Mornings with Gary Adshead

The Police Commissioner has been quizzed on the sluggish rate at which overseas recruits are joining the force.

A parliamentary estimates committee has heard that from more than 17-hundred international applications, just 115 officers have so far graduated.

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Interview with accredited practicing dietician Simone Austin on 6PR

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Police say the bodies of two people found at a Carramar home are that of a 64-year-old woman and 67-year-old man.

Officers were called to the Golf Links Drive property yesterday morning and have stated there is no concern for public safety.

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More than 500 ride share drivers are set to blockade Perth Airport's vehicle waiting areas tonight in an effort to demand better pay and benefits from companies including Uber and Didi.

The action will take place between 7 and 9pm tonight, and has been shared via social media via a message stating," This is for all of us; we will make them pay".

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An affected homeowner has started an online petition in a public demand for justice for homeowners affected by faulty IPLEX piping.

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Port Adelaide forward Jeremy Finlayson has been suspended for three games, after making homophobic comments towards an Essendon player.

The AFL integrity unit found the Port Adelaide forward used "an unprompted and highly offensive homophobic slur" against an Essendon opponent.

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The potential of a discussion on a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine seems to be more of a reality, as the Federal Government joins the chorus of voices urging an end to violence in the Middle East.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is pushing for an immediate ceasefire and the release of remaining Israeli hostages.

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Forty years on, Dave Faulkner has lost none of the spark or panache which made the Hoodoo Gurus one of the most celebrated Australian bands of all time.

With the four-decade anniversary of  their debut album Stoneage Romeos fast approaching, the band are about to announce plans to head back on the road - a fact he is still surprised about.

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Mornings with Sean Cowan - Monday 8 April 2024

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Supermarkets could face multi-billion-dollar fines for ripping off suppliers, under the recommendations of a major review.

The independent probe argues current penalties for grocery stores aren't sufficient.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Friday 5 April 2024

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A mother of four has resorted to living in a tent with her children, as she tries to secure a rental property in Perth's tight market.

Kristine Meakins' Rockingham rental burnt down in January, and she' s had more than private 50 applications rejected since then.

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Qantas has apologised after a passenger with a disability was forced to pay $6,400 for a flight from Perth to Canberra.

Anwen Handmer and her carer recently paid  two business class seats because the economy cabin did not meet accessibility requirements.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Thursday 4 April 2024

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WA MP Tania Lawrence is stuck in Taiwan after being caught up in yesterday's 7-point-4 magnitude earthquake during a private trip to the island.

At least nine people have been killed and more than 900 have been injured.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Wednesday 3 April 2024

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Monash University unveiled concerning research there is a resurgence of male supremacy and advancement of toxic masculinity in Aussie schools amongst boys.

Monash University's Doctor Stephanie Wescott told Gary Adshead on 6PR Mornings influencers such as Andrew Tate are having a profound yet often covert impact on young men, irrespective of whether or not they are searching him out.

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Despite international outcry, Executive Council of Australian Jewry Co-Chief Executive Alex Ryvchin refuses to speculate on a ceasefire in Gaza following the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Franckom.

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The federal government is demanding an explanation from Israel over the death of an Australian aid worker in Gaza.

Zomi Frankcom was killed in apparent Israeli airstrike while providing food assistance in Gaza.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Tuesday 2 April 2024

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Monday 1 April 2024

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The World Health Organisation is changing its recommendations to how young children can start drinking cows' milk.

Current guidelines suggest the milk only be given to babies older than one year old, but there are calls for this to be lowered to 6 months.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Thursday 28 March 2024

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A key cash distribution company is teetering on the brink, but could be thrown a lifeline from the banking sector.

Armaguard is only guaranteeing it'll stay in business until mid-next-week, claiming a decline in cash use is driving large losses.

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A Port Hedland councilor has made a bizarre appearance on Russian TV, congratulating Vladimir Putin on his recent election win.

Adrian McRae described the landslide victory as "the most transparent in the world".

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Wednesday 27 March 2024

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Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas isn't backing down on refusing to hand over two lots of land to the State Government to build an East Perth primary school.

The government has promised to repeal legislation prohibiting development at the Queens Gardens site in exchange for ownership, but last night the City of Perth voted down the offer.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Tuesday 26 March 2024

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Children who have access to a smart phone before the age of 14, could face serious mental and physical health risks according to experts.

