The West Live Podcast

Two more WA builders have gone under amid the ongoing pressure in the State’s construction industry.

Over the last financial year, there were 145 construction insolvencies in WA, including 27 registered home builders.

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On Thursday the Bureau of Meteorology put out a severe weather warning for Perth and the mercury is set to creep above 35 today and tomorrow but what happens when the weather gets even more extreme?

According to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, hospital admissions associated with extreme weather – such as heatwaves, bushfires and storms – have increased over the past ten years.

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A Chinese worker at the factory of one of China’s most popular beer has taken getting pissed off to a whole new level.

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Erin Patterson, the woman at the centre of a mushroom lunch that resulted in the deaths of three people, will face court today after she was charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder.

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Israel's military says it is surrounding Gaza City as its bombardment of the strip intensifies.

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There was no music or crowd at the Graham Bricknell Music Shell in Bunbury after the City of Bunbury made the decision to stop playing the Wiggles’ Hot Potato on repeat to ward off antisocial behaviour.

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Fire crews have tackled Perth’s infamous Jacob’s Ladder and its more than 240 steps in order to extinguish a suspicious bushfire that started near apartments bordering Kings Park on Thursday.

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A 20 year old man has been charged after a police chase from Rivervale to Clarkson.

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On today's show, the alleged poisonous mushroom chef reportedly arrested, the dire shortage of teachers in Australia and we’ll reveal the Collins Dictionary word of the year.

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A 76 year old man has been charged with drink driving after launching his car off a top carpark at a Merriwa shopping complex.

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