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Tiger shark 'circled boat' after biting swimmer at Fremantle beach

A shark warning is issued after a swimmer is bitten by a tiger shark at Perth's Sandtrax beach, near Fremantle Port.

A beach closed sign on the sand at Sandtrax beqach

Published: 4h agoWed 26 Mar 2025 at 10:43amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Shark Attacksby David Weber and Nicolas Perpitch

'Perfect storm' led to 22yo Indigenous prisoner taking own life, coroner finds

A WA prisoner who died in hospital after fatally self-harming in his jail cell could be alive today had authorities responded appropriately to his calls for mental health support, a coronial inquest finds.

A wide shot of a large wire fence outside Perth's Hakea Prison with a prison building visible in the background.

Published: 6h agoWed 26 Mar 2025 at 8:58amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Black Deaths In Custodyby Phoebe Pin

Clothing retailer Jeanswest collapses, hundreds of jobs to go

Clothing retailer Jeanswest has collapsed, with more than 90 stores set to close within months and hundreds of employees set to lose their jobs.

A storefront with red sale signs inside and a big white sign reading 'Jeanswest'

Published: 6h agoWed 26 Mar 2025 at 8:41amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Retail Industryby Kate Ainsworth and Emilia Terzon

Alcoa fined over 'very serious' chemical burns to work experience students

Aluminium giant Alcoa is fined $400,000 over an incident where workers and school students were burned by an "uncontrolled discharge of hot caustic solution" at its Kwinana refinery in WA.

A sign outside Alcoa's Kwinana alumina refinery next to a road leading into the industrial buildings

Published: 12h agoWed 26 Mar 2025 at 2:32amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Industrial Accidents and Incidentsby Keane Bourke

What's in the federal budget for Western Australia?

Federal politicians from both sides of politics have been quick to hit Perth's airwaves to either spruik or slam Labor's final budget before the election. So what does it offer specifically for Western Australia?

Three people superimposed on a map of WA

Published: 13h agoWed 26 Mar 2025 at 1:36amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Budgetby Blake Kagi

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Basil Zempilas's plans to lift the WA Liberals out of the doldrums

Basil Zempilas wakes up this morning with one of the most unenviable jobs in politics. Can he unite a party in the doldrums, or will he be just another discarded Liberal leader?

Incoming Liberal Member for Churchlands Basil Zempilas speaks to media 4

Published: 17h agoTue 25 Mar 2025 at 10:16pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Political Leadershipby Keane Bourke

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Will Basil Zempilas be a lifeline or a liability for the WA Liberals?

Is Basil Zempilas the silver bullet the WA Liberals so desperately need? Even within the party's own ranks, opinions are divided.

Duration: 2 minutes 7 seconds

Published: YesterdayTue 25 Mar 2025 at 9:28amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Government and Politicsby Rhiannon Shine

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Empress Joséphine's Garden in WA

The West Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle has been shortlisted for best museum exhibition in the world at the Museums + Heritage Awards.

Duration: 8 minutes 57 seconds

Source: ABC Radio NationalTopic: Nature

Creating an owl-friendly backyard

Jo and Sab cover owl friendly gardens, big tree and yodelling. 00:50 Tips on planting citrus trees near if you live near the ocean. 01:50 Make your garden owl friendly. 06:11 Grow your own macadamia nuts.

Duration: 30 minutes

Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Gardeningwith Joanna Trilling and Sabrina Hahn

Got nits? Head lice is nothing compared to the 'lousy' lives of our ancestors

Until the invention of DDT during World War 2 most humans expected to live with a range of lice as constant companions

Duration: 30 minutes 3 seconds

Source: Listen

How to keep kangaroo paws happy and healthy

The gardening program for gardeners and non-gardeners. Carrie Cox and Mark Tucek get their hands dirty with all your gardening questions! On the show this week: 17:15 Why is my cumquat producing tiny fruit?

Duration: 55 minutes 34 seconds

Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Gardeningwith Sabrina Hahn

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Tense wait for WA Liberals in tight race over opposition party status

The WA Liberals are staring down the very real possibility of remaining the state's second-tier opposition party for the next four years as the tight race for lower house seats continues.

Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds

Source: ABC News

Libby Mettam quits as WA Liberal leader, Basil Zempilas to run

Current WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam has announced she will not seek re-election as leader of the party, with incoming high-profile Churchlands MLA Basil Zempilas saying he will nominate for the party leadership.

Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds

Source: ABC News

Roger Cook promotes first-time minister to WA health portfolio

First-time minister Meredith Hammat has been handed the health portfolio as part of sweeping changes announced by WA Premier Roger Cook to his ministry, including the creation of new portfolios and ministers for each of the state's regions.

Duration: 2 minutes 5 seconds

Source: ABC News

Aerial vision shows the efforts underway to protect Ledge Point from fire

The bushfire is engulfing the coastal town of Ledge Point in thick smoke.

Duration: 1 minute 3 seconds

Source: ABC News

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Notre Dame uni students say cyber attack playing havoc with studies

A cyber attack on Perth's Notre Dame University IT systems nine weeks ago is still playing havoc on campus with students reporting uncertainty with graduations, finding classes, and submitting assignments.

Students walking at the University of Notre Dame Fremantle campus

Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Universitiesby Emma Wynne and Phoebe Pin

Scuba diver left behind in ocean welcomes safety investigation

A man who was picked up by a Perth ferry after his dive boat left him behind says failing to account for every diver before leaving a site is unacceptable.

The two divers in the water after being spotted by crew members on board Rottnest Fast Ferries.

Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Marine Incidentsby Alicia Hanson and Nadia Mitsopoulos

Perth loses kebab and arch art but gains spaceman, and not everyone's happy

Members of Perth's arts community are questioning why beloved local sculptures have been placed in storage indefinitely while the City of Perth spends money installing a new piece from a US artist.

Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Street Artby Ashleigh Davis, Kate Leaver and Joanna Trilling

Two scuba divers left behind in ocean during dive trip

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is investigating how the divers came to be left behind before being rescued by a passing ferry.

Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Marine Incidentsby Alicia Hanson and Nadia Mitsopoulos

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Join Saturday Breakfast at the River Guardians Festival

Join the Saturday Breakfast programme, with Amber Cunningham, Sabrina Hahn and Gardening Australia’s Josh Byrne, talking about RiverWise gardening.

Amber Cunningham and Josh Byrne with a colourful animated garden background

Published: 11 Mar 2025Tue 11 Mar 2025 at 11:57pmSource: ABC PERTH

Win tickets to see Cyndi Lauper

Win tickets to see Cyndi Lauper on her Farewell Tour when she comes to Perth, April 12.

Cyndi Lauper posing in colourful clothes

Published: MonMon 24 Mar 2025 at 12:37amSource: ABC PERTH

Want to join our Perth Plant Swap?

Are you a gardening enthusiast who wants to grow their plant collection? Do you love listening to Roots and Shoots on Saturdays with Sabrina Hahn?

Amber Cunningham standing in front of a barn door leaning on a shovel with Sabrina Hahn sitting in a red wheel barrow

Published: 9h agoWed 26 Mar 2025 at 5:57amSource: ABC PERTH

Australia Votes: Your Vote, Your Say

This election, the ABC is asking you to be part of the conversation.

Text reads: Your Say. Tell us what's on your mind this election. Have your say here.

Published: 27 Feb 2025Thu 27 Feb 2025 at 3:05amSource: Radio

WA Sport

How Ryan Harris turned around SA cricket

For a long time SA cricket was a bit of a joke. No one is laughing at them right now as they chase a Sheffield Shield title 29 years in the making.

A man wearing a dark blue South Australia polo stands in front of a cricket pitch with a towering grandstand behind.

Duration: 14 minutes 54 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Brisbane has an Olympic venues plan, is it a good one?

A brand new 63-thousand seat stadium in Brisbane's Victoria Park is the headline act in a sweeping plan for the 2032 Olympics. It's great to have a plan, but is it a good plan? We're unpacking what's been promised and what it might mean.

An illustration of a large stadium in a green park near the CBD.

Duration: 14 minutes 48 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

'Time to say goodbye': Bryce Cotton exits Perth Wildcats, future unclear

Five-time National Basketball League MVP Bryce Cotton announces he is leaving the Perth Wildcats after nine seasons with the club, as he is linked to a move to Japan.

A head and shoulders shot of Bryce Cotton wearing his red Perth Wildcats uniform during an NBL game.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

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Ex-All Black presses claim to face Lions as Wallabies skipper stands tall

A former All Blacks prop is in the frame to be wearing Wallabies colours against the British and Irish Lions, while Harry Wilson shows his leadership value in the latest round of Super Rugby Pacific.

Alex Hodgman warming up for the Wallabies in 2024.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Super Rugby

WA News

Australians say the budget lacks bravery and 'long-term vision'

Gold Coast retiree Adrian Sim says the treasurer has announced a "retail budget" full of sugar hits. And he is not the only one disappointed.

