The search for a 73-year-old prospector who went missing in December is continuing in the same area where German backpacker Carolina Wilga was found. Press PLAY to hear the latest on the search Independent missing person tracker Rick Heaton says he found Barry Padmore’s car in May and believes he’s in the right area to […]
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Fremantle’s homelessness crisis deepens with rough sleepers outside vacant Hungry Jack’s
Fremantle’s homelessness crisis is worsening, with people sleeping on the doorstep of an empty fast food store. Click PLAY to listen to the FULL conversation. Editor of Fremantle Street Wise Camelo Amalfi joined Perth Today and has taken a photo of at least four people sleeping rough on the doorstep of the empty Hungry Jacks […]
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17/07/2025
Families disappointed as West Coast Eagles pull out of school holiday program
Families left disappointed after the West Coast Eagles pulled out of a school holiday program. Click PLAY to listen to the FULL story. The West Coast Eagles pulled out of a school holiday program last minute due to unavailable players which has disappointed families. Former councillors say it’s not the first time, with the club […]
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16/07/2025
Outback killer Bradley John Murdoch passes away aged 67
Outback killer Bradley John Murdoch passes away at the age of 67 years old. Click PLAY to listen to the FULL conversation. Convicted murderer Bradley John Murdoch has passed away at the age of 67 in prison after suffering throat cancer. Former Crime Reporter at The West Australian Newspaper Sean Cowan joined Perth Today with […]
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16/07/2025
‘Big gauger’: Simon Beaumont calls out Telstra over soaring bill costs
Perth Today host Simon Beaumont calls out Telstra over their soaring bill costs. Click PLAY to listen to the FULL thoughts. Perth Today host Simon Beaumont has called out Telstra over bill costs. He labelled the telecommunications giant a “big gauger”. “Telstra have the poorest human contact interface,” Beaumont said on Perth Today. Hear more […]
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15/07/2025
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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