On December 1, 1992 the first First skywriting in America was created by Capt Turner (RAF) he wrote “Hello USA” in the sky, here in Perth we have our very own skywriter who was the first in WA. 

Tod Johnston chats to Brian Collingridge to find out about his story in the sky.

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In 2022, West Australian Opera celebrates stories of hope, passion and purpose in a
program that offers audiences a range of experiences across venues in WA.

Tod Johnston chats with West Australian Opera’s Artistic Director, Christopher van Tuinen to find out more.

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Perth’s own Garage Power Pop Legends "The Chevelles" release their new single "Steve McQueen (I Wish I Was”). 

Tod Johnston chats with guiatarist Duane Smith about the new new track and the Chevelles Christmas party extravaganza.

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As Omicron emerges Tod Johnston chats to leading Infectious Diseases physician and scientist, Dr Isaac Bogoch to find out more about the newly discovered strain. 

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The 2022 Fairbridge Festival festival returns and is bringing back some old faves to Fairbridge Village, Pinjarra. It’s a return in scale and energy of past festivals and features a splendid first line-up of music, dance, and children’s activities to inspire and delight from WA, around Australia and overseas.

Tod Johnston caught up with Stu Macleod to find out more.

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A bionic eye being developed by a team of biomedical researchers at the University of Sydney and UNSW has shown to be safe and stable for long-term implantation in a three-month study, paving the way towards human trials.

Tod Johnston chats to Sam Eggenberger, biomedical engineer completing his doctorate at The University of Sydney to find out more.

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December 1 is World AIDS day, Perth has become only the second city in Australia to sign up to the Fast-Track Cities initiative, aimed at getting to zero new HIV infections and zero AIDS-related deaths. Western Australian AIDS Council (WAAC) CEO, Lisa Dobrin spoke with Tod Johnston about what this means for Perth and Western Australia.

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Throughout December commercial fishers will be able to sell up to 400 western rock lobsters per landing to meet demand over the Christmas period.

Tod Johnston spoke to Western Rock Lobster Council CEO Matt Taylor to find out more about Tuesday's announcement. 

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There are alot of questions surrounding booster doses as Western Australia prepares itself for opening up. To find out more and to clear up misinformation, Tod Johnston speaks with Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam Senior Lecturer of Microbiology, Co-Lead, Infection and Immunity Research Strength at the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences at Monash University Malaysia.

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This year White Ribbon Australia is asking “how can men make change?” and challenging men to “learn, give and take action” to bring about the transformation Australia needs to create a future where women are free from all forms of men’s violence and abuse.

White Ribbon Australia Executive Director Brad Chilcott joins Tod Johnston to share more about what White Ribbon Australia hopes to achieve this year.

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