David is a senior cross media news reporter in Perth with more than 20 years experience. He first started working with the ABC in the Illawarra region in the early 1990s. Since then David has reported on all of the major stories in WA while working with radio current affairs at AM, PM and The World Today. He has also reported for ABC TV News, Stateline and The 7:30 Report. David has won numerous reporting awards, including a United Nations Peace Prize in 2005.
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| UpdatedA royal commission should be held to examine the approvals processes for the Roe 8 stage of the Perth Freight Link, the Conservation Council of WA says, as critics of the project hold a rally in Fremantle.
Topics: states-and-territories, elections, environmental-policy, environmental-impact, fremantle-6160, beeliar-6164, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedSandy Baraiolo, a former One Nation candidate for the southern Perth seat of Thornlie, says she has been threatened over the phone after being dumped by the party.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, wa, thornlie-6108, paraburdoo-6754, cue-6640, denham-6537, tom-price-6751, meekatharra-6642, onslow-6710, exmouth-6707, carnarvon-6701
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The WA Government vows to provide extra funding for home hospital services if re-elected, while Labor announces the Swan Valley will feature in its tourism strategy.
Topics: elections, government-and-politics, political-parties
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Colin Barnett denies a claim from the Nationals leader, aired in a media report, that the Treasurer may have supported his proposed levy on BHP and Rio Tinto.
Topics: mining-industry, political-parties, elections, wa
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A man who allegedly abducted a woman who was seriously injured after throwing herself out of a moving car in a bid to get away, is extradited from Queensland to Western Australia more than 10 years later.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, perth-6000, brisbane-4000, chittering-6084
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| UpdatedKim Chance, who was an MP for 17 years and built Australia's biggest commercial camel dairy that transformed outback ferals into calm milking machines, dies at the age of 70.
Topics: death, community-and-society, alp, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedLeader of WA Nationals Brendon Grylls dismisses the Liberal Party's deal with One Nation on preferences ahead of next month's election.
Topics: nationals, political-parties, government-and-politics, wa
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The WA Greens say polling shows 33 per cent of Liberal voters will not support the party if it does a preferences deal with One Nation.
Topics: greens, one-nation, polls, government-and-politics, elections, liberals, wa
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Western Australia's peak environmental lobby group claims uranium miner Cameco is unlikely to prioritise development of its projects in the state in the wake of a quarterly profit that was lower than expected.
Topics: uranium-mining, business-economics-and-finance, wa, kalgoorlie-6430
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| UpdatedSevere thunderstorms in WA are likely to produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding and large hailstones, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
Topics: floods, disasters-and-accidents, weather, wa, perth-6000, albany-6330, wagin-6315, northam-6401
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| UpdatedDanny Green plays down the prospects of a rematch with boxing rival Anthony Mundine after their controversial bout in Adelaide, and defends the judges' decision to award him the fight — saying "my face shows who the winner was".
Topics: boxing, sport, perth-6000, wa, sa, adelaide-5000
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| UpdatedWA Labor promises to spend $410 million on building railcars for the proposed expansion of Metronet if elected, using local manufacturers.
Topics: rail-transport, elections, perth-6000
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| UpdatedOne Nation scraps plans to fine any of its candidates who are elected at next month's WA election and then quit the party, following an outcry from members.
Topics: elections, political-parties, one-nation, wa
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Former One Nation senator Rod Culleton fails to convince the Court of Appeal in Western Australia to reconsider a $200,000 debt which ultimately led to bankruptcy proceedings against him.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, federal-government, federal-parliament, canberra-2600, act, perth-6000, wa, australia
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| UpdatedWith the WA election just six weeks away, the major parties have been out on the road spruiking funding commitments in the areas of surfing, education and multiculturalism.
Topics: government-and-politics, education, wa
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Three judges of the Federal Court are likely to rule next week on whether to set aside a bankruptcy ruling against former West Australian senator Rod Culleton.
Topics: courts-and-trials, government-and-politics, perth-6000
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Western Australia is seeking to have the tiny and remote Cocos Islands, which are closer to Indonesia than Australia, become a part of the state, with the Premier spruiking the move as WA gaining its "own tropical paradise".
Topics: government-and-politics, local-government, wa
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| UpdatedHealth authorities confirm lead levels in the water at Perth's Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEII) were above the Australian drinking standard in early January, but insist there is no risk to public safety.
Topics: government-and-politics, health, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedThe WA Government's announcement of a rail line linking Thornlie and Cockburn is a last-minute stunt to secure seats at the March election, Labor says.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, thornlie-6108, wa
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| UpdatedChildren who are younger than their school peers are "twice as likely" to be on medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than their older classmates, a new study finds, raising concerns the younger children may have been misdiagnosed.
Topics: adhd, medical-research, diseases-and-disorders, health, education, children, australia
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| UpdatedAs "The Boss" launches his latest Australian tour in Perth, he says his band will form part of the "resistance" against new US President Donald Trump.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, music, bands-and-artists, human-interest, perth-6000, australia
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Skippers planning to see the Australia Day Skyworks from their boats should do a full safety check before going on the water, says the WA Department of Transport.
Topics: australia-day, perth-6000
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| UpdatedWith Donald Trump on the cusp of becoming US president, it seems fair to ask: "How did we get here?" Forget the overvalued analysis, the simple reason he's president is that more than enough people voted for him in the right places, writes David Weber.
Topics: world-politics, us-elections, united-states
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| UpdatedFormer One Nation senator Rod Culleton is granted a one week extension of a bankruptcy case, which has forced him to lose his seat in Federal Parliament.
Topics: government-and-politics, courts-and-trials, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedFormer One Nation turned independent WA senator Rod Culleton loses his seat after the President of the Senate determines it is a "necessary and automatic consequence" of being declared bankrupt.
Topics: government-and-politics, wa, perth-6000