The West Live Podcast

Police drones fitted with sophisticated cameras, spotlights, sirens and loudspeakers are the latest weapon in the war on crime.

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For most of us, the biggest worry we have over the festive season is finding a parking spot at the local shopping centre.

But there are more West Aussies than ever who have much bigger problems - like keeping a roof over their head and food on the table.

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Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.

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On today's show, a class action is launched against JB Hi-Fi over extended warranties and we get the latest from Gaza and Ukraine.

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If you’re bought a big ticket item at a retail chain, the chances are pretty good a staff member has tried to flog you an extended warranty. Pay a bit extra and get your purchase covered for years into the future. But are those warranties worth the paper they’re printed on?

That's a question being raised in a new class action against retail giant JB Hi-Fi.

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Tropical cyclone Jasper is expected to intensify on Tuesday, ahead of making landfall north of Cairns on Wednesday afternoon.

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A mother has been found dead with a young child who is believed to be her three-month-old daughter in a horrific tragedy police suspect could be a murder-suicide in Perth’s east.

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Worried passengers capture a bus driver doing paperwork while behind the wheel.

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Authorities have confirmed that a 15m sperm whale that beached on a sandbank 70m off Rockingham Beach will “most likely” be euthanised.

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Three acoustic shark monitors will soon be installed in the Swan River – but authorities are yet to tag a single adult bull shark in the estuary since teenager Stella Berry was fatally attacked earlier this year.

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