Mornings with Liam Bartlett - Full Show 14th June 2022

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6PR Mornings host Liam Bartlett said Australia's qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, against the odds after a tense penalty shootout against Peru, was "a great day for the round ball game in Australia".

Former Socceroos captain Paul Wade told Bartlett there was little pressure on goalkeepers in penalty shoot-outs.

"If he lets one in, well it's because the striker is too good. If he doesn't, he's an absolute hero," he said.

Bartlett also played audio of 6PR sports broadcaster Brad Hardie predicting the Socceroos would qualify on penalties, and questioned whether people would be willing to travel to Qatar for the tournament, given the country's human rights record.

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ECU researchers with the Amanda Young Foundation have developed an educational app called MIApp to combat Meningococcal Disease.

'Meningococcal Infection, Awareness Prevention and Protection' brings awareness about the disease that young people are at risk of.

Dr Julie Boston from Edith Cowan University's Secondary School of Education said the disease could have lethal consequences.

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A study in the US has drawn a link between eating fish regularly and getting life-threatening skin cancer.

The American study by Brown University researchers found that higher fish consumption associated with increased melanoma risk due to bio-contaminants like mercury are to blame.

Professor Clare Collins from the University of Newcastle told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings that after further research, the study couldn't be ignored.

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Mornings with Liam Bartlett - Full Show 13th June 2022

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US senators have struck a deal to propose legislation on gun control. 

The measures would include supporting stricter background checks for buyers under 21 and cracking down on illegal gun purchases.

The proposals are supported by ten Republicans, meaning they have the numbers to be voted into law.

Nine News senior US correspondent Amelia Adams told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings that it's only a tentative deal at this stage, but it is still a big step forward. 

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992 Australians are being recognised for their efforts as part of the Queens Birthday Honours.

The Former WA Premier has been awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the people and parliaments of Australia and WA, conservation, and arts administration.

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992 Australians are being recognised for their efforts as part of the Queens Birthday Honours.

The Former Deputy PM is being recognised for his work in the agricultural sector.

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Northern suburbs beachgoers are about to become more identifiable with new warning signs along the coastline to improve emergency response times.

City of Stirling mayor Mark Irwin told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings the activation of 73 Beach Emergency Signs (BEN) along a 7km stretch of coastline from Peasholm Dog Beach to Watermans Bay was championed by Rick Gerring, whose brother Ben was fatally attacked by a shark on Falcon Beach in 2016.

Irwin said the signs aim to reduce risk of confusion and delays in emergency response times on WA beaches, with each red and green sign having a unique code linked to coordinates for its location as well as the address and nearest intersection. 

"When you've got busy beaches and busy carparks and emergency services trying to find the right one, to have that GPS location [will aid response times)," he said.

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The father of teenage girl killed as a passenger in a quad bike crash in 2012 is outraged at the sentence given on Thursday to a serial driving offender, less than a year after his release from custody after a separate incident of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

Joshua Bonjour, 30, was sentenced to four years jail for the fatal crash in 2012 that saw 18-year-old Jodie Maree Worthington killed.

Only months after his release, Bonjour caused a crash that seriously injured his passenger, 25-year-old Lily Davis.

After completing a jail term for that offence, his licence was suspended but Bonjour was secretly recorded by police driving on 17 separate occasions over four months last year, for which he was sentenced to 12 months in jail on Thursday, but will be eligible for parole after serving six months.

Jodie's dad Jeff Worthington told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings the justice system had let down his family, and so many other families left to deal with similar tragedies.

"We're just dumbfounded with the decision... I just can't get my head around it," he told Bartlett on Friday.

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