This week our Thursday Panel, Sharron Attwood and Chris Smoje, talk ATMs, using eagles to catch drones, Chris Bowen's recent gaffe, call centres and more.

You only have a few hours left to opt out of My Health Record; Spectator Australia columnist and Sky News contributor Terry Barnes explains why you should.

Author Emily Brewin joins us on Perth Tonight to talk about her new book, Small Blessings, a novel about secrets, heartache, and our evolving relationship with our ageing parents.

Got a question a legal quandry or a question about you will? Lawyer John Butler has you covered. John Butler from Butlers Lawyers and Notaries has been practicing law for 46 years and offers his expertise to 6PR callers on Perth Tonight every month.

Sixty four percent of Australian's say children's education costs are unaffordable for many families, according to a new survey commissioned by The Smith Family.

The Smith Family's WA general manager joins us to talk about the problem.

It’s the Australia Day long weekend but not everybody has the weekend off – plenty of small businesses will open their doors and trade on the public holiday. Chris Ilsley and Peter Switzer chat about how national days like Australia Day are a prime opportunity for small businesses to build a creative marketing campaign around. Public Holidays are problematic for small businesses as wage bills can often triple due to penalty rates. Bob Stanton is the former Chair and Director of the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia and he joins Chris and Peter. In the 1990s, bread was limited to white, brown, and Turkish. In 1997, Infinity Bakery became Sydney’s first baker of organic sourdough bread, which has since become a staple in cafes and pantries around the country. William Petersen owns Infinity Bakery, and he shared his story in the Workwise segment, thanks to Officeworks: helping you make bigger things happen. In Grow Your Business with Peter Switzer, we learned the secrets of Mark Bouris’ success, and how he grew a small mortgage brokerage into one of the countries largest.

The Adelaide Tech Guy, Richard Pascoe steps in to talk tech with us on Perth Tonight. Tonight we cover off on tech scams in all their forms.

Although so many newspapers are reporting rising readerships, circulation figures are still going down. 

Former WA Premier and journalist Brian Burke joins us on Perth Tonight to discuss the changing role of newspapers in the digital age.

Tonight on Hot Topics, Chris, Karalee, and Tiffany debate cash vs cards, reminisce on their school days, and talk about all the dramas of getting the kids through the end of the holidays and back to class.