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Tuesday, 2 March 2021

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OpinionPremiumMake sex great again and break this moral quagmire

Sex has become devalued in recent decades, which leads to a devaluing and diminishment of sexual manners and attitudes — and now we see the sad results, writes Louise Roberts.

Louise Roberts

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Global power
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From Perth to Paris: Cormann eyes world stage with OECD

Mathias Cormann sees his candidacy for OECD secretary-general as a bridge between Europe and an expanding Indo-Pacific region.

Lanai Scarr

Lanai ScarrFederal Political Editor

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EDITORIAL
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Aged-care report a shameful chapter in our history

Squalor, sexual abuse, neglect, humiliation and starvation. Standards of ‘care’ so appalling that residents long for death.

OpinionPremiumExpect glitter, fireworks at a Mardi Gras to remember

As he prepares to hosts his fifth Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Joel Creasey reflects on why the event is more special than ever.

Joel Creasey

Old adviceCommentsPremiumTop tips on ocean swimming from...a very old dentist?

Last weekend, once again admiring the efforts of the 2500 competitors who had just tackled 20km of swells for the Rottnest swim, I opened the go-to book for hopeful ocean swimmers — in 1866.

Robert Drewe

Pandemic lessonsPremiumRenée Gardiner: Workplace wellbeing in post-COVID world

As a society we have endured full-scale crisis management and from the big end of town to solopreneurs a cultural shift is emerging as a result.

Renée Gardiner

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State of the art
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All the world should be a stage for WA stories

WA’s cultural output makes a tantalising export prospect for whenever our borders reopen to the world.

Nathan Bennett

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Elder care shame
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Joyce’s story shows we must take better care of elderly

A society can be judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable members. So why does Australia treat its older people as expensive and inconvenient burden, to be looked after as cheaply as possible?

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History under threat
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We need to act fast to stop another Juukan disaster

The destruction of Aboriginal land by two of the country’s biggest miners, as well as last year’s Juukan Gorge disaster, is a tragedy we should all mourn. Here’s why the Heritage Act must change.

Rangi Hirini

EditorialPremiumEditorial: Give us back our rights to discuss euthanasia in NT

WHY should 240,000 Territorians not be allowed the same rights as more than 97 per cent of Australians? It’s a question that Territorians have been grappling with for 24 years

EDITORIAL

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house of cads
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Forget office, this mob couldn’t run a chook raffle

They rubbish humanities, despite most of them having arts degrees, they whinge about welfare but have always been able to afford milk. No wonder they couldn’t keep their offices safe for their staff.

Jenna Clarke

Jenna ClarkeAssistant Editor

Greg Thomson opinionPremiumTerritory cops it again after crazy choice to showcase NT

NT POLICE top brass need their heads read for commissioning another season of the fly-on-the-wall television series, Territory Cops, writes Greg Thomson

GREG THOMSON, Opinion

OpinionPremiumVictoria’s JobKeeper pain looms

Hundreds of thousands of Victorians remain on JobKeeper but many may be left without work, writes Sophie Elsworth.

Sophie Elsworth

THAT’S LIFEPremiumTrash or treasure?

Some things are so valuable, they are worth keeping forever. Some things are ... not. The trick is knowing the difference.

Woods recoveryCommentsPremiumAthletes who have come back from the brink

Tiger Woods has clawed back from adversity more than once and there are some inspiring comeback stories he can draw hope from in his rehabilitation. Read them here.

Glen Quartermain

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Great Expectations
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Hungry Labor backbenchers want spaghetti, not antipasto

Landslide victory or not, political life will get harder for Mark McGowan. The expectations of the WA public will increase when COVID-19 doesn’t dominate our lives.

Joe Spagnolo

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opinion
State Election 2021Video
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My message to McGowan: Quit and become a legend

Mark McGowan has been an exceptional leader over the past year. He deserves to win, handsomely, next month’s election. I still hope he quits afterwards.

Ben Harvey

Ben HarveyChief Reporter

Piers AkermanPremiumWhy the gender-fluidity woke folk are horses arses

A horse is a horse and its biological gender is what’s critical, not what the nag identifies as. Why are humans any different, asks Piers Akerman.

Piers Akerman

Peta CredlinPremiumTalented MP’s exit should alarm all Liberals

MP Nicolle Flint’s intention to exit politics should sound a warning bell to the Liberal Party, whose shift to the left is alienating conservative voters, writes Peta Credlin.

Peta Credlin

Freo Film FactoryPremiumTime for Freo to take the spotlight

If Fremantle is going to be a global hub for cinema, it needs stories to bring to the big screen. Here are a few suggestions.

Belle Taylor

Belle TaylorPLAY Magazine Editor

OpinionPremiumHow Canberra’s toxic bubble works to destroy lives

Parliament House’s corridors are lined with political wannabes who think nothing of destroying another person’s reputation and the system is set up to let them get away with it, writes Vikki Campion.

Vikki Campion

Basil ZempilasCommentsPremiumZak should never have waved the white flag

I understand the strategy and can appreciate the reason the call was made, but if I was in Zak Kirkup’s shoes I wouldn’t have gone with the ‘we know we can’t win’ line, writes Basil Zempilas.

Basil Zempilas

Basil ZempilasSeven News Sports Presenter

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Undervalued angels
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We must take better care of our childcare workers

Overwhelming evidence points to the value of early learning, both to the developing brains of babies and young children and the economy. But what value do we place on the educators themselves?

Rhianna Mitchell

Rhianna MitchellReporter

Anna CaldwellPremiumHow QLD is trying to rob every NSW taxpayer

Queensland has shown some bad behaviour during this pandemic, but none worse than its refusal to pay its $30 million debt to NSW for hotel quarantine for its citizens.

Anna Caldwell

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