A Baldivis woman has recounted the terrifying moment her puppy was threatened with a fishing knife at a Secret Harbour dog beach. Kate Caruana told 6PR Breakfast her 9-month-old puppy Banjo approached a fisherman at the beach on Wednesday afternoon. She claims the man launched at Banjo with his fishing knife in a stabbing motion […]
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If it’s happening in Perth, you’ll hear about it first on 6PR Breakfast with Gareth Parker.
Wake up each weekday with 6PR Breakfast for the very latest breaking news, opinions, interviews, weather, sport, finance, entertainment – and, of course, your calls.
Gareth is an award-winning journalist who takes over Breakfast in 2021 after a successful four-year, agenda-setting run on Mornings.
6PR listeners were the first to hear Gareth break dozens of stories, including the bizarre attempted sale of Perth Glory to crypto-currency scammers.
He was nominated for a Walkley award after revealing BHP had been systematically underpaying its mining royalties to the state government for years.
Gareth started his career in newspapers, working at The West Australian for 13 years covering state politics, local government and three years as the paper’s Melbourne correspondent.
Gareth is married to Elizabeth and they are the proud parents to son Henry and black labrador Charlie.
The iconic Rumour File after 7am gives listeners the chance to anonymously spill the beans and break the news, and also win weekly prizes, plus the annual grand prize.
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Carpark ‘Karen’ goes viral over parking space
A woman in Queensland has gone viral for attempting to reserve a carpark by standing in it. The video was posted to Tik Tok by 19-year-old Marli McLaren who is heard asking the woman to move. The woman who has been dubbed a “Karen” proceeds to ignores the teenager, before eventually moving after her husband […]
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Travellers who fail to wear a mask at a WA airport now risk facing a $50,000 fine. A decision to make masks mandatory on flights and at airports was made at the national cabinet meeting last week, in response to the fast-spreading UK variant of the virus. The state government are vowing to fine travellers […]
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A San Francisco man is on the brink of loosing $303 million in Bitcoin because he can’t remember his password. Computer programmer, Stefan Thomas, has just two password attempts left out of 10 to unlock his Bitcoin Wallet which holds 7002 Bitcoin. The password unlocks a small hard drive, known as an IronKey, which gains […]
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Why the future of Claremont Showground is in doubt
The Royal Agricultural Society of WA has accused the Town of Claremont of trying to force them out of the showground. The local government says it’s received complaints and even a petition about the impact of noise and traffic near the ground. It’s prompted the town to release a survey requesting further community feedback on […]
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Peter Ford has all the latest and breaking entertainment news daily on 6PR Breakfast just after the 8.30am news. On Wednesday Peter told us celebrities are posting their messages and memories of John Lennon on the 40th anniversary of his death.
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Australia has a lot of problems ahead of the Test
Award winning sports news breaker, Kim Hagdorn, joins Steve and Baz at 6:55am and 7:45am every weekday on 6PR Breakfast. On Wednesday, Haggers told us there’s a lot of problems within Australian Cricket leading into next week’s test match.
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Questions over Prince George cartoon
Peter Ford has all the latest and breaking entertainment news daily on 6PR Breakfast just after the 8.30am news. On Tuesday Peter told us about the cartoon that depicts young Prince George.
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The future is Green
Award winning sports news breaker, Kim Hagdorn, joins Steve and Baz at 6:55am and 7:45am every weekday on 6PR Breakfast. On Tuesday Haggers told us Cameron Green is on his way up in the cricket stakes.
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08/12/2020
Is it OK for Smith to be skipper again?
Award winning sports news breaker, Kim Hagdorn, joins Steve and Baz at 6:55am and 7:45am every weekday on 6PR Breakfast. On Monday Haggers questioned who’s the best Aussie captain for now, Matthew Wade or Steve Smith.
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07/12/2020
Emotions were running wild when the John Hughes Rumour File winner was announced on 6PR Breakfast. Listener Steve entered the Rumour “Silver Screen Will Be Seen” and his number was drawn as the winner on Friday morning with John Hughes in the 6PR studios to congratulate Steve on winning the Mitsubishi ASX. Steve was overcome […]
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26/06/2020
“Cam, we’ve done it!”: Dad dedicates win to son
The John Hughes Rumour File has made a Perth family, a happy family. “Cam, we’ve done it!“: David yelled when he realised he’d won the brand new Hyundai Venue thanks to the John Hughes Rumour File. The Perth dad says his son was diagnosed with a brain tumor two and a half years ago and […]
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11/12/2019
Thousands expected for ACDC concert on Canning Hwy
The Rumour File alerted us back in June that an application had been made to close Canning Highway for a Bon Scott tribute in 2020, on Sunday that rumour was confirmed by the State Government that the AC/DC tribute concert would close the Perth Festival. Highway to Hell will be the world’s longest stage at a […]
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21/10/2019
And the Rumour File Winner is….
45 Rumour File finalists and their guests packed into Scarboro Toyota on Friday morning to try their luck at winning a HiLux or a Corolla. The numbers dwindled down towards the end of the 6PR Breakfast show and then there were five, hear how it played out….. Or watch the moment unravel…
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Stockbrokers donating Friday’s commission to charities
A rumour from “The Chalkie” that a group of stockbrokers were coming together to donate 100% of their commission raised on Friday to charity. Steve and Baz checked in with the Executive Chairman of Euroz who says they will be donating their commission to Perth Children’s Hospital, Teach For Australia and Homeless Healthcare.
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Gareth Parker
If it's happening in Perth, you'll hear about it first on 6PR Breakfast with Gareth Parker. Wake up each weekday with 6PR Breakfast for the very latest breaking news, opinions, interviews, weather, sport, finance, entertainment - and, of course, your calls. Gareth is an award-winning journalist who takes over Breakfast in 2021 after a successful four-year, agenda-setting run on Mornings. 6PR listeners were the first to hear Gareth break dozens of stories, including the bizarre attempted sale of Perth Glory to crypto-currency scammers. He was nominated for a Walkley award after revealing BHP had been systematically underpaying its mining royalties to the state government for years. Gareth started his career in newspapers, working at The West Australian for 13 years covering state politics, local government and three years as the paper's Melbourne correspondent. Gareth is married to Elizabeth and they are the proud parents to son Henry and black labrador Charlie. The iconic Rumour File after 7am gives listeners the chance to anonymously spill the beans and break the news, and also win weekly prizes, plus the annual grand prize.
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