Tony Shepherd:'Sport is a religion. It gives us meaning'

Tony Shepherd:'Sport is a religion. It gives us meaning'

As chair of AFL team GWS Giants and the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust,the 76-year-old businessman knows what matters to Australians – but he also reveres family and the sanctity of life.

  • byBenjamin Law

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'Reflect on the greater collective good':what Australia can learn from its past polio epidemics

'Reflect on the greater collective good':what Australia can learn from its past polio epidemics

The Australian survivors of last century’s polio crises have plenty to teach us about staring down the tough times.

  • byAmanda Hooton
Deal to shift Edith Cowan University into Perth CBD falters as coronavirus costs hit
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Deal to shift Edith Cowan University into Perth CBD falters as coronavirus costs hit

As the budget impact of coronavirus looms on the horizon,a plan to sell ECU's Mount Lawley campus and shift it to the CBD could fall over because of massive costs.

  • byNathan Hondros andEmma Young
Kim Beazley offers Bloomberg impromptu campaign wisdom on Bernie Sanders poll bounce

Kim Beazley offers Bloomberg impromptu campaign wisdom on Bernie Sanders poll bounce

Former Australian ambassador to the US Kim Beazley has offered some advice to the presidential campaign of billionaire Michael Bloomberg at a lunch in Perth.

  • byNathan Hondros
Bob Hawke governed with his cabinet,Kim Beazley tells memorial service

Bob Hawke governed with his cabinet,Kim Beazley tells memorial service

Bob Hawke exemplified Bagehot's view of great prime ministers as men of commonplace opinions and uncommon administrative abilities,Kim Beazley said.

Anthony Albanese risks being the new Kim Beazley

Anthony Albanese risks being the new Kim Beazley

Beazley hastened so slowly with so many words he became the most practised opposition leader – twice

  • byTony Wright
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Budget boost for Beazley as governor decides his job now includes'advocacy'

Budget boost for Beazley as governor decides his job now includes'advocacy'

WA Governor Kim Beazley has won a $1.4 million budget boost,with the fine print revealing he has"expanded[his] role to include a focus on state advocacy".

  • byNathan Hondros
Staff blow whistle on'blatant waste'of taxpayer money at Beazley's Government House

Staff blow whistle on'blatant waste'of taxpayer money at Beazley's Government House

Bombshell claims of blatant mismanagement of public money have forced Government House to respond to the extraordinary allegations.

  • byNathan Hondros
Beazley Medal winners signal bright future for WA school leavers

Beazley Medal winners signal bright future for WA school leavers

A Perth Modern dux and a dedicated Vocational Education and Training student have been named as the recipients of the 2018 Beazley Medals.

  • byCameron Myles
Politicians need to know that republican sentiment is deeply felt

Politicians need to know that republican sentiment is deeply felt

Royal visits are barometers for republicanism when Australians are face to face with a Royal as measured by public opinion polls.

  • byJohn Warhurst