The mayor of the City of Joondalup has defended the council’s decision to charge the state government more than $20,000 annually to run its VacSwim program. Click play to hear more. Speaking with 6PR Mornings host Simon Beaumont, Daniel Kingston said the fee is small compared to the state’s budget surplus. “If we encourage the […]
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09/10/2026
Hastie’s warning to One Nation: ‘I’ll go all the way’
Federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has again criticised One Nation after the party labelled him a traitor in a political cartoon in July. Click play to hear Andrew Hastie’s words of warning. Speaking with 6PR Mornings host Simon Beaumont, Hastie said he texted Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce to warn him that he won’t back down. […]
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09/10/2026
A whale of a shot: WA drone operator captures rare marine visitor
Scott Baxter has caught the attention of marine scientists after unknowingly capturing rare footage of a fin whale swimming off Cape Naturaliste. Click play to hear more. Speaking with 6PR Mornings presenter Simon Beaumont, Baxter said a number of scientists have been in touch. “My DMs have just gone crazy over the last two days […]
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08/10/2026
The new AUKUS focus: Australian-built nuclear subs
The narrative surrounding AUKUS has shifted as Australian-made and acquired nuclear-powered submarines take centre stage, 6PR Mornings presenter Simon Beaumont argues. Click play to hear more. On Wednesday, The West Australian published Defence Horizon Western Front, a military magazine released in conjunction with the Land Forces Expo. Beaumont read through the magazine and noticed the […]
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07/10/2026
$5m shark boost: More drones for WA beaches
The state government has announced an additional $5 million to boost Western Australia’s shark hazard mitigation efforts. Click play to hear how the funding will be used. As part of the funding injection, Surf Life Saving Western Australia (SLSWA) will receive $2.3 million to expand aerial surveillance and increase helicopter patrols across metropolitan and South-West […]
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07/10/2026
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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