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Eating disorder clinic to open south of Perth, but missing link remains

As an eating disorder clinic prepares to open its doors near Mandurah south of Perth, a residential eating disorder clinic is still in the planning stages despite being on the cards for years.

Published: 6h agoSun 22 Feb 2026 at 12:09amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Eating Disordersby Keane Bourke

Child psychiatrist touched boys during so-called 'puberty checks', court hears

A former child psychiatrist who changed his name after being convicted of child exploitation touched young neurodivergent boys indecently at his practice, a Perth court hears. WARNING: This story contains details that may distress some readers.

A man in a wheelchair is pushed by his carer.

Published: 4h agoSun 22 Feb 2026 at 2:46amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Courtsby David Weber

British nuclear-powered attack submarine arrives in Perth for training exercises

The two countries are expected to conduct AUKUS pillar 2 tests while HMS Anson is within Australian waters.

Britain's nuclear-powered attack submarine the HMS Anson at a dock.

Duration: 17 seconds

Published: 2h agoSun 22 Feb 2026 at 4:44amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Defence and National Securityby Stephen Dziedzic

The Nightlife Pop Quiz

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz!

Duration: 56 minutes 28 seconds

Published: 16h agoSat 21 Feb 2026 at 2:39pmSource: Listen

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Try the first ever Pop Quiz Express. All the fun pop culture questions, minus the chit chat.

Duration: 13 minutes 5 seconds

Published: 16h agoSat 21 Feb 2026 at 2:35pmSource: Listen

Pulling mussels, pushing boundaries: the songs that shaped Glenn Tilbrook

Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze shares the records that rewired him.

Duration: 33 minutes 30 seconds

Published: 16h agoSat 21 Feb 2026 at 2:35pmSource: Listen

Swimmers disappointed but understanding in wake of Rottnest Swim cancellation

Weather may have derailed the main event, but some swimmers were determined to complete their own version of the Rottnest Channel Swim in the name of charity.

Saba sits in her wheelchair and is surrounded by people wearing swimmers

Published: YesterdaySat 21 Feb 2026 at 7:06amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Swimmingby Kate Christian

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Pulling mussels, pushing boundaries: the songs that shaped Glenn Tilbrook

Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze shares the records that rewired him.

Duration: 33 minutes 30 seconds

Source: Listen

The Nightlife Pop Quiz

Are you into your trivia? Calling all connoisseurs of cryptic to the ONLY quiz played live, all around Australia...Join the host of Weekend Nightlife Suzanne Hill for The Pop Quiz!

Duration: 56 minutes 28 seconds

Source: Listen

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Try the first ever Pop Quiz Express. All the fun pop culture questions, minus the chit chat.

Duration: 13 minutes 5 seconds

Source: Listen

Mangoes galore, banana drama and plenty of peppys

Amber and Sab help out with all sorts of misbehaving and ailing plants. 03:16 How to safely manage some roots gone wild on a mango tree. 26:43 My peppy tree is a bully that doesn't play nicely with other trees.

A close-up of a WA peppermint tree which has small white flowers and long green leaves

Duration: 52 minutes 12 seconds

Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Gardeningwith Amber Cunningham and Sabrina Hahn

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Terrorism comes to Invasion Day rally in Perth

Harrowing stories have emerged from the terrorist act on Invasion Day rally on January 26th with one onlooker claiming to have picked up the bomb.

Duration: 5 minutes 51 seconds

Source: ABC News

Man charged over alleged terrorism act at Perth Invasion Day rally named

Liam Alexander Hall, 32, has been named as the man accused of throwing a bomb into a crowd at a Perth Invasion Day rally.

Duration: 1 minute 35 seconds

Source: ABC News

VERTICAL VIDEO: Noise device installed in East Perth underpass

A noise device that played an ear-piercing sound at all hours, was installed in an East Perth underpass at the request of the City of Perth, according to the Perth Transport Authority.

Duration: 22 seconds

Source: ABC News

The biggest moments in radio news history

ABC Radio Perth's upcoming move to FM aims to deliver major moments with clearer sound for modern listeners.

