Browne to receive contract payout?

Chairman of Beyond Blue Jeff Kennett tells Simon Beaumont, depression amongst AFL players was not defined to former Fremantle Docker Andrew Browne. He could receive a final year contract payout claiming depression prematurely ended his career.

Abbott's baby plan under fire

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is proposing to get big business to fund a paid parental leave scheme, which would see mothers paid up to $75,000 to stay at home and look after their newborns for the first six months. Simon Beaumont gets the reaction from the business community.

Locals take law into own hands

Journalist from The West Australian, Jessica Strutt reports to Simon Beaumont that a revenge attack is likely on the Mr Whippy man who assaulted a juvenile who broke into his home. Continued violence has put Carnarvon well and truly in the media spotlight.

McDonalds a diet option?

Weight Watchers have joined forces with McDonalds in a new campaign to promote McDonalds as suitable for dieters. Simon Beaumont speaks with Weight Watchers Nutrition Advisor Emma Stirling about the deal, which he believes is fraught with danger.

Mary Wilson on Mornings

Mary Wilson, founding member of Motown group The Supremes joined Simon Beaumont in the studio to recall her time as a star of The Supremes, her solo career and the Motown movement. Listen here.

Chasing the dollar up north

Low and unskilled workers are earning nearly $3,000 per week on the Gorgon LNG Gas project making them the industry's highest-earning workers in WA. Simon Beaumont discusses the lucrative fly in fly out lifestyle with CFMEU secretary Kevin Reynolds

New crime-fighting tool a success

Simon Beaumont speaks with retired UK police officer Mark Churms, who has developed a new crime fighting tool called Smartwater, a forensic liquid which boasts a 100% conviction rate. WA police are said to be impressed with the technology.

Man kicked, punched by cop

VIDEO: A police constable has been fined $4,500 for assaulting Alan Russell outside the Court Hotel in March last year, after he claimed Mr Russell was drunk and abusive. However video footage showed a different story. Watch the footage here.

• Alan Russell tells his story
• Constable stood down

Premier makes no apologies

Premier Colin Barnett says on the Morning Program he makes no apologies for the tough laws on drug traffickers and seizure of assets under the proceeds of crime. However the Premier refuses the comment on the case of Valerie Whittle despite receiving a call from her father.

70 per cent admit to speeding

70 per cent of WA drivers have admitted to speeding in the last 12 months. Simon Beaumont speaks with John Gibson from the Office of Road Safety and poses the question, if speed limits were raised by 10km/h, would you still speed?

Armstrong not racist: Commissioner

Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan says Police Union president Russell Arsmtrong is not racist despite his comments earlier in the week that Aboriginal people were failing to tackle a culture of drunken violence. The Commissioner also answers 'stop & search' law scenarios on the Morning Program.

Motorists hit by rocks

Motorists on Roe Highway have been the victims of rock throwers, lucky to escape with only minor dents to their cars. Simon Beaumont speaks with Linda, who was in the car with her learner driver son, when their car was hit.

V8 circuit not a problem: Tander

WA V8 Supercar champ Garth Tander expresses his disappointment to Simon Beaumont on the decision that WA will lose their leg of the Supercar series at Barbagallo Raceway. A devastated Tander says according to the drivers, the state of the circuit is not an issue.

• Why Barbagallo was dumped

Drought link to Antarctica

Scientists have made a surprising link between climate patterns in Australia and Antarctica with researchers identifying a link between the drought, which began in the early 1970s, and snowfall at a site in East Antractica over the same period. Dr Tas van Ommen explains to Simon Beaumont.

Music pirates the new target

First it was Internet service provider iiNet, now Hollywood studios and record labels have threatened to sue individuals for illegally downloading music and films. Simon Beaumont investigates if the threat is real and is it possible for users to be tracked.

'Down Under' deemed a rip off

A Federal judge has found Men At Work's No.1 hit Down Under to be a rip off of children's tune Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree. Simon Beaumont speaks with the successful lawyer Adam Simpson, repesenting Larrikin Music, who could claim up to 60% of the songs earnings.