Perth Live with Oliver Peterson
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Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 28th October 2022
October 28, 2022 10:04 - 1 hour - 103 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 28th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pragma Lawyers 281022
October 28, 2022 08:52 - 10 minutes - 9.89 MBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Albanese Government slammed for 'ramming through' Industrial Relations Bill
October 28, 2022 08:31 - 7 minutes - 6.74 MBLabor has introduced legislation to overhaul workplace laws, but businesses say they'll damage the economy. Liberal Senator, Matt O'Sullivan told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that he agrees the Albanese government is 'ramming through' the bill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
James street traffic ban trial in full effect this weekend
October 28, 2022 07:47 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBTonight marks the beginning of a month long trial to turn James Street in Northbridge into a pedestrian friendly precinct by banning all traffic. The street will be closed between 6pm and 6am on Friday and Saturday nights in a bid to make the area safer. Officer in charge at Perth Police Station, Inspector Simon Hazell told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that they are hoping to see a reduction in bad behaviour. "A reduction in that friction that happens when you get pedestrians crowding si...
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 27th October 2022
October 27, 2022 10:05 - 1 hour - 104 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 27th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hyundai steps up hydrogen investment by $6.7 billion committment
October 27, 2022 09:10 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MBThe Hyundai Group has announced a massive investment in hydrogen, committing $6.7 billion towards "a fuel of the future." Scott Phillips, Chief Investment Officer at Motley Fool told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that hydrogen should be in the mix for our automotive future. "When you block off potential ideas, when you simply say we think the race has been won and done...I think that's a mistake," he told Oly. "I just think this is a smart idea, if you think about what hydrogen offers, a...
'There's no such thing as a free ticket': WA Greens call out McGowan
October 27, 2022 07:36 - 5 minutes - 5.45 MBMark McGowan was pressed on the issue of MPs accepting gifts and hospitality as Tabcorp gifted two Labor Ministers and 3 MPs tickets to the AFL Grand Final in Perth last year. McGowan stated that he sees no issue with senior ministers accepting gifts from a company seeking to purchase WA's TAB, as they would seem out of touch. Brad Pettitt, WA Greens MLC told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that there is no such thing as a free lunch or a free ticket anywhere. "What is does is undermine ...
Reward schemes - are they worth it?
October 26, 2022 10:19 - 8 minutes - 7.57 MBWith inflation rates above seven per cent, a record high in more than three decades, many are looking to save wherever they can. Finance Expert at One Big Switch, Joel Gibson joined Oly Peterson on Perth Live to answer the question - are reward schemes worth it? Joel told Oly if you like to shop around then you aren't going to reap the benefits often in bonus points - it does come down to loyalty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 26th October 2022
October 26, 2022 10:07 - 1 hour - 105 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 26th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Calls to review ID storing requirements
October 26, 2022 09:02 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBMedibank has confirmed all four million of its customers have been caught up in a major data breach. Professor of Cyber Security Practice ECU, Paul Haskell Dowland told Oly Peterson on Perth Live there needs to be a review into the nature and volume of data collection, and how ID storing requirements can be met safely. "With Optus we seen the requirement from the government to retain ID information, passport numbers and drivers license numbers for a prolonged period of time... they have t...
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 25th October 2022
October 25, 2022 10:09 - 2 hours - 119 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 25th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron Morey's full Federal Budget analysis
October 25, 2022 09:31 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MBAaron Morey, Chief economist at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that there was not a lot in the budget for Western Australia. "The government has just sort of got their feet under the table but I do have some concern around an announcement they made about establishing a South Australian defence industry workforce and skills task force," he told Oly. "Western Australia is the natural location for many of those defence assets and so we are keen to s...
