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Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock.

EditorialCommentsPremiumTime for the RBA to cut interest rates

The RBA’s approach to date has kept the economy on track. To keep doing so, cut interest rates this month. 

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WA Health Minister Meredith Hammat.

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There can be no excuse for WA’s hospital emergency

The first step is admitting you have a problem. And WA hospitals have a dire one. 

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Ambulance ramping at St John Of God Midland Hospital emergency department.

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West Aussies sick of weak health excuses as ramping worsens

Winter rolls around, horror ambulance ramping figures come out and health ministers line up to give the same tired old excuses they did the previous year. 

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According to the results of a 2021 global survey by the World Health Organisation, 11 per cent of adolescents showed signs of problematic social media behaviour.

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We must protect kids from the worst of social media

Social media isn’t inherently bad. The problem is harmful content and online predators. The Government should focus its efforts on removing those dangers, instead of children.

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Rear view of primary school teacher writing on a clear whiteboard in classroom with students.

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WA schools should be top of the class

That statistics make for worrying reading. Almost 40 per cent of WA Year 3 students failed to reach the national reading benchmark in this year’s NAPLAN exam.

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Another Parliament, another leader of a Coalition party whose job is at risk over energy policy. 

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Energy future uncertainty comes at a cost

Another Parliament, another leader of a Coalition party whose job is at risk over energy policy.

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The low morale within a big chunk of the health workforce, apparent in a new survey of WA health workers, is a reminder the Government should not take our critical workers for granted.

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WA is still struggling to get health right

The low morale within a big chunk of the health workforce, apparent in a new survey of WA health workers, is a reminder the Government should not take our critical workers for granted.

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University of Western australia campus.

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University mergers are in need of merit

If a merger goes ahead it will be yet another project the Government will be under pressure to show it can deliver as value for money.

An internal radiation survey of FSH imaging equipment found exposure had increased from a dosage of 17.4 in 2020 to 31.39 in 2024, above the recommended limit of 30.

EditorialCommentsPremiumWest Aussies deserve better than crumbling old equipment

It’s past time to send this failing old equipment to the scrap yard. 

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Australia has lifted an import ban on American beef amid trade tariff negotiations with the US.

EditorialPremiumBeef backdown a very happy coincidence

It was supposedly good timing that the government recommended lifting restrictions on US beef into Australia, just as Donald Trump signalled he may toughen tariffs on Australian goods exported to America. 

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A host of famous friends have paid tribute to British heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne. (AP PHOTO)

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Ozzy Osbourne’s cultural impact is unmatched

Ozzy Osbourne was a polarising figure whose impact on pop culture spanned across seven decades, giving birth to a new genre of both music and reality TV, and he leaves behind an unmatched cultural impact.

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The DelivAssure is a new, WA-developed device which is designed to detect a child’s oxygen levels during labour. 

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WA-led birth breakthrough is a game changer

The DelivAssure is a new, WA-developed device which is designed to detect a child’s oxygen levels during labour. 

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A report showed that there was 2758 full-time equivalent GPs practising in WA in 2023 — down from 3005 in 2021.

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Patients forgotten in diagnostic turf war

It’s yet another skirmish in the ongoing turf war between doctors and pharmacists. 

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Childcare peace of mind is a bare minimum.

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Childcare peace of mind is a bare minimum

Families with young children will be reassured to know the Federal Government is doing something about the childcare crisis.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - July 14, 2025: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers holds a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

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Chalmers must act on tax

If one of life’s few certainties is tax (alongside death, depressingly) then one of economics’ certainties is the constant call for tax reform.

Anthony Albanese’s trip to China saw plenty of talk about ‘mutual respect’, but it hasn’t given Australians much in the way of tangible outcomes.

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Albo’s China mission delivers plenty of feels, not much else

Anthony Albanese’s trip to China saw plenty of talk about ‘mutual respect,’ but it hasn’t given Australians much in the way of tangible outcomes.

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RBA governor Michele Bullock.

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Ailing economy needs more than rate cut

Michele Bullock knew there was a chance the surprise decision by the Reserve Bank to hold interest rates steady could backfire. 

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Synergy's Kwinana Battery Stage Two project.

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Power monopoly comes with responsibility

Synergy was taking money from some of the State’s most vulnerable for services they did not want or receive. 

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Anthony Albanese has been meeting with Xi Jinping.

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Albanese must be clear-eyed on China threat

It’s impossible to ignore that significant tension exists within the relationship, though the Prime Minister was trying his best to do just that in Beijing.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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Simplify tax system to boost productivity

In a speech to the National Press Club last month, Jim Chalmers talked an ambitious game, saying now was the right time for a grown-up conversation about productivity and taxation reform. 

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About one in four Australian students in Years 4 to 9 are consistently bullied by their peers, statistics from the Kids Institute show.

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School tormentors can ruin kids’ lives

Bullying isn’t ‘character-building’ and it’s not something we should expect victims to ‘get over’. Those outdated and unhelpful attitudes have no place in our education system. 

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Urgent action needed to stem tide of death on WA roads

It’s one of the worst ever weeks on WA roads. The road toll is the highest it has been for almost 20 years, with 113 people killed since the start of the yea.

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The new anti-Semitism report is a work of moral heft, demonstrating a 300 per cent rise in anti-Semitism, that must be stamped out.

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Anti-Semitism report must be a line in the sand

The new anti-Semitism report is a work of moral heft, demonstrating a 300 per cent rise in anti-Semitism, that must be stamped out.

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Emma Memma pictured with Nazeem Fahmi (9), Nate Fearnall (9) with his brother Arlo (3) and Charlee Hosking (10).

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Telethon to return soon for another magical year

The countdown is on: Telethon is just 100 days away and this year’s event is set to be another blockbuster. 

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