A whistleblower from Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is warning she's concerned about over-exposure to the social media sites.

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The pilots and crew of a Qantas Plane involved in an overnight scare have been praised for keeping passengers calm, after one of the plane's engines was shut down mid-flight.

A flight from Melbourne to Perth landed safely last night after pilots reported an issue with one of the plane's engines.

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The pilots and crew of a Qantas Plane involved in an overnight scare have been praised for keeping passengers calm, after one of the plane's engines was shut down mid-flight.

A flight from Melbourne to Perth landed safely last night after pilots reported an issue with one of the plane's engines.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Monday 25 March 2024

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The state government has defended the decision to phase out boat rides through Horizontal Falls in WA's north.

Following consultation with stakeholders and traditional owners, a ban on the popular Kimberley tourist experience will take effect by 20-28.

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The 12-acre garden of a celebrated scientist has been destroyed in the ongoing Waroona bushfire emergency.

Curtin University professor and botanist Kingsley Dixon and his family were forced to flee on Saturday as the accidental blaze tore through their property, which is well known in the area.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Friday 22 March 2024

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Elon Musk has confirmed the first human recipient of his ” brain-computer interface” chip ‘Neuralink’ has recovered and can move a computer mouse with his thoughts.

After various infamous tests on monkeys and chimps, the Neuralink looks to initially aid those with full cognitive function, such as quadriplegics, to redevelop motor skills.

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Australian taxpayers will shelve out almost $5 billion to the UK Government in order to build our own submarines, the Defence Industry Minister has stated.

The amount will fund an expansion of British production lines, which will handle construction of specific segments of the vessels.

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UPDATE: The WA Director General of Education has concurred with reports of out-of-control violence in the state's schools, admitting the sector is reaching a crisis point.

Lisa Rodgers told Gary Adshead on 6PR Mornings the issues facing schools are unprecedented, and have schools scrambling to retain staff.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Thursday 21 March 2024

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A report tabled in WA Parliament has found the boss of the WA Corruption and Crime Commission team co-ordinating its network of sources had a sexual relationship with a source and fed them confidential information.

The woman's alleged misconduct spanned a three-year period from 2022.

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The State Opposition has launched a petition calling on the Cook Government to reverse its controversial decision to close Horizontal Falls in the Kimberley.

The government says the decision to phase out boat rides through Horizontal Falls by 2028 was made in respect of the wishes of traditional owners.

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A 74-year-old organ transplant recipient has put the call out to find his e-bike after it was stolen earlier this month.

Adrian Grant received a new heart in 2020 and has been training for a charity ride to raise much-needed funds for research into heart and lung disease.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Wednesday 20 March 2024

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A local grandmother who was allegedly scammed out of about $320,000 by her own grandson says she has been left "heartbroken" and penniless by the insidious scam.

As far as Lyn Newby was aware, her grandson Jack Endersby was taking the financial world by storm, having built a financial portfolio worth more than $2 million by the age of 21.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Tuesday 19 March 2024

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At the age of 29, Holly Deane-Johns was found guilty of attempting to post 15 grams of heroin to Australia from Bangkok, as well as possessing another 15 grams in her apartment.

She narrowly avoided the death penalty but received a 31-year prison sentence; after serving seven years, she returned to Australia and started putting the pieces of her life back together.

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WA's opposition leader is planning to put the screws to Roger Cook over his fizzled school support package announcement, accusing the Government of laziness in its rollout.

WA Liberal Leader Libby Mettam told Gary Adshead on 6PR Mornings she will continue to question the government over decisions that, she argues, fly in the face of current conditions.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Monday 18 March 2024

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No matter how the Dockers are going, Freo fans are Freo fans, you can't deny it. Ronnie made a prodigal return after a tumultuous weekend of football to discuss the results and once again air his grievances. What do you think?

Here Paddy Sweeney's full breakdown of the weekend's sport.

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Taxi drivers are in line for a payment of $272 million from Uber, as part of a world-first class action settlement.

The US company has agreed to compensate taxi and hire car drivers, operators and license holders, who claimed they lost income when the rideshare service launched in Australia.

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There's concern the number of high-risk asylum seekers released into the community could soon double to 300.