Michael Pachi's full analysis of the 2022 Federal Budget
October 25, 2022 09:30 - 6 minutes - 6.24 MBMichael Pachi, National Political Editor 6PR/Nine Radio, shared his budget analysis with Oliver Peterson on Perth Live. "Absolutely no surprises, pretty much everything in that budget speech we have heard all before in recent weeks, including today with the housing announcement which was essentially the centre piece of this budget." "In terms of anything substantial in tonights budget there is absolutely nothing." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WA nurses ramp up industrial action tomorrow by banning overtime shifts
October 25, 2022 09:07 - 3 minutes - 3.14 MBWA nurses are escalating their industrial action on Wednesday by introducing a ban on nurses working overtime. Following their ban on double shifts last Wednesday, the Nursing Federation has decided to increase action as the deadlock remains unresolved. More action could potentially follow including bans on accepting patients above hospital capacity and day-long rolling stoppages from hospital to hospital. Janet Reah, State Secretary at the Australian Nursing Federation told Oliver Peters...
Perth Live with Simon Beaumont - Full Show 24th October 2022
October 24, 2022 10:10 - 1 hour - 101 MBPerth Live with Simon Beaumont for Oliver Peterson - Full Show 24th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
City of Stirling launches service to speed up residential development applications
October 24, 2022 09:49 - 7 minutes - 7.01 MBMark Irwin, Mayor of the City of Stirling has announced the launch of the Stirling Fast-Track service that promises to speed up small scale residential development applications through an online assessment process. "Essentially it is an online tool that will be able to do something that I always thought local governments should be doing, less of the compliance side and more a facilitator in ensuring developments happen quickly where they should," Mr Irwin told Simon Beaumont on Perth Live. ...
New trend reveals Australians are paying gig workers to do menial tasks
October 24, 2022 07:44 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MBAlthough Australia is currently experiencing a cost of living crisis, new research has revealed a growing reliance on the gig economy with some extreme examples of task-based gig workers being paid to remove moths or iron 20 kind's of football shirts while parents relax. Associate Professor David Bissell from the University of Melbourne, told Simon Beaumont on Perth Live that platforms like Airtasker have become increasingly popular over the past two years. "People are particularly valuing...
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 21st October 2022
October 21, 2022 10:11 - 1 hour - 104 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 21st October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
'It will kill business": North Perth locals in arms over new service station
October 21, 2022 08:34 - 8 minutes - 7.5 MBThe locals of North Perth have launched a campaign to oppose the Town of Vincent's application to develop a new petrol station on their beloved Angove street coffee strip. Don Barba, Campaign organiser of 'Stop the Station', told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that the Angove street coffee strip is the "heart of North Perth." "It is a buzzing avenue that has evolved overtime and at the moment we are a little concerned about what will happen," Mr Barba told Oly. "It just amazes me that wit...
70 year-old woman severely injured in violent carjacking in Perth's south
October 21, 2022 07:34 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBA woman in her 70s has sustained serious injuries as two men violently carjacked her car while she was parked in her own driveway in Hamilton Hill. The two men allegedly ran over the woman after being forced out of her car. Michael Stamp, 6PR/Nine News reporter told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that the woman was simply arriving at her home after her early morning walk. "Police say it was a very opportunistic attack, rather than a targeted attack. An altercation took place and they pushe...
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 20th October 2022
October 20, 2022 10:06 - 1 hour - 104 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 20th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Agriculture Minister confident silos can handle bumper harvest
October 20, 2022 08:24 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBState Agriculture Minister, Alannah MacTiernan has responded to concerns raised on Perth Live on Wednesday that WA farmers will have nowhere to store their grain due to a backlog in clearing the silos from last year's harvest. "It is true that we have had this most incredible surge in production - normally a good season is around 16-17 million tons - and this year we are on track for around 23-24 tons, so as you can imagine as this has been so far out of the ordinary that this has put the ...
Albanese: Don't expect a handout in next week's budget
October 20, 2022 07:48 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBWith the Federal budget due to be released in the next coming days, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined Oliver Peterson on Perth Live to discuss what's in store for WA. The Prime Minister has not specified figures, but says a variety of sectors in WA will see funding increases. "The job of next week's budget is to make sure that we provide support for cost of living without putting further inflationary pressure on," Albanese told Oly. "It is a difficult balance, we have had the fastest...
