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Nationals leader Matt Canavan is a walking contradiction.

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Matt Canavan’s mission: Drag the Nats back from the abyss

Matt Canavan is a political enigma. And he is exactly the person the Nationals need to prevent them from following the dinosaurs into extinction.

Mark Riley

Petrol prices illustration :Don Lindsay

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Wider plan on fuel crisis needed to limit damage

The signs remain that we are at risk of seeing the fuel crisis turn into an economic crisis.

Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen.

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Chris Bowen has got to make up his mind on petrol ‘crisis’

Australians may now be realising that a vast continent with only two oil refineries has been engaged in risky business when it comes to fuel supplies

Aaron Patrick

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Letter to the Editor: Maintenance needed at cemetery

Urgent restoration needed at the Albany Memorial Park Cemetery, writes Spencer Park resident Richard Norman. 

Richard Norman

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Letter to the Editor: Ablutions upgrad needed for path

How beautiful is the walking and cycling track from Emu Point to Surfer’s Beach!  

Susan Johnson

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Letter to the Editor: Gender divisions show in council

It was enlightening to sit in the gallery during the February 24 City of Albany council meeting. 

Samantha Stevens

Gavin Hegney and Damian Collins Illustration.

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When will Perth’s property boom finally be over?

Week after week, I find myself asking, how long will this property madness last? Two experts provide their view on the matter.

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WA state govt’s fuel security round-table inside Dumas House, with Rita Saffioti, the Premier Roger Cook.

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Stamp duty scheme extension helps address supply issue

Housing is a key priority for our Government. Tuesday, I announced we’re expanding our existing scheme offering stamp duty concessions for off-the plan and under construction apartments.

Rita Saffioti

Can anybody really imagine we would now turn down a request from our most significant ally and security blanket?

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Bit by bit truth emerges from fog of Iran war

Can anybody really imagine we would now turn down a request from our most significant ally and security blanket?

There are signs voters are losing confidence in Dr Chalmers.

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Signs voters are losing faith in big-talking Jim Chalmers

AARON PATRICK: The cost of interest payments on the federal government debt is going up, highlighting the danger of budget deficits.

Aaron Patrick

Emma Garlett, an Indigenous academic who writes a weekly column for The West and hosts the podcast Paint It Blak.

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‘Protection’ and ‘intervention’ can be double-edged words

The Middle East might seem a world away from the concerns of a Nyungar-Nyiyaparli-Yamatji woman but the language of safety and protection is one we know well. 

Emma Garlett

Emma Garlett

In tonight’s show Ben Harvey sympathises with the Premier’s postcode woes, fair’s fair, Rog has lived in Wellard for 17 years.

Up LateVideoCommentsPremiumCozzie livs has even caught up with Roger Cook

Harvey sympathises with the Premier’s postcode woes, fair’s fair, Rog has lived in Wellard for 17 years. 

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Roger cook moving to West Perth Illustration: Don Lindsay Don Lindsay

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City-bound Cook must maintain connection with the suburbs

Most of us can’t afford to skip the traffic jam and move closer to the office, but the real political danger for Labor is losing touch with the outer suburbs.

Jessica Page

Rather confusingly, Mr Albanese also said that “no Australian personnel have participated in any offensive action against Iran.”

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Aussie forces need clarity over Iran role

If confronted by the need to make a split-second decision the Australian personnel in the region will not have time to sit back and ponder how to respond.

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On your deathbed, no one’s going to be checking your bank balance. Yet we work ourselves to the bone to leave a ‘legacy’.

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What do you leave behind after a life spent chasing ‘more’?

On your deathbed, no one’s going to be checking your bank balance. Yet we work ourselves to the bone to leave a ‘legacy’.

Daniel Newell

Premier Roger Cook pictured speaking at Dumas House.

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Swapping Wellard for West Perth not a great look for Cook

It is not a great look politically for Mr Cook’s claim that he is ‘a dad from Kwinana’.

A broadcaster in Iranian state TV last week branded its women's team team traitors for not signing the national anthem ahead of their first game of the Asian Cup.

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Why the government is keeping quiet on Iranian footballers

Sport and politics are colliding as Australians grow increasingly anxious about the plight of the Iranian women’s football team, the Lionesses.

Katina Curtis

Premier Roger Cook and Health Minister Meredith Hammat press conference at SJOG Hospital Mt Lawley.

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WA’s property-rich Premier finally feels the pinch

Roger Cook’s tragic tale would move even the most cold-hearted debt collector to tears: a property portfolio, a taxpayer funded driver, and a $406,325 salary that simply won’t stretch far enough.

Charlton Hart

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Ringing your bank, insurer or internet service provider these days usually delivers a remarkably consistent experience.

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Phone answering queues are just bad customer service

Ringing your bank, insurer or internet service provider these days usually delivers a remarkably consistent experience.

Gary Martin

The Albanese government wants us to believe they are playing this US-led war with Iran straight down the line. 

EditorialsCommentsPremiumCanberra’s war ‘transparency’ has been farcical

The Albanese government wants us to believe they are playing this US-led war with Iran straight down the line. 

Dennis Cometti, who passed away this week, and Bruce McAvaney

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Witty, funny and humble: Dennis Cometti remembered

Thank you, Dennis, for enriching our lives. I am sure your entry through the Pearly Gates was ‘centimetre perfect’.

JOE SPAGNOLO

Here are a few more for the list of 100 things that will probably piss me (and you) off in 2026.

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BEN HARVEY: My list of 100 things I want banned continues

A quick thank-you to the great many readers who have sent me their suggestions for the list of 100 things we’d like to see banned in 2026.

BEN HARVEY

Nat Locke

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A burst of good news as the world is imploding

From Punch the monkey to AI developments to detect women with a high risk of breast cancer, here are a few things to bring some positivity to a grim news week.

Nat Locke

The art of building confidence at work

Anxiety Aunt PremiumThe art of building confidence at work

It is totally fine to feel a bit wobbly at first but know that almost every CEO or company director has stood in your shoes at some point.

Jay Hanna

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