As Federal politics Editor Michael Pachi pointed out on 6PR Mornings, 151 asylum seekers have already been allowed out, and the Opposition's Dan Tehan believes another 150 are in the pipeline.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Friday 15 March 2024

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The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Union says it will do everything in its power to ensure the family of a Metronet worker killed in Bayswater will be looked after.

The man in his 50s was run over by a Tesla yesterday while resting at a park near the new train station that he had helped to build.

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Australia's record migration intake is contributing to the country's record low rental market, according to new statistics.

The data comes on the back of revelations more than 125-thousand permanent and long-term migrants arrived in Australia in January, despite the Federal Government's plans to slow the rate of new arrivals.

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6PR has teamed up with the West Coast Eagles and Solaris Cancer Care in order to illuminate the support Solaris gives in the long, hard battle against cancer   - including friends and family.

We are offering an exclusive corporate box at the West Coast Eagles' match against Richmond on April 14, where you and 9 friends can enjoy everything that comes with the prime position at Optus Stadium.

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Australia's commercial gardening and nursery sector has for the first time gone public with its concerns about Bunnings' market power and how it treats growers, calling for the retailer to face the same scrutiny as Coles and Woolworths.

Greenlife Industry Australia Chief Executive Joanna Cave told Gary Adshead on 6PR Mornings the pressure on small hardware businesses has been clear for years, and it's about time the national retailer is looked at with more scrutiny.

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Almost a year following the State Government's much-publicised announcement of hard border search areas in their effort to curb drug importation, the numbers are out, and they do almost nothing to back the plan.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Tuesday 13 March 2024

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One of the biggest sheep stations in Australia, situated 400km east of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is experiencing the worst flooding its seen in its 60 year history. 

Rawlinna Station manager Jimmy Wood talks to Gary Adshead about how they're surviving the biggest deluge they've ever faced.

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Sixteen new public houses have been unveiled in Perth’s southern suburbs.

The announcement comes as new analysis by Shelter WA reveals the Cook Government could wipe as much as $50 million off the energy bills of all social housing renters every year by making homes energy efficient.

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Shine Lawyers is asking Indigenous Australians who believe they or a relative have been forcibly removed from family since 1992 to be part of an investigation into a possible Class Action.

WA is the latest state to be accused of what the firm is labelling a second wave of the Stolen Generation.

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Trying to strike into the housing market? Curious about the value of your property? Or simply curious about the current state of the market?

John Percudani from Realmark answers all your probing real estate questions.

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WA has once again taken the maligned top spot as the meth capital of Australia, with drug use increasing exponentially in regards to certain substances over the last two years.

Our state saw the biggest jump in meth consumption compared to other states and territories across Australia since border closures during the pandemic slowed down its importation.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Tuesday 12 March 2024

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The Federal Opposition is expressing concern about some parts of planned aged care reforms.

A panel of experts, advocates and industry leaders is recommending higher fees for wealthier residents, to make the sector more sustainable.

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Flooding has once again cut off road and rail links into Western Australia, as drought-breaking storms pass over the Nullarbor.

The Eyre Highway is set to reopen this hour after being cut off by flooding; the Trans-Australian Railway remains underwater and could be closed for several days, which could impact supply chains.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead - Monday 11 March 2024

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The tragic death of a young police officer at a private function has lead to an outpouring of support and sympathy.

The incident - involving a 29-year old - officer - happened off-duty, and is not related to policing.

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In 1976, James Taylor had his first number one single. Thirty-nine years later, he now has a number-one album.

Coming to Perth in April and at the same time celebrating an incredible 40 years of performing, Taylor talked to Gary Adshead about his career and the longevity indelibly tied to it.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead Full Show - Thursday 7th March 2024

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A Broome woman has spoken out about the moment her children were tied up in the driveway of a home. 

The three children under 10 were allegedly restrained with cable ties by a 45 year old man on Tuesday afternoon, after being caught swimming in the backyard pool of a property. 

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Sam Kerr's fans are standing by the Matildas Captain, after she was charged with racially abusing a police officer in the U-K.

The Socceroo allegedly called the officer a "stupid white bastard" after arguing about a taxi fare.

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Mornings with Gary Adshead Full Show - Wednesday 6th March 2024

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Optus Stadium will host two powerhouse Italian soccer clubs, AC Milan and AS Roma, in an exclusive match.

Thousands of tourists are expected to flock to Perth for the game, set for the Friday of the WA Day long weekend.

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