Western Australia News
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WA birthday dinner enjoyed by all
ABC Friends WA marked 30 years with a birthday dinner at the Subiaco Hotel, featuring ABC journalist Charlotte Hamlyn, founding member Beth Schultz, and Senator Fatima Payman.
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Welcome to “ABC Friends, the first 50 years” website
The task of producing a website telling the history of ABC Friends began almost by chance – in 2023, several boxes of old documents had to be…
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WA: April 2026 news and update
ABC Friends WA has a big few months ahead, with a stall at the Fremantle May Day Festival on Sunday 3 May, a new $2000 annual journalism…
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WA March 2026 update
The WA Committee has decided to start a new annual award of $2000 for a journalism student at a WA university.
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Marking the transition to FM in Perth
As foreshadowed in our post on 18 February, the ABC Perth team broadcast from Forrest Place on Monday 23 February from 5 am to 6 pm. Our…
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WA News: Emergency radio signs, Perth FM transition, & 30 years of ABC Friends WA
WA members seek help locating ABC emergency radio signs, Perth switches to FM on 23 February, and ABC Friends WA prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
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Help us locate ABC emergency radio signs in WA
ABC Friends WA meets ABC State Manager Howard Gretton: Perth FM updates and the mystery of missing emergency radio signs along our southern highways.
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ABC Friends WA AGM 2025 report
The meeting was again held at the ABC Building in East Perth, in the Seminar Room on the second floor. The President had compiled a list of…
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Excellent evening at ABC Friends WA 2025 annual dinner
Our speaker for the evening was Claire Nichols, who has been host of Radio National’s Book Show for eight years.
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Remember the ABC when you vote in WA
Since pre-poll voting has begun and apparently is attracting many voters, I thought I had better send you our assessments. View more scorecards here I sent our…