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complexities of consentPremiumNew book making talking to teens about consent simpler

When broadcaster Yumi Stynes and Dr Melissa Kang, the OG Dolly Doctor, began piecing together their new book, Welcome to Consent, little did they know the word would capture the zeitgeist of 2021.

Jade Jurewicz

Net resultHow Osaka is changing sport’s approach to mental health

Naomi Osaka’s shock decision to quit the French Open on mental health grounds could pave the way for other professional athletes to follow suit, according to a leading sports psychologist.

Amelia Searson

Custom wellnessPremiumThe latest trend in beauty is made for you

Custom beauty and wellness products are all the rage, creating the perfect formula for your needs

Jessie Stoelwinder

potential breakthroughCommentsPremiumWA leads way in world-first diabetes study

A national study of children at risk of developing the condition found keen participants in this Perth family

Raquel de Brito

Suite lifeCommentsPremiumNew mums trading hospitals for hotels after childbirth

Perth parents and their babies can now check in for a luxury accommodation package

Raquel de Brito

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Shocking statisticsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Australian children as young as five attempting suicide

Up to 12 children as young as five have attempted suicide in Australia in the past six months alone, shocking new figures from Kids Helpline have revealed.

Lanai Scarr

Richard GoyderCommentsPremiumTop West Aussie pushes to speed up reconciliation

Richard Goyder wears a lot of hats, and in doing so has a wide understanding of what matters. He and the other Western Australian of the Year Awards winners reveal their hopes for the future.

John Flint

Health & WellbeingClinical trial could help paraplegics walk

A landmark trial is under way in Australia and overseas with the hope of restoring movement to people paralysed by spinal chord injuries.

Tiffanie Turnbull

opinion
opinion
Not at faultCommentsPremium
opinion
Why shouldn’t Osaka be ‘entitled’ to breathing space?

If there’s one word that’s been used to describe tennis star Naomi Osaka this week it’s ‘entitled’, and I couldn’t agree more. But I don’t think Osaka is an entitled brat

Kate Emery

Kate EmerySenior Reporter

brace comfortCommentsPremiumPerth mum launches business to help kids with scoliosis

How Maria Pizimolas took matters into her own hands to help her daughter cope with scoliosis

Raquel de Brito

fresh hopeCommentsPremiumTarget set to triple survival rate of pancreatic cancer

Dr Kate Jameson is honouring the memory of her mum by raising awareness of the deadly cancer that claimed her life.

Raquel de Brito

Sexual healingPremiumSexologist Chantelle Otten on confidence, sex and love

Psycho-sexologist and scientist Chantelle Otten is changing the conversation about “normal” relationships and sexuality, one Instagram post at a time.

Jade Jurewicz

Use by dateCommentsPremiumTime to get into the new age to work out old age

What would happen if you only applied the term ‘old’ if you estimated you had a life expectancy of, say, 10 years or less?

Gary Martin

Birth traumaThe trauma few mums talk about

Birth trauma is real. It affects one in three Australian women and can have a lasting impact on their lives.

Katie Hampson

Hidden dangerPremiumWhy silicosis is on the rise in Australia

Dubbed the next asbestosis, how did one of the world’s oldest known lung diseases sneak up on Australia?

Jade Jurewicz

theory debunkedPremiumSugar-free energy drinks just as bad for your health

Researchers at Curtin University have revealed zero-sugar energy drinks are “as bad or even worse” for your health than regular options, with links to heart disease and diabetes.

Hop to itPremiumGet grooving with Perth’s first hip-hop Pilates studio

Vital Beat expands its music-fuelled offering with reformer classes

Jessie Stoelwinder

Obesity preventionPremiumLiveLighter health savings ‘outweigh the costs’

A study revealing the economic value of the LiveLighter campaign, which has fought obesity in WA since 2012, will be launched at the Preventive Health Conference at Perth’s Pan Pacific Hotel today.

Sarah Steger

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opinion
Heart FoundationCommentsPremium
opinion
Take time to look after your health this Heart Week

This week, the Heart Foundation is calling on Australians and the health professionals who look after them to take an active interest and action to assess heart health.

Sarah Fordham

NEW REPORTPremiumAs bad as smoking around your kids: Gas cooking health warning

Cooking with gas at home is as bad as living with a smoker in terms of its health impacts on our children, with an alarming new report showing it’s linked to an increased risk of asthma.

David Mills

World Asthma DayCommentsPremiumWA hospital presentations for asthma fall amid COVID-19

ED presentations may be down because of the pandemic, but experts fear many suffers are complacent about prevention and at risk as winter approaches

Raquel de Brito

DeadlyPremiumWhat’s killing more Aussies than illicit drugs

Illicit drugs aren’t the leading cause of death for Australians, according to a shock new coroner’s report, that lays bare what the silent killer really is.

Sue Dunlevy

Gifts with purposePremiumThese gift boxes have a priceless impact on WA women

Bronwyn and Alesha Bate founded Mettle with the goal of helping survivors of domestic violence

Jessie Stoelwinder

Take heartPremiumHeartsick: the novel every heartbroken soul should read

Dubbed “Normal People meets Louis Theroux” by fellow author Rick Morton, Jessie Stephens’ debut novel tackles heartbreak at its most real and raw.

Jade Jurewicz