 months.

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Ben Harvey

Ah, new year resolutions — promises you make to yourself, but seldom keep. What about some of our political figures? Can I be so bold as to suggest a few resolutions for them?

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My bold New Year resolutions for Australia’s top politicians

Ah, new year resolutions — promises you make to yourself, but seldom keep. What about some of our political figures? Can I be so bold as to suggest a few resolutions for them?

Joe Spagnolo

Sally Tindall, data insights director at comparison website Canstar.

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Reforms have to hit home

With the State Govt for the first time having collected $1b in stamp duty receipts in just one financial quarter, it may be a tough ask to convince them of the need for serious tax reform but it should be done.

This floating barge project, which opened for public comment over the silly season just six days before Christmas and closes in two weeks, poses many puzzling questions.

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Raft of issues with South Perth floating barge shift

This floating barge project, which opened for public comment over the silly season just six days before Christmas and closes in two weeks, poses many puzzling questions. 

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

No one likes being excluded from celebrations and good times

Anxiety Aunt PremiumWhen friendship dramas hit in adulthood

‘Even if the thought of revenge seems tempting, your Aunt would warn against this kind of action’

Jay Hanna

Jay Hanna

‘We can thank the cheery folk at 13CABS for the experience I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy,’ writes Nick Bruining.

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If cabs want to survive in Uber age, they must up their game

If the taxi industry is going to survive in the years ahead, they might consider positioning themselves as different to rideshares. To offer a genuinely better service.

Nick Bruining

Nick Bruining

Usman Khawaja of Australia celebrates his century during Ashes 1st Test match between England and Australia at Edgbaston on June 17, 2023.

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Khawaja’s thrilling career a testament to his resilience

Khawaja will end his career after the SCG Test as that team’s 15th highest Test run scorer. In a poetic twist, it’s not far from where his family lived in Australia after emigrating from Pakistan in 1991. 

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