Duration: 2 minutes

Source: ABC News

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Kalamunda community radio is undeterred despite frequency change

Kalamunda Community Radio has been providing a local radio service on 102.5FM to the Perth Hills for more than 25 years, but has now had to move frequency as the ABC switches its Perth radio services to FM.

Older man in white shirt sits at radio broadcasting desk

Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Radioby Pip Waller and Emma Wynne

Andy Griffiths' unlikely journey from punk rocker to children's laureate

Famous for writing stories about toilets and tree houses, the bestselling kids' author is taking on a new challenge on the national stage.

Andy smiles at the camera, leaning on a book shelf.

Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Kids Booksby Ashleigh Davis

WA cat owners facing new council laws forcing them to keep pets at home

The WA government announces plans to give local councils the power to require cats to be contained to owners' properties, to protect native birds and other wildlife.

A close-up shot of a tabby cat looking into the camera.

Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Local Governmentby Emma Wynne and Alicia Hanson

Alcoa's green efforts dubbed 'disappointing' by WA premier after $55m payment

Roger Cook criticises Alcoa's environmental record for being "not at the level we expect", after the US mining giant agreed to pay $55 million for clearing a native jarrah forest in WA's south without approval.

A large cloud of mining dust near a body of water used for drinking.

Source: ABC Radio PerthTopic: Mining and Metals Industryby Keane Bourke and Courtney Withers

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Join us for the switch to FM

Join us for this historic moment as we broadcast live from the heart of the city for the big AM to FM switch over in Murray Street Mall all day 23 February!

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Published: 9 Feb 2026Mon 9 Feb 2026 at 3:46amSource: ABC PERTH

ABC Radio Perth to move to FM from 23 February

Perth listeners will experience a major improvement in audio quality.

Published: 15 Feb 2026Sun 15 Feb 2026 at 12:01amSource: ABC Radio PerthTopic: ABC

Play Breakfast's new quiz - Minute To Win It

The clock is ticking, the pressure is on. Play our brand new Breakfast Show quiz, Minute to Win It, where quick thinking is everything. Contestants have 60 seconds to answer as many rapid-fire questions as they can — no time to overthink, just go!

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Published: 15 Feb 2026Sun 15 Feb 2026 at 11:59pmSource: ABC PERTH

Stream the Australian Open 2026 🎾🔥

Catch every set live and ad-free from Melbourne Park, with ABC SPORT on ABC listen.

Published: 30 Jan 2026Fri 30 Jan 2026 at 4:18amSource: Radio

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Swimmers disappointed but understanding in wake of Rottnest Swim cancellation

Weather may have derailed the main event, but some swimmers were determined to complete their own version of the Rottnest Channel Swim in the name of charity.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Swimming

No refunds for participants as Rottnest Channel Swim cancelled

Perth's iconic Rottnest Channel Swim has been cancelled as forecast strong winds and unfavourable ocean conditions leaves thousands of swimmers and support crew disappointed.

Lycra clad swimmers head into the water at Cottesloe beach.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Swimming

Milano-Cortina: How Alysa Liu reclaimed her joy and turned it in to gold

Alysa Liu retired from figure skating four years ago, aged 16, saying she'd lost herself in competition. Fast-forward to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games and she's back with a gold medal around her neck but perhaps more importantly, she did it her way.

American figure skater Alysa Liu holds her arms out at the Olympics.

Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds

Source: ListenTopic: Sport

Forecast rough seas put iconic Rottnest Channel Swim in doubt

As thousands of people prepare to tackle Western Australia's iconic Rottnest Island Swim, rough weather is threatening to grind it to a halt just 48 hours before it begins.

Crowds of canoeists at the start of the Rottnest Channel swim.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Swimming

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Super seamstress puts artistic spin on garlic mushrooms

Meet the country artist putting a slightly unexpected spin on garlic mushrooms.

