Andrea Mayes has worked in print media in Australia and the UK. After a stint at AAP’s London bureau, Andrea returned to Australia in late 2013 and began as a Digital News Producer at the ABC in Perth in 2014.
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A shaky-looking preference deal, criticism of Labor's debt strategy and a knife threat to the Opposition Leader's son were key talking points on the campaign trail on Monday.
Topics: elections, political-parties, wa
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| UpdatedThe young Aboriginal woman whose death in police custody was described by the WA coroner and "appalling" and "inhumane" was an affectionate and intelligent "happy-go-lucky" woman who came from a loving family.
Topics: black-deaths-in-custody, courts-and-trials, south-hedland-6722
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| UpdatedThe failure of a Liberal leadership spill motion at a West Australian partyroom meeting today leaves the party bruised while failing to fully resolve ongoing tensions.
Topics: liberals, state-parliament, wa
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| UpdatedWestern Australia's political landscape is overwhelmingly dominated by the Liberal Party at a federal level, with 12 of the current 15 seats held by the party.
Topics: federal-elections, elections, government-and-politics, federal-election
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With its focus on insanity and the darker side of life, The Tiger Lilies Perform Hamlet is a stripped-down version of Shakespeare that is not for the faint-hearted.
Topics: opera-and-musical-theatre, music, perth-6000
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A Perth International Arts Festival show examines the sheer volume of detritus people collect over the course of their lives.
Topics: theatre, carnivals-and-festivals, perth-6000
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Tom Vincent takes up film programming duties for the Perth International Arts Festival and proves he is not afraid to tinker with Somerville tradition.
Topics: film-movies, carnivals-and-festivals, university-of-western-australia-6009, crawley-6009
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| UpdatedPrince Charles celebrates his 67th birthday with 600 guests at Perth's iconic Cottesloe Beach.
Topics: human-interest, royal-and-imperial-matters, cottesloe-6011, wa
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| UpdatedAngry Pizza Hut franchisees launch legal action against the company after a price war with rival Domino's forced them to slash the price of pizzas, sending many out of business.
Topics: small-business, business-economics-and-finance, australia, qld, wa, tas
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| UpdatedTens of thousands of West Australians turn out for dawn services and a city parade to commemorate 100 years since Anzac troops landed on the shores of Gallipoli.
Topics: world-war-1, perth-6000
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| UpdatedA program designed to improve student learning at schools in Perth's poorest areas achieves promising results after a three-year trial.
Topics: education, education-collaborative-projects, schools, balga-6061, perth-6000
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| UpdatedThe last words a young Anzac writes to his family detail his belief in the honour of fighting for the British Empire.
Topics: world-war-1, unrest-conflict-and-war, information-and-communication, turkey, waverley-2024, egypt
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| UpdatedA spectacular waterspout off the coast of Broome in WA's Kimberley region is caught on film by an amateur photographer.
Topics: weather, environment, broome-6725
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| UpdatedWA Transport Minister Dean Nalder says he has been the victim of a "disgraceful" smear campaign that resulted in him being stripped of the finance portfolio, a claim the Premier dismisses.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, state-parliament, perth-6000
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| UpdatedCSIRO scientists say they are being refused permission to attend conferences and morale is plummeting as budget cuts hit hard.
Topics: science, science-and-technology, research-organisations, research, budget, australia
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| UpdatedA WA war hero who received the Victoria Cross for his conduct in France during World War I may owe his bravery to his psychiatric condition, a Perth historian says.
Topics: world-war-1, mental-health, veterans, claremont-6010, perth-6000
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| UpdatedThe Bethlem Royal Hospital in England has asked the Perth Royal Show to withdraw a controversial attraction based on the mental health institution, claiming it is "deeply offensive".
Topics: mental-health, agricultural-shows, claremont-6010, perth-6000
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| UpdatedMen who undergo lifesaving surgery to treat prostate cancer are experiencing depression and self-esteem issues which are adversely affecting their quality of life, a leading WA health professional says.
Topics: prostate-cancer, mens-health, diseases-and-disorders, subiaco-6008, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedReducing qualifications needed by child carers would be the wrong way to go, the Productivity Commission inquiry into child care has been told.
Topics: child-care, family-and-children, community-and-society, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedExploring what home means to young homeless people is the focus of a new photographic exhibition opening in Perth.
Topics: community-and-society, homelessness, northbridge-6003, perth-6000
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| UpdatedWA's highly mobile population is being blamed for increased rates of HIV infection in the state over the past decade.
Topics: sexual-health, aids-and-hiv, wa
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| UpdatedFormer WA treasurer Troy Buswell has agreed to pay for the damage he caused to his ministerial car and several other cars when he drove home from a wedding in February.
The State Government's insurer RiskCover issued a statement on Friday night, saying Mr Buswell had withdrawn his claim for insurance cover and would pay for the damage himself.
This includes reimbursing RiskCover for the $15,000 it already paid for repairs to his ministerial car.
The move comes after Premier Colin Barnett this week said he expected Mr Buswell to pay for the damage, amid ongoing political fallout from the crash.
Topics: road, government-and-politics, subiaco-6008