Rebecca Trigger

Rebecca joined the ABC as a digital producer at the start of 2014.
Prior to this, she worked for The West Australian newspaper as a print and digital journalist.
She started her career on a small independent Chinese newspaper, The Macau Post Daily (澳門郵報).
Follow Rebecca on Twitter @Bec_Trigger

• Two men charged after quokka attack caught on video (photos)

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted February 13, 2017 15:13:57 | Updated February 13, 2017 18:38:03

  Two men are charged by police after footage emerges of a man violently kicking a quokka, one of Western Australia's most loved and iconic marsupials, on Rottnest Island.

  Topics: animal-welfare, law-crime-and-justice, rottnest-island-6161, wa

• 'We're big and ugly enough': Nationals' WA leader rejects deal

  By Rebecca Carmody , Rebecca Trigger and David Weber

  Posted February 12, 2017 23:28:31 | Updated February 13, 2017 12:06:11

  Leader 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

• Sick of your country? Start your own micro-nation

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted February 10, 2017 06:21:11

  The Principality of Hutt River is just one of an unusually high number of Australian micro-nations, with citizens choosing to establish their own rule and shrug off the shackles of the country's constitutional democracy.

  Topics: government-and-politics, international-law, law-crime-and-justice, local-government, australia, geraldton-6530

• Shock court decision rejects $1.3b WA native title deal

  By Rebecca Trigger and Charlotte Hamlyn

  Posted February 02, 2017 15:54:41 | Updated February 02, 2017 16:43:45

  One of the biggest native title deals in Australian history is struck a blow by a shock decision in the Federal Court, which found the agreement could not be registered because some Aboriginal representatives refused to sign off on it.

  Topics: government-and-politics, native-title, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, wa, perth-6000, albany-6330, bunbury-6230

• Friends 'shocked, shattered' by Australia Day plane crash deaths

  By Rebecca Trigger and Graeme Powell

  Posted January 27, 2017 08:35:01 | Updated January 27, 2017 20:44:30

  A couple is remembered by members of the aviation community after they were killed when their sea plane crashed into Perth's Swan River during Australia Day festivities yesterday.

  Topics: disasters-and-accidents, perth-6000, wa

• Developers making waves over planned Perth surf park

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted January 24, 2017 12:39:40

  A proposed wave park on Perth's Swan River that would be one of the biggest ever built in Australia has sparked the ire of local residents, who say the surrounding environment will be irreversibly damaged and foreshore access cut.

  Topics: urban-development-and-planning, wa, alfred-cove-6154

• Last-minute cancellations fail to dampen Fringe Festival fun

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted January 19, 2017 18:38:41

  Things are about to get weird and wonderful on the streets of Perth as the city kicks off its seventh Fringe Festival on Friday, despite a few minor hiccups including cancellations at Elizabeth Quay.

  Topics: carnivals-and-festivals, arts-and-entertainment, events, perth-6000, wa

• Tigerair allowed to bring stranded Bali passengers home, other flights cancelled

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted January 12, 2017 20:41:36

  Tigerair will be allowed to fly stranded Australian passengers home from Bali, but the future for the budget airline's foray into Indonesia remains unclear.

  Topics: air-transport, consumer-protection, business-economics-and-finance, travel-and-tourism, wa, perth-6000, bali, indonesia

• Two-year wait predicted as backlog hits WA Family Court

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted December 30, 2016 19:05:21 | Updated December 30, 2016 20:28:47

  The WA Family Law court is dealing with an "unprecedented" increased workload, sparking fears vulnerable women and children will be put at further risk.

  Topics: law-crime-and-justice, family-law, government-and-politics, wa, perth-6000

• Jobless miners targeted in online employment scam

  By Rebecca Trigger and Charlotte Hamlyn

  Posted November 30, 2016 13:51:23 | Updated November 30, 2016 14:16:25

  Online scammers are using a fake website to fleece jobless miners as a downturn in the sector sees the ranks of the recently unemployed grow.

  Topics: mining-industry, consumer-protection, wa

• 'That's not us': Lebanese-Australians speak out over Dutton's comments

  By Rebecca Trigger, Antoinette Lattouf and Patrick Wright

  Posted November 26, 2016 06:07:40 | Updated November 26, 2016 13:38:46

  Members of the Australian-Lebanese community speak out against recent comments from Immigration Minister Peter Dutton that Australia made a mistake to open its doors to them, saying their contributions to the wider community are being overlooked.

  Topics: refugees, immigration, community-and-society, government-and-politics, australia, lebanon

• MailChimp customers targeted in malware scam but company denies breach

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted November 24, 2016 15:59:49 | Updated November 24, 2016 16:47:06

  A well-known email marketing provider, MailChimp, appears to have been caught up in a malware scam targeting clients of Australian companies, including gardening and home services provider Jim's Group.