A medium shot of a woman at a sewing machine

Source: ABC Great SouthernTopic: Artby Rosemary Murphy

Eating disorder clinic to open south of Perth, but missing link remains

As an eating disorder clinic prepares to open its doors near Mandurah south of Perth, a residential eating disorder clinic is still in the planning stages despite being on the cards for years.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Eating Disordersby Keane Bourke

Child psychiatrist touched boys during so-called 'puberty checks', court hears

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courtsby David Weber

British nuclear-powered attack submarine arrives in Perth for training exercises

The two countries are expected to conduct AUKUS pillar 2 tests while HMS Anson is within Australian waters.

Duration: 17 seconds

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Defence and National Securityby Stephen Dziedzic

National News

Labor launches SA election campaign with housing spend promise

SA Labor's state election campaign launch is framed around housing, with the premier committing to a scheme for the purchase of land that would then be on-sold to the private sector for development.

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas delivering a speech at a podium

Published: 1h agoSun 22 Feb 2026 at 5:41amSource: ABC NewsTopic: State and Territory Electionsby Daniel Keane

Health alert over theft of 1,700 'toxic' poppy plants from Victorian farm

About 1,700 poppy plants grown for the pharmaceutical industry have been stolen from a regional property north-west of Melbourne, prompting a warning from the state health department.

a farmer holds two poppy capsules in a paddock of poppies ready for harvest,

Published: 9m agoSun 22 Feb 2026 at 6:58amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Crime

Winter Olympics 2026 quick guide: What to watch

Find out what's on at the Winter Olympics in Milan.

Jordan Binnington of Team Canada makes a save against Sebastian Aho of Team Finland

Published: 2h agoSun 22 Feb 2026 at 4:07amSource: ABC NewsTopic: Sport

Trump tells Starmer to avoid 'wokeism' in Chagos Islands agreement

The US president has told the UK it is making a "big mistake" in its decision to transfer sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius.

Four fighter jets on tarmac in front of blue water with another fighter jet in the clear sky.

Published: 36m agoSun 22 Feb 2026 at 6:30amSource: ABC NewsTopic: World Politicsby Lewis Wiseman

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ABC Radio Perth to move to FM from 23 February

Eating disorder clinic to open south of Perth, but missing link remains

Child psychiatrist touched boys during so-called 'puberty checks', court hears

British nuclear-powered attack submarine arrives in Perth for training exercises

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Pulling mussels, pushing boundaries: the songs that shaped Glenn Tilbrook

Swimmers disappointed but understanding in wake of Rottnest Swim cancellation

Pulling mussels, pushing boundaries: the songs that shaped Glenn Tilbrook

The Nightlife Pop Quiz

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Mangoes galore, banana drama and plenty of peppys

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Terrorism comes to Invasion Day rally in Perth

Man charged over alleged terrorism act at Perth Invasion Day rally named

VERTICAL VIDEO: Noise device installed in East Perth underpass

The biggest moments in radio news history

Kalamunda community radio is undeterred despite frequency change

Andy Griffiths' unlikely journey from punk rocker to children's laureate

WA cat owners facing new council laws forcing them to keep pets at home

Alcoa's green efforts dubbed 'disappointing' by WA premier after $55m payment

Join us for the switch to FM

ABC Radio Perth to move to FM from 23 February

Play Breakfast's new quiz - Minute To Win It

Stream the Australian Open 2026 🎾🔥

Swimmers disappointed but understanding in wake of Rottnest Swim cancellation

No refunds for participants as Rottnest Channel Swim cancelled

Milano-Cortina: How Alysa Liu reclaimed her joy and turned it in to gold

Forecast rough seas put iconic Rottnest Channel Swim in doubt

Super seamstress puts artistic spin on garlic mushrooms

Eating disorder clinic to open south of Perth, but missing link remains

Child psychiatrist touched boys during so-called 'puberty checks', court hears

British nuclear-powered attack submarine arrives in Perth for training exercises

Labor launches SA election campaign with housing spend promise

Health alert over theft of 1,700 'toxic' poppy plants from Victorian farm

Winter Olympics 2026 quick guide: What to watch

Trump tells Starmer to avoid 'wokeism' in Chagos Islands agreement

Other ways to listen

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