David Weber

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.

• Calls for Roe 8 royal commission to probe 'every element' of project (photos)

  By David Weber

  Posted February 27, 2017 10:08:58 | Updated February 27, 2017 10:27:38

  A 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

• Former One Nation candidate 'threatened' after being dumped by party (photos)

  By David Weber

  Posted February 26, 2017 15:31:40 | Updated February 26, 2017 15:46:04

  Sandy 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

• WA Liberals promise home health care funding while Labor spruiks Swan Valley

  By David Weber

  Posted February 25, 2017 18:52:27

  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

• WA Premier rejects report Treasurer privately backed mining tax

  By David Weber

  Posted February 25, 2017 18:25:21

  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

• Man accused of abducting woman 10 years ago extradited to WA

  By David Weber

  Posted February 23, 2017 19:50:56

  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

• Former WA Labor minister and camel dairy owner Kim Chance dies (photos)

  By David Weber

  Posted February 23, 2017 14:15:23 | Updated February 23, 2017 16:19:52

  Kim 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

• '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

• Greens say Liberals will lose votes if they preference One Nation

  By David Weber

  Posted February 11, 2017 17:25:02

  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

• WA uranium mines 'not priority' in wake of profit downgrade: environmentalists (photos)

  By David Weber

  Posted February 11, 2017 14:02:59

  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

• Severe weather warning in WA with threats of flash flooding, hail

  By David Weber

  Posted February 11, 2017 10:40:55 | Updated February 11, 2017 21:56:25

  Severe 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

• 'A great way to go out': Green dismisses talk of third Mundine clash (photos)

  By David Weber

  Posted February 06, 2017 19:50:35 | Updated February 06, 2017 22:04:51

  Danny 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

• Labor pledges $400m for WA-made rail cars

  By David Weber

  Posted February 05, 2017 18:20:50 | Updated February 05, 2017 21:56:22

  WA 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

• One Nation scraps demand for $250k candidate surety

  By David Weber

  Posted February 05, 2017 14:37:02 | Updated February 05, 2017 14:51:27

  One 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

• Culleton loses $200k debt fight in fresh court appearance

  By David Weber

  Posted February 02, 2017 19:28:00

  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

• Surfing, education join election promises as WA poll draws closer

  By David Weber

  Posted January 28, 2017 16:37:54 | Updated January 28, 2017 18:18:57

  With 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

• Culleton set to learn fate in bankruptcy case next week

  By David Weber

  Posted January 27, 2017 23:08:47

  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

• Western Australia in bid for tropical Cocos Islands 'paradise'

  By David Weber

  Posted January 26, 2017 23:03:46

  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

• Lead in QEII water above drinking standard: WA health officials

  By Laura Gartry and David Weber

  Posted January 25, 2017 19:39:02 | Updated January 25, 2017 21:39:25

  Health 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

• WA Labor warns of 'broken promises' after Liberals' Thornlie to Cockburn rail pledge

  By David Weber

  Posted January 25, 2017 15:39:02 | Updated January 26, 2017 12:13:51

  The 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

• School ADHD study raises misdiagnosis fears, researchers say

  By medical reporter Sophie Scott and David Weber

  Posted January 23, 2017 06:02:37 | Updated January 23, 2017 11:44:00

  Children 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

• 'We are part of the new resistance': Springsteen talks Trump and touring

  By David Weber

  Posted January 23, 2017 00:26:35 | Updated January 23, 2017 10:00:54

  As "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

• WA skippers warned to do a safety check ahead of Skyworks

  By David Weber

  Posted January 22, 2017 13:45:28

  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

• Trump's inauguration: How did we get here?

  By David Weber

  Posted January 20, 2017 14:24:37 | Updated January 20, 2017 18:43:38

  With 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

• Rod Culleton secures extension of bankruptcy case stay

  By David Weber and Henry Belot

  Posted January 12, 2017 16:53:34 | Updated January 13, 2017 01:01:07

  Former 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

• Rod Culleton loses position as WA senator after bankruptcy decision

  By David Weber

  Posted January 11, 2017 18:40:33 | Updated January 11, 2017 21:38:40

  Former 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

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