Rebecca Carmody has been a long time reporter with the ABC across all media platforms. She is a former state political reporter and former presenter of Stateline WA. Rebecca has also reported for ABC Radio current affairs including AM, PM and The World Today.
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Hillarys MP Rob Johnson says his chances of re-election have been dealt a cruel, but not fatal, blow by the Greens' decision to preference Labor ahead of him.
Topics: elections, political-parties, hillarys-6025, 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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| UpdatedWA-based insurer HBF will increase its health insurance costs by almost 6 per cent this year, despite insisting it "hates" doing so.
Topics: health-insurance, health, perth-6000
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| UpdatedRon McLean and Marye Louise Daniels, the married couple behind Pauline Hanson's Western Australian operation, say they have been inundated with applications from potential candidates for next year's state election.
Topics: states-and-territories, political-parties, government-and-politics, elections, perth-6000, wa
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The Liberal Party has switched into election mode, launching an advertising campaign which accuses Labor of being a threat to jobs and families.
Topics: elections, perth-6000
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| UpdatedNew Local Government Minister Paul Miles backs the City of Perth's controversial ban on councillors speaking to the media, describing the policy as "democratic".
Topics: local-government, information-and-communication, perth-6000
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The WA Nationals catch the major parties by surprise, by starting their election advertising campaign five months out from the state poll.
Topics: state-parliament, perth-6000
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WA Labor leader Mark McGowan seeks to capitalise on Liberal Party turmoil, holding a campaign-style launch in Dean Nalder's seat of Alfred Cove to showcase the ALP's candidates.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, states-and-territories, alp, wa, alfred-cove-6154
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A WA union poll of marginal seats records significant swings against the State Government, with the new seat of Bicton on a knife edge.
Topics: government-and-politics, unions, elections, wa
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| UpdatedIndependent Rob Johnson says the time has come to "get the gloves off" after his former party admits to changing information about his electorate office on the Google Maps search engine.
Topics: state-parliament, hillarys-6025
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| UpdatedPlans to establish urgent care clinics across the state to tackle over-crowding at hospital emergency departments are announced by the Opposition.
Topics: emergency-planning, doctors-and-medical-professionals, perth-6000
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| UpdatedWestern Australian Transport Minister Dean Nalder is advised by the Premier not to attend today's Cabinet meeting because his presence would be a distraction, a government source says.
Topics: federal---state-issues, state-parliament, wa
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The Liberal Party state conference upholds the preselection of Upper House MP Peter Katsambanis for the blue ribbon seat of Hillarys.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, liberals, elections, wa, australia
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| UpdatedWorkers embroiled in a wage dispute at a coal mine in Western Australia's South West are handed a reprieve after fighting moves to slash their pay by up to 43 per cent.
Topics: coal, mining-industry, mining-rural, industrial-relations, collie-6225, wa
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| UpdatedA fairer share of GST for Western Australia is the ultimate goal of a "jobs plan" being spruiked by Brendon Grylls in his attempted comeback as WA Nationals Leader.
Topics: political-parties, states-and-territories, state-parliament, mining-rural, karratha-6714, kalgoorlie-6430, wa, perth-6000
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WA Opposition Leader Mark McGowan calls on the Prime Minister to force the WA Liberals to withdraw a motion on Indigenous recognition, which he says has the potential to become "an ugly blot on our society and an embarrassment to Australia".
Topics: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedWestern Australia's remaining two Senate seats are decided, with One Nation candidate Rod Culleton elected despite his eligibility remaining in doubt due to a criminal conviction.
Topics: federal-election, elections, government-and-politics, federal-elections, federal-parliament, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedA split within the WA Liberals over constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians is set to come to a head, with the party's right-wing wanting to exert pressure on federal MPs to back the 'no' case.
Topics: constitution, aboriginal, state-parliament, perth-6000
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The battle for the West Australian seat of Perth heats up ahead of the state election, with high-profile Labor candidate John Carey accusing sitting MP Eleni Evangel of trying to oust him as City of Vincent Mayor.
Topics: state-parliament, states-and-territories, elections, local-government, perth-6000, leederville-6007, highgate-6003, north-perth-6006, mount-hawthorn-6016, northbridge-6003, wa
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The Federal Government decides to appeal against the release of sensitive documents relating to the Perth Freight Link project, with retired Labor MP Alannah MacTiernan lashing out at the move.
Topics: federal-government, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, urban-development-and-planning, perth-6000, fremantle-6160, palmyra-6157, beeliar-6164, wa
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With only nine sitting weeks remaining there is speculation the Government will dump some of its more contentious bills before Parliament rises ahead of the election.
Topics: state-parliament, perth-6000, wa
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Unions say a Fair Work Commission involving Collie's Griffin Coal Mine workers will open the floodgates for other companies to slash wages.
Topics: work, collie-6225
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The next pay rise for WA nurses will not be backdated, leaving 15,000 out of pocket until consensus is reached on a new enterprise bargaining agreement, Health Minister John Day confirms.
Topics: health, health-administration, doctors-and-medical-professionals, wa
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| UpdatedThe State Opposition accuses the Premier Colin Barnett of working behind the scenes to ease gambling restrictions in Western Australia to boost the sale price of the TAB.
Topics: gambling, broome-6725, wa, karratha-6714
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| UpdatedThe West Australian Government faces the prospect of widespread industrial unrest in the lead up to next year's election, with one public sector union refusing its "miserly" pay offer and others expected to do the same.
Topics: police, states-and-territories, perth-6000, wa