The West Live Podcast

The father of a Perth digger stranded overseas shares his anger at the situation. City of Perth chief executive officer Michelle Reynolds weighs in on the Mayoral race. Homeless representative Dr Betsy Buchanan on the rate of Aboriginal homelessness, and a WA grown apple variety that’s the healthiest in the world.

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Stephen Spencer a two-time Afghanistan veteran stuck in Dubai with his young family has penned an open letter to Australia hitting out at politicians for abandoning the spirit of mateship and forcing their stranded countrymen and women into a “financial Hunger Games” in order to try and get home. Stephen's father Peter describes his frustration at the situation. 

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15 homeless people have died on the streets of Perth since July. The rate of Aboriginal homelessness is 13 times higher than for non-indigenous people. House of the Homeless representative Dr Betsy Buchanan has been working in this area for more than three decades.

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City of Perth chief executive officer Michelle Reynolds weighs in on the Mayoral race and discusses female-only parking bays in a CBD carpark.

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Uniting Care WA CEO Amanda Hunt discusses the alarming new report which has revealed more than half of people on JobSeeker could not afford a necessities like food, housing, transport and bills in the past three months. Law Society WA president Nicholas van Hattem discusses the legacy of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Marketing analyst Barry Urqhuart reveals the results of a local online survey where 28% WA small businesses owners do not expect to be operating in December 2021 and all the latest from the weekend sport.

 

 

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Law Society WA president Nicholas van Hattem discusses the legacy of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Uniting Care WA CEO Amanda Hunt discusses the alarming new report which has revealed more than half of people on JobSeeker could not afford a necessities like food, housing, transport and bills in the past three months.

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Marketing analyst Barry Urqhuart reveals the results of a local online survey where 28% WA small businesses owners do not expect to be operating in December 2021

 

 

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Housing Industry Association WA executive director Cath Hart discusses the strong demand for the State Government’s Building Bonus Program, which has prompted Premier Mark McGowan to announce a further $30 million boost. Western Australian Council of Social Service chief executive Louise Giolitto discusses findings of a new survey into the community service sector, which is approaching “crisis point” due to COVID-19 with more than a million people already excluded from income support and more than two million expected to be cut in coming months and Geof Parry joins us in the studio for a wrap of this week in politics. 

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Housing Industry Association WA executive director Cath Hart discusses the strong demand for the State Government’s Building Bonus Program, which has prompted Premier Mark McGowan to announce a further $30 million boost. 

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