The West Live Podcast

Aussie PM Anthony Albanese is in the US to visit his counterpart Joe Biden… and the US President has treated Albo to a proper State dinner at the white house.

It must be a pretty special moment for the PM. He gets to sit at the top table with the big boys not to mention a bunch of celebrity guests.

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A man has been taken into custody after a shed caught fire in Cloverdale.

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On today's show, we unpack how the Israel conflict will end, a bombshell revelation about Unit 18, and why hygiene poverty is a huge issue for many West Aussies.

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If you’d told me a dark brown, yeast extract would become a beloved food stuff and still be on the shelves a century after it was invented, I would’ve told you you’re dreamin…

But here we are, celebrating the 100th birthday of Vegemite an iconic Australian contribution to cuisine that almost no one outside Australia can stand.

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More than 325,000 Western Australians live in poverty, including 85,000 children. They might not know where their next meal is coming from or whether they’ll have a roof over their head tonight.

And just having the basics that most of us take for granted can make a huge difference. That’s where The Essentials Collective comes in.

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As the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues to escalate, Palestinian authorities claim 5800 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes, which of course are a response to Hamas killing more than 1400 people in that horrific surprise invasion of Israel on October 7.

So, how does this all end? The chances are, not well. To give us the range of likely outcomes is Global Futurist and Foreign Affairs Expert, Dr Keith Suter. 

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The pope has accepted the resignation of a Polish bishop whose diocese has been rocked by reports of a gay orgy involving a male sex worker in a priest’s apartment, as well as previous violent incidents involving his clergy.

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Avian flu has reached the Antarctic, raising concerns for isolated populations of penguins and seals that have never been exposed to the deadly H5N1 virus before. The full impact of the virus’s arrival is not yet known, but scientists are raising concerns about possible “catastrophic breeding failure” of the region’s fragile wildlife populations.

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Matildas superstar and homegrown hero Sam Kerr is back on home soil, touching down in Perth ahead of the Matildas’ blockbuster Olympic qualifiers.

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One of the officers on guard when an Aboriginal teenager took his own life at WA’s notorious Unit 18 juvenile prison was asleep when concerns were raised, it has been alleged.

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