  Topics: information-and-communication, internet-technology, computers-and-technology, wa

• Jim's Group customers targeted by 'cyber terrorist' scam

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted November 23, 2016 16:57:29 | Updated November 23, 2016 18:54:11

  Customers of at least one branch of the Jim's home and garden services empire are targeted by internet scammers, who appear to have accessed the company's database and sent malicious software to former clients.

  Topics: internet-technology, science-and-technology

• Extreme conditions tipped for WA on anniversary of fatal fire

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted November 11, 2016 21:55:23 | Updated November 12, 2016 11:21:36

  Authorities are warning of extreme fire conditions for parts of Western Australia on Tuesday, the anniversary of a fatal bushfire on the state's south coast which claimed four lives last year.

  Topics: bushfire, weather, esperance-6450, wa

• Assault, animal cruelty charges after metal pole attacks

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted September 30, 2016 13:56:09 | Updated September 30, 2016 14:35:09

  A victim may have been left blind in one eye, another has a broken leg and two cats are dead after a man allegedly went on a rampage armed with a metal pole on the streets of a northern West Australian town.

  Topics: law-crime-and-justice, animal-welfare, assault, wa, roebourne-6718

• Is mung bean butter the answer to peanut allergies?

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted August 24, 2016 07:45:17 | Updated August 24, 2016 14:03:47

  'Peanut butter' may be back on the menu in schools, hospitals and airlines, after Australian researchers develop an almost identical but non-allergic product made out of the humble mung bean.

  Topics: rural, vegetables, agricultural-crops, allergies, diseases-and-disorders, health, wa, perth-6000

• Why do paedophiles get bail?

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted August 16, 2016 16:28:45 | Updated August 16, 2016 17:07:28

  Many are asking why a WA man who pleaded guilty to 61 counts of child sexual abuse was released back into the community while awaiting sentencing. The head of the Criminal Lawyers Association WA breaks the rules down for us.

  Topics: law-crime-and-justice, wa

• Kings Park under siege from Pokemon infestation (photos)

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted July 29, 2016 18:27:04 | Updated July 30, 2016 08:59:17

  Managers of Perth's much-loved tourist drawcard Kings Park are pleading with Pokemon players to look up from their phones as record numbers damage lawns and threatened spring wildflowers.

  Topics: games, arts-and-entertainment, games---other, science-and-technology, lifestyle, perth-6000, wa

• Abuse of imprisoned children seen in NT 'could not happen in WA'

  By Rebecca Trigger , Sarah Taillier and Jacob Kagi

  Posted July 26, 2016 12:28:22 | Updated July 27, 2016 17:28:07

  The treatment of children in a Northern Territory prison revealed by the ABC's Four Corners program could never happen in Western Australia, the union representing prison officers says.

  Topics: prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, child-abuse, community-and-society, youth, wa

• Asbestos-tainted firm wants to prevent future mistakes (photos)

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted July 18, 2016 19:48:17 | Updated July 18, 2016 20:20:27

  A Chinese company at the centre of an asbestos contamination scandal involving government building projects in Perth and Brisbane, says it has taken steps to ensure the mistake cannot be repeated.

  Topics: asbestos, health, building-and-construction, industry, business-economics-and-finance, wa, perth-6000, brisbane-4000, qld

• Perth Lord Mayor plans return trip to China

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted May 16, 2016 19:54:29 | Updated May 16, 2016 20:13:58

  Lisa Scaffidi wants to take another promotional trip to China to assist the same organisation she failed to declare paid for her business-class airfare in 2009, resulting in a breach of the Local Government Act.

  Topics: local-government, perth-6000, china

• World's largest plane touches down in Perth

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted May 15, 2016 09:25:34 | Updated May 16, 2016 07:27:00

  Aviation enthusiasts experience a rare treat, with the world's largest plane — the Antonov An-225 — touching down in Perth to the delight of tens of thousands of spectactors.

  Topics: human-interest, perth-6000, wa, australia

• Perth Anzac parade attracts crowds despite rain

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted April 25, 2016 08:02:00 | Updated April 25, 2016 14:25:18

  More than 10,000 people line the streets of Perth in pouring rain to pay their respects at the Anzac Day parade.

  Topics: anzac-day, perth-6000

• Timeline: Woodside's rough ride amid plunging oil price

  By Rebecca Trigger

  Posted April 21, 2016 13:23:50

  Woodside weathers a rough year, as cost pressures and depressed commodity prices see it shelve the ambitious $40 billion Browse floating LNG project and file a net profit plunge of 99 per cent to just US$29 million.

  Topics: oil-and-gas, business-economics-and-finance, wa

• Fecal bacteria in Elizabeth Quay forces swim cancellation

  By Rebecca Trigger and Courtney Bembridge

  Posted April 14, 2016 16:13:11 | Updated April 14, 2016 19:25:47

  Fecal bacteria found in the water in Perth's $440 million Elizabeth Quay inlet, as a major triathlon swim leg is cancelled.

  Topics: environment, water, water-pollution, perth-6000

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