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Bridget McArthur

Bunbury

Journalist, ABC South West at ABC News (Australia)

ABC journo. Carlton fan in the wrong era. One of two narcoleptics you know. Views mine, except those that are likely my parents’. [email protected]

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  • 3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Bridget McArthur

    Dunsborough and Augusta Margaret River's colts teams have played out their third successive draw. Each game has featured different coaches, but the Sharks and Hawks sides have remained deadlocked each time. Mathematician Adam Spencer says the chances of it happening are about one in one million. Two country colts football teams in South West WA have drawn for the third time in a row — a statistical feat a mathematician is calling a one-in-a-million event.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bridget McArthur |Andrew Williams

    A search is underway off the coast of Bunbury for a missing 70-year-old swimmer. David Taylor has not been seen since going for a dawn swim at Back Beach on Wednesday. Stormy weather is expected to disrupt the search effort on Thursday evening. A search is underway off the coast of Bunbury for a 70-year-old man missing since Wednesday morning. David Taylor was last seen going for a dawn swim at Bunbury's Back Beach at about 5 o'clock.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bridget McArthur |Anthony Pancia

    Hawaii's Gabriela Bryan has won the Margaret River Pro women's final for the second year in a row. South Africa's Jordy Smith, 37, won the men's final after defeating US competitor Griffin Colapinto. The tour now moves to California, where 11-time world champion Kelly Slater will compete as a wildcard. A young star and tour veteran have won the Margaret River Pro, with Hawaii's Gabriela Bryan and South Africa's Jordy Smith celebrating after a challenging week of surfing.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bridget McArthur

    Music festivals were a rite of passage among Australian millennials, with tales of moshes battled and portaloos survived becoming friendship folklore. But until this weekend, many teenagers in WA's South West had never stepped foot on the hallowed turf. According to one group of mates from Bunbury who attended triple j's One Night Stand in Busselton on Saturday, it was worth the wait. "I love it, it's a vibe," Lily Martindale, 15 said. "It's really great. We usually miss out," Ruby Maratea, 15, said.

  • 1 month ago | abc.net.au | Bridget McArthur |Anthony Pancia

    After two lay days, competition has resumed at the World Surf League's Margaret River Pro. Heavy swell has challenged most competitors. Margaret River teenager Willow Hardy was eliminated, but managed to wow the crowd with a spectacular wave. Day two of the Margaret River Pro is underway in Western Australia's south-west and competitors are wrestling some of the biggest waves in the event's history.

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Bridget McArthur (she/her)
Bridget McArthur (she/her) @bridgemac1
24 Jun 25

Two European developers are looking to gain a foothold in Australia's nascent offshore wind sector as anti-renewables sentiment grows back home in France and Spain @abcnews https://t.co/e3qzjEUVek

Bridget McArthur (she/her)
Bridget McArthur (she/her) @bridgemac1
20 Jun 25

Sexy is the word of the month, the premier opening today’s budget briefing in Bunbury proclaiming “there’s nothing sexier than economic infrastructure”. Sadly when I went home last night and tried to talk state budget with my boyfriend he didn’t seem to agree https://t.co/7MRbYLmcnG

Bridget McArthur (she/her)
Bridget McArthur (she/her) @bridgemac1
19 Jun 25

“It wasn’t sexy” - Jordan Clark on tonight’s game v Essendon, borrowing from the linguistic playbook of WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti and her “not sexy” budget. I see you https://t.co/vP8j8zYiCa