ABC Radio Perth switches to FM, old 720 frequency to be decommissioned
By Gian De Poloni, Pip Waller, and Callum Liddelow

ABC Radio Perth begins broadcasting on the FM frequency 102.5 after more than a century on 720 AM, with the old channel due to be turned off permanently in late April.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/abc-radio-perth-switches-to-102-5fm/106369210

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Valentine's Day warning on romance scammers fleecing millions from victims
By Callum Liddelow

WA authorities urge people to be vigilant against online romance scammers, with dozens of West Australians collectively losing almost $4 million to the practice last year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-14/romance-scammers-fleecing-millions-from-west-australians/106345070

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Two dead in head-on crash after utility driven on wrong side of freeway
By Callum Liddelow

A 56-year-old-woman and a 24-year-old man are dead after a head-on collision involving a utility that was being driven on the wrong side of the Mitchell Freeway in Perth's north.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-09/two-people-dead-after-mitchell-freeway-butler-head-on-crash/106321408

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Invasion Day rally attempted bombing declared terrorist act
By Andrea Mayes and Callum Liddelow

The attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally in Perth's CBD last week is declared a terrorist attack by authorities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/perth-invasion-day-rally-attempted-bombing-terrorist-act/106303806

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What we know about the WA trial of free full-time kindergarten
By Callum Liddelow

As WA kids headed back to the classroom after summer holidays, five of the state's public schools begin a trial of free full-time kindergarten.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-02/wa-full-time-kindergarten-trial-begins-five-schools/106296000

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