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Police officer who assaulted his crying five-week-old baby sentenced
By Madigan Landry
Nickolas Wayne Peake, 30, is given a community order after admitting to shaking his crying baby daughter when she would not settle.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-13/police-officer-sentenced-over-baby-assault/107260662
Less screen time for primary school students as WA joins digital detox
By Madigan Landry and Nicolas Perpitch
WA will trial limits on classroom screen time for some primary school students next year, in a push to restore face-to-face teaching and hands-on learning.
More young men than ever are gambling, but not to win
By Madigan Landry and Neve Brissenden
On a Friday night in a pub during the footy finals, the ABC asked every table if they had a bet on; all but one did. Experts say it's a red flag against the government's limited gambling reforms.
#Gambling #YoungPeople #SocialMedia #FederalGovernment #MadiganLandry #NeveBrissenden
'Special' moment for researchers as rare fin whales photographed
By Madigan Landry, Chela Williams, and Stan Shaw
Two elusive fin whales have been photographed by drone as the rare species migrate north along WA's South West coastline.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-07/rare-fin-whales-spotted-migrate-north-wa-coast/107236212
#Mammals #Oceans #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #MarineBiology #MadiganLandry #ChelaWilliams #StanShaw
Bindi Raye lives the ultimate FIFO lifestyle online. None of it is real
By Gabrielle Becerra Mellet and Madigan Landry
Bindi Raye's online profiles portray the life of a twenty-something-year-old FIFO worker in WA's north, but an ABC investigation has found she does not exist.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/ai-women-fifo-worker-adult-content/107158248
#AI #SexWork #SocialMedia #GabrielleBecerraMellet #MadiganLandry
Families stunned by order to remove 'non-compliant' tributes from grave sites
By Madigan Landry and Stan Shaw
The Bunbury Cemetery Board is under fire from locals after issuing 28-day removal notices for "non-compliant" tributes at gravesites.
#FuneralsandMemorialServices #Grief #DeathandDying #MadiganLandry #StanShaw
WA government pushes merger of state's only two coal mines
By Neve Brissenden and Madigan Landry
The state government throws its support behind a proposed merger between WA's last remaining coal miners as its self-imposed 2030 deadline to retire state-owned coal assets approaches.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/collie-coal-mine-consolidation-griffin-premier-coal/107099322
#EnergyIndustry #Coal #MiningandMetalsIndustry #NeveBrissenden #MadiganLandry
Illegal firewood trade harming WA forests and hurting businesses
By Gabrielle Becerra Mellet, Madigan Landry, and Chela Williams
Residents, businesses and community leaders say the sound of chainsaws and the sight of newly felled trees are becoming too frequent and they want tougher action.
#LocalGovernment #NationalParks #Trees #Conservation #Forests #EnvironmentalManagement #GabrielleBecerraMellet #MadiganLandry #ChelaWilliams
How a world-leading health study in a small town helped shape modern medicine
By Madigan Landry and Neve Brissenden
Since 1966, the Busselton Health Study has made several life-saving medical advancements possible, changing the way some chronic diseases are treated around the world.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/busselton-health-study-turns-60/107054940
#MedicalResearch #PopulationGroups #RegionalCommunities #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #DiseasesandDisorders #HumanInterest #HeartDisease #Asthma #MadiganLandry #NeveBrissenden
Regional general store closing after larger competitors arrive
By Madigan Landry
After 102 years, the South West's historic Vasse General Store is closing its doors amid staunch retail competition in the growing residential area.
Mother shares incredible survival story after WA's strongest storm in 49 years
By Stan Shaw and Madigan Landry
A driver says she almost died in a freak car accident on a highway in regional WA during Sunday's wild weather.
Surfer wrestles with shark in water before being helped by friend
By Madigan Landry and Stan Shaw
Margaret River surfer Andy McDonald survives to tell the tale of his encounter with a shark at popular "Bombie" surf break.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-11/surfer-survives-encounter-with-shark/105995504
Roaming cats cause carnage as law revamp stalls
By Madigan Landry
Concerned carers in WA say roaming pet cats will kill thousands of native animals while the state government debates changes to cat laws.
Real time AI monitoring of bee hives hope to stop destructive pest
By Tara de Landgrafft, Kate Forrester, and Madigan Landry
AI-enabled sentry hives will soon line the main route to Western Australia from South Australia, using cameras and 4G to detect varroa mite.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-09/bee-technology-helps-keep-wa-safe-from-varroa-mite/105738478
#Biosecurity #Beekeeping #PestControl #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #Pests #TaradeLandgrafft #KateForrester # #MadiganLandry