The West Live Podcast

New data has revealed more people are opting for pets over children, with over half the country’s population considering pet fur babies to be of greater importance.

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More than 200 defendants in one of Italy's biggest mafia trials for generations have been sentenced to a total of more than 2,200 years in jail.

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Harley Reid has a message for anyone who’s questioned whether he’d be reluctant to play for West Coast: Just take a look at my blue-and-gold jumper.

Reid was all smiles after Eagles great Nic Naitanui handed him the No.9 guernsey as the club selected him with pick No.1 in the draft.

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West Coast Eagles legend Ben Cousins has been called in to motivate Banksia Hill detainees as part of a “rehabilitative” Aussie rules game against a Perth high school.

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A tree has crashed on to a car

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Two cars have caught fire in Embleton.

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The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a heatwave alert as scorching temperatures set to smash WA.

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On today's show, Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti joins us to talk Coldplay and the Armadale train shutdown, it’s Leavers week, so we’ll have all the info you need to know and Australia are World Cup champions.

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Australian captain Pat Cummins says winning the World Cup is the side’s most significant achievement in a glory-laden year of cricket.

Australia has now beaten India in the World Test Championship final and Cricket World Cup, and in between the two feature events, they managed to retain the Ashes in England.

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