The West Live Podcast

We’re coming into the silly season, and for a lot of West Aussies that means a trip to the local bottle-o. But a shocking rise in violence against Perth's retail workers is now forcing calls for harsher penalties against offenders. A petition demanding urgent change has been delivered to Parliament as the busiest time of the year rapidly approaches.

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Rebels bikies will have just 30 minutes to mourn together after the funeral of their former boss Jamie Ginn before the heavily-armed gang crime squad move in and order them to disperse at his service later this week.

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How much do you think about microplastics?

Chances are, not very much. And maybe that’s a good thing.

And when I say good thing, I really mean in an ignorance is bliss kinda way.

Because if you start to think about microplastics, it gets terrifying pretty bloody quickly.

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The leadership vacuum created by the shock departure of Mark McGowan remains unfilled, with Roger Cook yet to enjoy the enviable popularity of the former Premier — and new polling placing Libby Mettam and Basil Zempilas neck-and-neck in second place.

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The identity of a St John WA paramedic who was killed in a tragic fatal crash while responding to a medical emergency has been revealed as his distraught family and colleagues pay tribute to the “dedicated servant who saved lives every day he went to work”.

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On today's show, we find out why the AUKUS deal has made us a target of Cyber attacks, we meet Jim from Jim’s mowing and talk about his bizarre new business and why P!nk pushed the AFL out of Melbourne.  

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What our GP's are hearing about a COVID spike across WA.

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feel like a broken record going on about it, but we really need to figure out how to stop social media algorithms from radicalising people.

Now you might be thinking, Hey, I can doomscroll on Instagram without turning into a loony.

And that’s great but the fact is some people are more susceptible to brain washing than others.

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Five workers have been injured and two have been rushed to hospital after a toxic spill broke out at the Pinjarra Alcoa Refinery south of Perth.

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