The West Live Podcast

Last summer, 54 people drowned in 90 days along the Australian coast. Every single one of them occurred in unpatrolled locations, including 78% on unpatrolled beaches.

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On Monday we looked back at the biggest stories in Federal Politics but today we’re going to look further afield and review the stories that shaped world politics in 2023.

And who better to do that than our foreign affairs guru, global futurist Dr Keith Suter.

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We continue our countdown of the 23 biggest stories in 2023.

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Overnight, a Manhattan jury found Hollywood actor Jonathon Majors guilty of reckless assault in the third degree, and guilty of harassment, following a two-week trial that stemmed from a March incident between the actor and his ex-partner, Grace Jabbari.

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On today's show, how to avoid food poisoning at Christmas lunch and the biggest stories in politics in 2023. 

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This Christmas, when you look around the table at lunch, the smiling faces of loved ones will look back at you.

But some people face the prospect of a very different festive season experience – a far lonelier one.

Technology and modern life has provided the illusion that we are more connected than ever before, but look deeper than followers and likes and you quickly see what is really going viral is loneliness.

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Food poisoning is one of the most common illnesses in Australia, with an estimated 4 to 7 million cases of foodborne illness each year.

The bad news is according to the Food Safety Information Council, cases of food poisoning rise over Christmas.

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The rebranded West test is in the history books - and here to unpack all the action is The West Australian’s online sports editor, Chris Robinson.

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The big stories in politics in 2023.

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We begin our countdown of the 23 biggest stories in 2023.

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