Claire Moodie

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Claire Moodie

The cost of living is set to be a top issue in the March state election, but analysts say teal-tinged independent candidates and the Greens could impact the major parties' votes. Fremantle, a safe Labor seat, is one to watch, with independent Kate Hulett and Green's candidate Felicity Townsend strongly campaigning on climate change.  Analyst Peter Kennedy says the Labor vote in Fremantle will come down, but it remains to be seen by how much.

Jan 14, 2025 | abc.net.au | Greig Johnston |Claire Moodie

The Perth couple who survived a plane crash off Rottnest Island last week, which killed two tourists as well as the pilot, have issued a statement to say thank you for the prompt response from rescuers and medical personnel. Jeremy and Patricia Connor were aboard the plane, operated by Swan River Seaplanes, which crashed into the ocean in Thomson Bay last Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday, police divers recovered the bodies of two tourist passengers and the aircraft's pilot James Wong.

Nov 1, 2024 | abc.net.au | Claire Moodie

It was over a weekend in spring that Kathleen and Mark Drage helped to fix up an old family beach house, on the coast north of Perth, to get it ready for sale. They didn't know it then, but that busy bee would change their lives. The house was in an idyllic location, perched among a scattering of shacks in the sleepy holiday spot of Guilderton, where Moore River meets the sea. It just needed a bit of a clean-up and re-paint.

Oct 21, 2024 | abc.net.au | Claire Moodie

Survivors of the so-called forced adoption era in Western Australia have expressed disappointment after the state government failed to commit to a financial redress scheme. Mothers whose babies were taken away from 1939 to the early 1980s, as well as people who were removed as newborns, gathered at Parliament House on Tuesday to witness the tabling of the government's response to a recent inquiry.

Sep 13, 2024 | abc.net.au | Claire Moodie

Kerry Wynn-Taylor is on borrowed time, living with a "ticking time-bomb". So, she's making the most of her precious days. The retired primary school teacher is backing a national push to safely dispose of more than six million tonnes of ageing asbestos — the equivalent of 100 times the weight of the Sydney Harbour Bridge — from buildings across the country. "I just wish that people would take asbestos dangers really seriously," she said. "They don't. They're very flippant. "Well, you know what guys?