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‘We've had enough’CommentsPremiumFreo’s Tent City community calls for housing action

Three weeks after the first tent was pitched at Fremantle’s Pioneer Park, residents are mobilising to demand better housing — but the future of the 100-strong community is uncertain.

Kim Macdonald & Charlotte Elton

Step forwardCommentsPremiumIt’s time for Indigenous voice: Jeff Kennett

For too long Australia’s Indigenous and First Nations people haven’t been afforded the respect and consideration they deserve. Now is the time for Indigenous Voice to be at the top everyone’s agenda.

Jeff Kennett

opinion
opinion
Rangi HiriniCommentsPremium
opinion
Will BLM slur be seen as invitation to racism?

As Acting Prime Minister, Michael McCormack should know better than to use the phrase ‘all lives matter’ and compare rioters in the US to those fighting for racial justice, writes Rangi Hirini.

Rangi Hirini

Latest departurePremiumRio loses another senior exec after Juukan disaster

Rio’s vice president corporate relations Brad Haynes has exited the mining giant in the wake of controversy over the blasting of two ancient Indigenous rock shelters at Juukan Gorge.

Danielle Le Messurier

Black Lives MatterCommentsPremiumActing PM slammed for ‘all lives matter’ comments

Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack’s use of a controversial phrase on racial justice has been slammed as “beyond disgusting”.

Finn McHugh

opinion
opinion
Righting past wrongsCommentsPremium
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Who decides the price of fixing an historic injustice?

While it’s often said that an apology costs nothing, fixing an old grievance can come with substantial financial strings attached. This is true of the stolen wages case the government is facing.

Paul Murray

Paul MurrayColumnist

Indigenous Voice to ParliamentPremiumVoice hopes to speak for all Indigenous Australians

Minister for Indigenous Australians Key Wyatt will release an interim report that urges the Federal Government to ensure people in remote Indigenous communities have a proper say.

Annabel Hennessy

Slap in the faceCommentsPremiumRangi Hirini: Why ScoMo got anthem change WRONG

One of the things I thought we were leaving behind in 2020 was tokenism, but that’s what Scott Morrison has delivered. The national anthem has many problems, but ‘young’ wasn’t even in the top five.

Rangi Hirini

Big jobPremiumDay one for new Rio CEO’s repair, rebuild agenda

Rio Tinto’s new boss Jakob Stausholm steps into the top job today, taking charge of the mining giant’s efforts to rebuild its tarnished reputation.

Daniel Newell

National anthem changeCommentsPremiumScoMo: It’s time our anthem shows we are ‘one and free’

Over the past year, Australians have demonstrated we are indeed ‘one and free’. So I believe the time has come for us to proclaim in our national anthem what we have lived as a nation.

Scott Morrison

Advance Australia FairVideoCommentsPremiumAnthem changed to honour Indigenous Australians

The lyrics of Australia's national anthem will be officially changed in a move recommended by Scott Morrison to ensure the song honours Indigenous people.

Annabel Hennessy

opinion
opinion
Fresh startCommentsPremium
opinion
Rangi Hirini: 10 things I’m looking forward to in 2021

From Aotearoa to Adele, here are 10 things I’m looking forward to in the New Year after a hugely challenging 2020.

Rangi Hirini

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The West Australian exclusive
No saving GraceCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Former Wildcat Ricky Grace loses Girls Academy funding

The WA charity founded by former Perth Wildcat champion Ricky Grace has been stripped of its government funding to run mentoring programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls.

Rangi Hirini

opinion
opinion
Kieran WongCommentsPremium
opinion
Housing is a social vaccine

In the same way that a COVID-19 vaccine will unlock the world to us once more, a real commitment to social and affordable housing will unlock a home for every West Australian family.

KieranWong

Shaping our StateCommentsPremiumWA’s people of the year: The identities who shaped 2020

Our frontline health workers and two mothers who fought for justice for their children are among WA’s people of the year — the West Australians who shone in an extremely challenging 2020.

Vital supportCommentsPremium‘Lifesaving’ Indigenous suicide crisis line launches

The country’s first-ever Indigenous suicide prevention crisis line has been launched in WA

Rangi Hirini

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
happiest seasonCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
‘Tent city’ battler’s new home for Christmas

As she placed decorations on her tree, grandmother Noelene Garlett thought of the year she’d had — which ended with a roof over her head after years of homelessness — thanks to strangers’ donations.

Rangi Hirini

Symbolic stepPremiumRio looks to heal cave pain

Rio Tinto has taken a first symbolic step in repairing its damaged relationship with the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people after its destruction of ancient rock shelters in the Pilbara.

Stuart McKinnon

opinion
opinion
Treaty now?CommentsPremium
opinion
How treaty could pave way for our First Nations people

Treaty. It’s a song, a hot topic, a statement, and a great conversation starter. But what is a treaty and how would it change the world we’re living in today? Rangi Hirini explains.

Rangi Hirini

New opportunitiesPremiumIndigenous recruits get AFL mentor

A Perth-based printing company previously backed by former South Fremantle and Carlton player Jon Dorotich is partnering with an Indigenous Australian recruitment agency.

Kate Purnell

‘New reality’PremiumTourism takes immediate hit from new NSW travel rules

The new border rules for travellers from NSW is disappointing but ultimately the best option to avoid a repeat of local lockdown measures, WA businesses say.

Meilin Chew

Travel puzzlePremiumNew Rio boss faces battle to get to WA

London-based Jakob Stausholm may not make it to Perth for weeks because of COVID-19 restrictions and a busy first quarter schedule.

Stuart McKinnon and Sean Smith

Held to accountCommentsPremiumTop cop backs traditional justice to stem incarceration

Customary law in which Aboriginal communities punish young offenders to avoid them being dealt with through the justice system has been backed by WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson.

opinion
opinion
‘Sorry is not enough’CommentsPremium
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WA First Nations’ plea for McGowan to save children

First Nations people in WA have written to the Premier pleading for him to protect vulnerable children in their communities by immediately addressing the State’s housing crisis. READ THE FULL LETTER:

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