A man in t-shirt and glasses smiles at the camera.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Budgetby Cindy Wockner

Tiger shark 'circled boat' after biting swimmer at Fremantle beach

A shark warning is issued after a swimmer is bitten by a tiger shark at Perth's Sandtrax beach, near Fremantle Port.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Shark Attacksby David Weber and Nicolas Perpitch

'Perfect storm' led to 22yo Indigenous prisoner taking own life, coroner finds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Black Deaths In Custodyby Phoebe Pin

Decision on major gas project in WA's north-west delayed again

Woodside says a decision to further delay approval for its major gas project in WA's north west until after the federal election is "extremely disappointing".

Close up of a collection of jagged red rocks. In the background, two towers spitting flames.

Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Oil and Gasby Jessica Shackleton, Charlie Mills and Charlie McLean

National News

Surprise tax cuts pass the senate, Coalition votes no

The $5-a-day tax cuts revealed in the federal budget have passed the senate in a late night sitting.

Published: 12m agoWed 26 Mar 2025 at 3:15pmSource: ABC Newsby Isobel Roe

Choice report finds Woolworths groceries more expensive than a year ago

Research from consumer advocacy group Choice has found the average basket of groceries is now costing Woolworths shoppers more than it was a year ago, while the price has fallen at both Coles and Aldi.

An older woman walks down a crowded aisle at a grocery store.

Published: 2h agoWed 26 Mar 2025 at 1:02pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Supermarketsby Kate Ainsworth

National security adviser takes 'full responsibility' after war group chat 'mistake'

The journalist was added to a group chat that had officials in it, discussing a planned military operation in Yemen earlier this month.

Donald Trump with his hands out and Mike Waltz standing behind him.

Published: 3h agoWed 26 Mar 2025 at 11:52amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Defence and National Securityby Caitlin Rawling

Coalition promises to halve fuel excise, shaving 25c off a litre of petrol

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will promise to halve the tax on fuel for 12 months in his budget reply on Thursday, which the Coalition says would save a two-car household roughly $28 a week on average and reduce inflationary pressures.

Published: 3h agoWed 26 Mar 2025 at 12:07pmSource: ABC NewsTopic: Petrol Pricesby Evelyn Manfield

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Tiger shark 'circled boat' after biting swimmer at Fremantle beach

'Perfect storm' led to 22yo Indigenous prisoner taking own life, coroner finds

Clothing retailer Jeanswest collapses, hundreds of jobs to go

Alcoa fined over 'very serious' chemical burns to work experience students

What's in the federal budget for Western Australia?

Basil Zempilas's plans to lift the WA Liberals out of the doldrums

Will Basil Zempilas be a lifeline or a liability for the WA Liberals?

Empress Joséphine's Garden in WA

Creating an owl-friendly backyard

Got nits? Head lice is nothing compared to the 'lousy' lives of our ancestors

How to keep kangaroo paws happy and healthy

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Tense wait for WA Liberals in tight race over opposition party status

Libby Mettam quits as WA Liberal leader, Basil Zempilas to run

Roger Cook promotes first-time minister to WA health portfolio

Aerial vision shows the efforts underway to protect Ledge Point from fire

Notre Dame uni students say cyber attack playing havoc with studies

Scuba diver left behind in ocean welcomes safety investigation

Perth loses kebab and arch art but gains spaceman, and not everyone's happy

Two scuba divers left behind in ocean during dive trip

Join Saturday Breakfast at the River Guardians Festival

Win tickets to see Cyndi Lauper

Want to join our Perth Plant Swap?

Australia Votes: Your Vote, Your Say

How Ryan Harris turned around SA cricket

Brisbane has an Olympic venues plan, is it a good one?

'Time to say goodbye': Bryce Cotton exits Perth Wildcats, future unclear

Ex-All Black presses claim to face Lions as Wallabies skipper stands tall

Australians say the budget lacks bravery and 'long-term vision'

Tiger shark 'circled boat' after biting swimmer at Fremantle beach

'Perfect storm' led to 22yo Indigenous prisoner taking own life, coroner finds

Decision on major gas project in WA's north-west delayed again

Surprise tax cuts pass the senate, Coalition votes no

Choice report finds Woolworths groceries more expensive than a year ago

National security adviser takes 'full responsibility' after war group chat 'mistake'

Coalition promises to halve fuel excise, shaving 25c off a litre of petrol

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