The West Live Podcast

Dan Andrews shocked the nation when he pulled the pin as Victorian Premier this week. And no Long-time Victorian Labor MP Jacinta Allan has been unanimously backed by her party to replace him, becoming the State’s 49th premier. So, who is Jacinta Allan?

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More WA families are grieving the loss of loved ones on our roads today, after a horrific crash in Baldivis overnight.

But this is not just about one crash. What is it going to take, to see road fatalities go down?

56 people have died in road accidents in the metro area alone, so far this year. 

That’s the highest number in nine years.

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Donald Trump’s real estate empire could collapse “like falling dominoes”, experts believe, following a New York judge’s ruling that the former president’s business fortune was built on rampant fraud and blatant lies.

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Australian rock royalty is coming to Telethon.

Jimmy Barnes will travel to WA to perform at the Sunday evening finale of the much-loved television fundraiser, which takes place from October 21-22, to encourage everyone to give generously to help the State’s sick kids.

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Home-grown Formula 1 superstar Daniel Ricciardo is the face of a new global tourism campaign selling WA to the world as the ultimate road trip destination.

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NFL star Travis Kelce has broken his silence on his rumoured love interest, Taylor Swift, after her internet-breaking appearance at his game

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On today’s episode, Ben O’Shea asks Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti if the Rock is coming to Perth with WWE, plus scientists discover the love language of echidnas, and resident medical expert Dr Simon Torvaldsen talks Mpox, RSV and the side effects of tattoo removal.

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What’s your love language? Physical touch? Gifts? Acts of service? Well, a new study may have found the love language of echidna's and it’s words of affirmation… and by words I mean grunts.

Joining us  is lead author of the study, from Curtin University, Dr Christine Cooper. 

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