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The new Fremantle Traffic Bridge is progressing ahead of schedule and will be open before the end of the year.

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Freo’s stunning entry statement an early Christmas present

This week the Cook Labor Government announced the new Fremantle Traffic Bridge would open before Christmas, months ahead of schedule.

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'There is no doubt that people love to gossip,' says Kim Macdonald.

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Malicious gossip can give any of us a bad reputation

If you are going to be bad by gossiping, at least try to be good at it.

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Kim Macdonald

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 12: Treasurer of Australia Jim Chalmers arrives in the House of Representatives at Parliament House on August 12, 2026 in Canberra, Australia. Both houses of parliament sat in August, as political turmoil plagues the opposition and One Nation continues to make headlines. (Photo by Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images)

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Jim Chalmers’ credibility on the line over housing gloom

No doubt Jim Chalmers has his fingers crossed behind his back for good luck. His credibility is on the line.

No policy no worries is One Nation’s strategy, while for Labor it appears to be a case of go low or go home with your tail between your legs.  Pictured: Georgia Tree, Roger Cook, Pauline Hanson, and Luke Herdegen.

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Policy vacuum in Secret Harbour lets dirty tactics flourish

No policy, no worries is One Nation’s strategy, while for Labor it appears to be a case of go low or go home with your tail between your legs. Whoever wins the Secret Harbour battle will have a pyrrhic victory.

Jessica Page

Jessica Page

Deny, deflect, spin — the Labor hypocrisy about Anthony Albanese’s demeaning comments about women on a podcast is breathtaking in its shamelessness.

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ALP treads fine line on housing amid melon malaise

Deny, deflect, spin — the Labor hypocrisy about Mr Albanese’s demeaning comments about women on a podcast is breathtaking in its shamelessness.

Lodging gripes as comments on unrelated posts is a way to publicly name-and-shame, and it happens all the time.

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Man oh man, extreme views make manosphere a scary place

Opinion columnists expect some blowback, but Ben O’Shea thought last week’s central thesis of calling out creepy blokes who sleaze on to women in saunas was bulletproof. But, as we know, there’s always one.

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Ben O'Shea

Labor candidate for Secret Harbour Georgia Tree’s past comments have resurfaced to haunt the party.

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Questions remain over Labor’s ‘skeletons in our closet’

The treatment of women in politics is in firm focus again with a current Labor candidate’s past comments appearing to expose the party’s hidden problems.

Anthony Albanese is poised to overtake Labor predecessor Paul Keating for time spent in office.

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Why there won’t be any celebration at PM’s major milestone

ANDREW GREENE: Anthony Albanese is learning the hard way that legacy matters more than time served.

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blues players pose for a photo during the round one AFLW match between St Kilda Saints and Carlton Blues at Marvel Stadium, on August 9.

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Three things I wish people would stop saying about the AFLW

GEORGIE PARKER: The AFLW season is under way, which means we can dust off the same conversations we have every year. Here are three things I wish people would stop saying about the women’s game.

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‘Boomer’s alleged offence is that they are continuing to work, in the process occupying senior positions and blocking younger employees from moving up the career ladder,’ says Gary Martin.

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Boomer bottleneck baloney is just ageism, pure and simple

Boomer’s alleged offence is that they are continuing to work, in the process occupying senior positions and blocking younger employees from moving up the career ladder.

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Eucalyptus Trees in a mountain forest.

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Connection and healing are to be found amongst trees

The Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku - forest bathing - encourages the use of multiple senses to absorb the relaxing power of trees

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Drone operations during a Random Breathe and Drug Test test lockdown.

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War on drink-drivers to be applauded

It seems we’ve finally reached the dystopian future, though thankfully it’s only being used to catch Perth’s most idiotic drivers.

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‘Canberra is quietly considering giving the miners special dispensation so they can skirt competition laws and bargain collectively in retaliation,’ says Ben Harvey.

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How China’s game of shock and ore impacts our WA way of life

How many times have you heard Alan Kohler talk about the S&P-ASX200 on the ABC finance report?

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Ben Harvey

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BEING BARRAWhy mining gets in your blood, and never leaves

From Paddy Hannan to the Golden Mile, my return to Kalgoorlie after years away shows the gold rush optimism is still there.

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THAT’S LIFEI gave leftovers the ick before ick was invented

Cold roast beef repulsed me as a kid, yet now I can eat butter chicken at 7am. It’s made me realise that not all leftovers were created equal.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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Anthony Albanese needs a Pauline Hanson plan

If the mood on display runs to the next Federal poll then the party’s worries in WA right now will be transferred to Canberra.

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US President Donald Trump alongside US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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US political turmoil should be a red flag for Australia

Would any Australian in their right mind aspire to live in a political system that functions the way the American system has in recent years?

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Ben O'Shea

The Australian captain Allan Border (left) and Shane Warne celebrate in the dressing room after the 1st Test match between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester, 7th June 1993.

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Ben Stokes is right, cricket has a drinking culture

Ben Stokes said something this week that plenty inside the game would not have liked to hear.

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Labor candidate for Secret Harbour Georgia Tree with Premier Roger Cook.

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Cook Government deluded in claiming credit for rail line

In hitting the panic button over One Nation’s soaring popularity, Cook went down a well-worn path of telling fibs about the southern rail link.

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With Parliament set to resume next week, Labor will be hoping Anthony Albanese is refreshed and at the top of his game because he has plenty on his to-do list.

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Albanese needs to have a plan to deal with One Nation

With Parliament set to resume next week, Labor will be hoping Anthony Albanese is refreshed and at the top of his game because he has plenty on his to-do list.

A cargo ship unloads imported iron ore at the Qingdao Port ore terminal in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.

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Australia considers big move in iron ore war with China

Taking action against Chinese cartel activity will lead to fallout — and farmers could be collateral damage.

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Ben Harvey

Leader of the Opposition Basil Zempilas and Shadow Corrective Services Minister Adam Hort adress the media at the front of Parliament House

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Don’t be fooled by any of desperate Labor’s litany of lies

Labor lies. The lot of it. They are desperate and they are dishonest and on August 29 the people of Secret Harbour get to have their say. 

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Labor candidate for Secret Harbour Georgia Tree with Premier Roger Cook, John Carey, Meredith Hammat and Rhys Williams provide an update on the new Mandurah Hospital

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Labor attack ads show a fear of by-election loss

On paper this should have been a walk in the park for the all-conquering Cook Government and the Labor machine. That has proven to be far from the truth.

AC Milan fans walk to Optus stadium ahead of the match between AC Milan and Inter.

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Tasty feast of Italian football would have done Baresi proud

As AC Milan flies out, Juventus arrives in Perth for another blockbuster match at Optus Stadium against Inter on Saturday.

Niall Mc Ilroy