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City Olympics

The Games are trying to appeal to a younger crowd. Here are some suggestions for new events.

Belle Taylor

Belle TaylorPLAY Magazine Editor

opinionHaving the basics helps on trek to success

It may not be a watershed moment, but one in a series of small turning points that are slowly but surely bringing women into sporting realms that weren’t options even five years ago.

Jacinta Cantatore

10 ThingsCommentsPremiumSorry PM, you have to give people what they want

It’s not for me to give the Prime Minister advice but I might anyway . . .

Basil Zempilas

Basil ZempilasSeven News Sports Presenter

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Vaccine delaysCommentsPremium
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Sorry: A small word with big implications for Australia

When politicians try to apologise we normally get a disingenuous construction, crafted to project the impression of expressing sorrow without actually doing it.

Mark Riley

Mark RileySeven News Political Editor

COVID-19CommentsPremiumOlympics proof world outside Aus is moving on

No more cancellations. No more diving under the doona. The Olympics, apart from anything else, represent the truth that the world outside of Australia has moved on and continues to do so.

Gemma Tognini

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Fashion dilemmaCommentsPremium
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‘Hire versus buy’ brings disruption debate to fashion

WA has produced a raft of talented designers and it would be a shame if, when we can finally plan for a special event without the spectre of COVID, local labels are no longer there to turn to.

Rhianna Mitchell

Rhianna MitchellReporter

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Brave New WorldCommentsPremium
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What WA can learn from Boris Johnson’s Freedom Day

Countries that have tried to move to some sort of ‘COVID normal’ have much to teach WA.

Peter Law

Peter LawState Political Editor

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Some views, like Katie Hopkins’, deserve to be silenced

When we talk about free speech it’s foolish to suggest there’s no point at which someone shouldn’t be told, politely but firmly, to sit down and shut up, according to Kate Emery.

Kate Emery

Kate EmerySenior Reporter

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Is this the most important Olympic Games ever?

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still medals on the line along with the delayed hopes and dreams of the thousands of athletes, many of whom have dedicated their lives to this one moment.

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Vaccine strolloutCommentsPremium
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Battle to control COVID a race the Coalition is losing

Inside the Federal Government, senior MPs and staff are beginning to worry about their future.

Lanai Scarr

Lanai ScarrFederal Political Editor

Long-term effectsCommentsPremiumLife beyond hard border may look very different

Victorian disco shoes have been locked back in the cupboard as anxiety creeps back under the door.

Chrissie Maus

Steve ThomasCommentsPremiumWe need to think differently to end boom and bust cycle

The West Australian has highlighted some critical issues in relation to this State’s economic response to the COVID crisis — and two articles last week are of particular importance.

Steve Thomas

Anxiety AuntCommentsPremiumWe’re all fools for love so forget about ‘Mr Charming’

I feel like such an idiot after allowing myself to be swept off my feet by a man who turned out to be a bully and a drunk.

Jay Hanna

Jay Hanna

OpinionVideoMaskless Gladys Berejiklian causes confusion

‘No matter where you live in greater metropolitan Sydney, you should have a mask with you,’ Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Saturday.

The Daily Telegraph

Role modelsCommentsPremiumSport’s lessons for our leaders

Imagine if our politicians were treated the same way as our sports stars. According to Jenna Clarke, athletes make better role models for leadership than the people we pay to lead us.

Jenna Clarke

Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

that’s lifePremiumEmbrace the joys of solo travel

When I told people I was going on holiday to Broome alone, they were taken aback. I assured them I was looking forward to my mini-adventure — and that half the appeal was being on my own.

Nat Locke

Ben HarveyCommentsPremiumAs miserable as a policy can get

Wild horses couldn’t drag me back to see Les Miserables but I would buy another ticket to see the Book of Mormon at the drop of a hat.

Ben Harvey

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Billionaires follyCommentsPremium
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Race to space

The world’s richest people are rushing into space. But seriously, if they want a whole lot of nothing, have they heard of... Perth?

Belle Taylor

Belle TaylorPLAY Magazine Editor

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Time for WA to change its approach Indigenous reform

While the WA Government purports to respect Aboriginal human rights, they are not showing any real understanding of human rights commitments.

Hannah McGlade

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Is the new Smiths Beach proposal a shore bet?

The failed Smiths Beach project near Yallingup that caused such a stink 15 years ago is set to get a rails run through a new fast-track planning process for its latest proponent, Adrian Fini.

Paul Murray

Paul MurrayColumnist

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WORD OF WARNINGCommentsPremium
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Wooroloo fire charges send message about dangers

After a man was charged over the intense blaze that tore through Wooroloo and destroyed 86 homes, West Australians are reminded of the dangers of WA’s bushfires.

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NSW’s lockdown delay is fool’s gold standard

What sort of lockdown allows people to swarm in crowded shopping malls and puts lingerie shops alongside pharmacies and service stations as essential services?

Mark Riley

Mark RileySeven News Political Editor

Not good enoughCommentsPremiumOur vaccine rollout is embarrassing and dangerous

Our vaccination rollout has not been good enough and Australians are entitled to feel a country as progressive as ours should have done much better.

Basil Zempilas

Basil ZempilasSeven News Sports Presenter

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Vics right to quickly pull lockdown lever

It is the fifth lockdown that Melburnians have endured, and they have faced some of the toughest restrictions.