Perth listeners will experience a major improvement in audio quality when the network's three AM stations move to FM in 2026. ABC AM services will continue in regional and remote WA areas. "It'll be a big strong transmission, coming in at 100 kilowatts. We will be the most powerful FM service in Western Australia," Danielle Benda, #ABCRadioPerth Local Manager, told Nadia Mitsopoulos. ABC Radio Perth's new frequency will be revealed in the new year. | ABC Perth

25K views · 94 reactions | Western Australia has reported 8,910 new cases of COVID-19, up from 7288 cases yesterday. Six more COVID deaths have also been recorded. Hospitalisations remain steady with 219 West Australians in hospital with the virus, six patients are in intensive care. Even as cases remain high, restrictions are set to be eased in the state on Thursday. Some businesses also want to see mask mandates scrapped as well. | ABC News | Facebook

17K views · 234 reactions | The State Emergency Service has responded to more than 90 calls for help after storms hit Perth and the Wheatbelt this week. This vision was taken in Devils Creek and Mullewa. Northam was the worst affected with flash flooding and damage reported in the town yesterday. Damage has also been reported in York, Merredin and the Perth metropolitan area. | ABC Perth | Facebook

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"It's completely not backed up by evidence," Professor Andrew Whitehouse, Deputy Director of The Kids Research Institute Australia and autism researcher, told Mark Gibson on #ABCRadioPerth. US President Donald Trump has declared that paracetamol use during pregnancy can cause autism in the child, and this claim has been broadly condemned by experts. Professor Whitehouse also went on to highlight the risk of untreated high fever and pain, which paracetamol is typically used for, in the pregnant w

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6K views · 103 reactions | Tony Award winning actor, best selling author and cabaret icon Alan Cumming joined Geoff Hutchison in the ABC Radio Perth studios ahead of his "Sappy Songs" show. | ABC Perth | Facebook