The West Live Podcast

International relations and industrial relations are on the docket this week, and, to help us unpack it, from our Canberra bureau, is Federal politics reporter for The West Australian, Dan Jervis-Bardy.

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Western Australia has welcomed back another direct flight route as All Nippon Airways resumes its service between Tokyo and Perth and a new route straight to one of Europe’s most famous destinations has completed a triptych of direct flights to the continent as Qantas announces its new Perth-to-Paris route in time for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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On today's show...  The Matildas win in Perth, why WA kids are taking dexies before their exams and we get the latest in Perth’s food scene.

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Bruce Lehrmann — who Brittany Higgins alleged sexually assaulted her in Parliament House in 2019 — can finally be named as the “high-profile” man accused of raping a woman in a separate case in Queensland.

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ATAR written exams kick off on Monday, which means thousands of West Aussie students will be cramming this weekend, and might be thinking their entire future comes down to a four-digit ATAR score.

No matter how good a student they are anxieties can run pretty high at this time of year… But is that anxiety driving some students to turn to performance enhancing drugs?

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Yes, the Friday foodie is back. Last week the chief features writer and food critic of The West Australian Simon Collins was down in Busso, now he’s at the other end of the State.

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With a housing crisis, interest rates higher than they’ve been in years and the cost of living going up, it’s harder than ever for young people to find somewhere to live.

Is the answer moving back in with the folks? For some,  maybe they didn’t move out in the first place.

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Police in China have rescued more than 1,000 cats from being slaughtered and sold as pork or mutton, state-affiliated media report.

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The Matildas have made a winning start to their time in Perth with a 2-0 win over Iran.

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An intensive manhunt is still underway for a suspect in Wednesday's shooting rampage at a bowling alley and a restaurant that left at least 18 dead and 13 injured in Lewiston, Maine, according to authorities.

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