An 89-year-old patient, who was in excruciating pain, was reportedly left in a corridor at Midland Hospital for two days. Click PLAY to hear from the daughters. Allegedly placed in the main thoroughfare, she was denied peace, privacy, and family visitation, and was not the only person affected. Her daughters, Sue Chapman and Lyn Kirumira, […]
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13/03/2026
Illegal campers plague the state reserve as the government falls short
The John Graham Reserve near Woodmans Point in Coogee continues to face a long-running and evolving battle to stop illegal camping in the area. Click PLAY to hear about the issue. Dan Arndt, the City of Cockburn’s Director of Sustainable Development and Safety, explained to 6PR Morning host Simon Beaumont that the core issue is […]
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12/03/2026
Liberal Leader Basil Zempilas takes WA Government to task over current issues
WA Liberal Leader Basil Zempilas has no issue with the Department of Transport being the issuer of AI camera infringements but questions the cameras’ binary results. “There needs to be some flexibility when people get innocently caught up in not doing the wrong thing intentionally,” he said. Click PLAY to hear the full interview. 6PR’s […]
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11/03/2026
E-rideable safety inquiry leaves grieving family member feeling defeated
Despite supporting in principle the majority of recommendations that came out of the parliamentary inquiry into e-rideables, the WA government has decided to wait for national reform. Click PLAY to hear about the inquiry. This lack of urgency has deeply disheartened Brooke Lane, who lost her brother Leigh (41) in a 2025 scooter accident in […]
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11/03/2026
‘We seize and crush them’: Police Commissioner explains low e-rideable fine count
Questioned over the low number of speeding infringements on e-rideables (just 17 fines in 2025) WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch clarified the force’s approach to 6PR Mornings host Simon Beaumont. Click PLAY to hear the WA Police Commissioners full briefing. Blanch explained that the issue isn’t about speeding, but about processing an unregistered vehicle that […]
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10/03/2026
Thirty-seven schools across Australia last week took part in the launch of the New Metrics project – a style of learning and assessment which is part of the “paradigm shift” away from ATAR as a measurement tool. All Saints’ College is the only WA school to join the program and Dean of Teching and Learning […]
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23/02/2021
Childhood chess and its links to risk-taking and strategy later in life
New research by Monash University and Deakin University has found chess boosted children’s foresight, caution and arithmetic, and reduced risk aversion. Chess Association of WA President Alan Wolstencroft joined Liam Bartlett to share first hand the benefit of playing chess for young people.
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23/02/2021
Why teens are “future forecasting” and how you can help
Youth coach Founder of ROC Coaching Claire Eaton joins Liam Bartlett to explore why a growing number of teens are “future forecasting” and how parents can help their kids to worry less about their future.
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04/02/2021
“We need to up our game”
AMA WA President Dr Andrew Miller told Liam Bartlett Western Australia needs to get “super serious” about its preparedness for a COVID-19 outbreak. Dr Miller said measures such as ensuring staff working in hotel quarantine weren’t working elsewhere and bus drivers had appropriate respiratory equipment were simple measures that weren’t being taken. “These are just […]
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12/01/2021
Australia Post Licensees still standing behind CEO Christine Holgate
Licensed Post Office Group Executive Director Angela Cramp says the 2850 community post office owners she represents have been appalled by the Prime Minister’s potential attack on their viability. Cramp told Jane Marwick on Mornings the licensees had been struggling for 15 years to develop a viable business model and Ms Holgate had finally brought […]
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07/01/2021
This year on Mornings with Gareth Parker, we want to recognise the Random Acts of Kindness being performed everyday in our communities. We are asking listeners to get in touch and let us know when they witness a random act of kindness. Thanks to WA Assett – the Bathroom Renovators, each month we will pick […]
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15/04/2019
We have our first winner!
This year on Mornings with Gareth Parker, we want to recognise the Random Acts of Kindness being performed everyday in our communities. We are asking listeners to get in touch and let us know when they witness a random act of kindness. Thanks to WA Assett – the Bathroom Renovators, each month we will pick […]
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08/03/2019
Random Acts of Kindness
This year on Mornings with Gareth Parker, we want to recognise the Random Acts of Kindness being performed everyday in our communities. We are asking listeners to get in touch and let us know when they witness a random act of kindness. Thanks to WA Assett – the Bathroom Renovators, each month we will pick […]
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04/02/2019
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