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 19th October 2022
October 19, 2022 09:59 - 1 hour - 100 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 19th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Diesel hits record highs in WA
October 19, 2022 09:34 - 5 minutes - 4.87 MBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WA farmers have nowhere to put their grain
October 19, 2022 08:32 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Forest Industry claims Governments native logging ban is unjustified
October 18, 2022 10:15 - 6 minutes - 5.59 MBAdele Farina, CEO of Forest Industries Federation of WA told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that consultation with the industry has been severely overlooked and is overdue. "I couldn't agree with Jenna more. We knew that the government was preparing the draft and we knew that it was due for release within days so it came as no surprise," Ms Farina said. "This decision is not based on science, it is short sighted and it has no regards for supporting regional communities and keeping workers i...
Jenna Clarke's view on WA Governments Forest Management Plan
October 18, 2022 10:07 - 1 minute - 1.88 MBThe State Government have granted West Aussies a say on their draft 10-year Forest Management Plan for 2024-2033. The plan will deliver on the McGowan Government's decision to end native logging in the South-West. Jenna Clarke, Journalist at The Australian, joined Oliver Peterson on Perth Live and highlighted that as a child of the forest industry, she is conflicted on the matter. "The fact that the government has put this out for public consultation, when they haven't even consulted with...
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 18th October 2022
October 18, 2022 09:59 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 18th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Year 9 students NAPLAN writing results show alarmingly low standards
October 18, 2022 07:43 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBA new review of 10 million NAPLAN writing results have revealed that most year 9 students have the same English writing standards as Year 7's. The review further showed that 85% of students are struggling to keep up with the general writing standards, with many Year 9's using similar punctuation to children in Year 3. Adam Voigt, CEO of Real Schools told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that these results were not surprising. "We have probably taken our eye off the ball nationally for som...
Should WA allow pharmacists to prescribe and treat patients?
October 17, 2022 10:07 - 4 minutes - 4.6 MBThe Queensland Government has announced that pharmacists in the northern part of the state will be able to prescribe and treat patients towards the end of 2023. President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia WA Branch, Andrew Ngeow told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that he highly welcomes the program in WA. "They just don't have enough GP's to service the public, and whilst this is done in Queensland, Western Australia is the worst state for that. So we need to do something different," he t...
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 17th October 2022
October 17, 2022 09:57 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 17th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron McDonald 111022
October 17, 2022 08:47 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
'Free the shops': Oly puzzled why all shops can't open early on Sundays
October 17, 2022 07:43 - 1 minute - 1.87 MBOliver Peterson questioned on Perth Live what allows Bunnings to open before 11am on Sunday's but other retail stores like Coles, Kmart or Woolies can not. "Without picking through old wounds, I wondered why it was so busy? I can go buy the cobweb broom and the laundry tub which are not urgent or necessary items but I couldn't nick next door to the shopping centre and grab the weekly groceries because they wouldn't open up the local Coles for another hour and a half." With the Bunnings st...
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 14th October 2022
October 14, 2022 10:06 - 1 hour - 99.9 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 14th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lucky plumber wins $10,000 and WA's Best Plumber title on Perth Live
October 14, 2022 09:40 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MBWe received five hundred nominations by Perth Live listeners in the past two weeks for WA's Best Plumber and the winner of $10,000 thanks to MPA Skills. Ben Dahlstron, CEO of MPA Skills joined Oliver Peterson in the studio to announce the winner. "What's really encouraging is the high esteem at which plumbers are held in WA and that's what we wanted to 'flush out' with this competition, pardon the pun, is to hear more of these stories and to recognise the fantastic work that the plumbing i...
Amid complaints WA Transport Minister says the 299 bus route cannot return
October 14, 2022 09:20 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBEarlier this week on Perth Live caller Jacqui raised her parental concerns as the 299 twice-a-day bus route that takes students to schools in Kalamunda was cut due to the new airport train line. Rita Saffioti, WA Transport Minister told Oliver Peterson that the delivery of the a train line is aimed at reducing the amount of bus' that run parallel to it. "There has been some consolidation of the bus route along Great Eastern Highway - work was undertaken to devise new routes to work with th...
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 13th October 2022
October 13, 2022 09:58 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 13th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nationals leader warns Labors methane pledge will lead to soaring meat prices
October 13, 2022 09:57 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBFarmers, gas producers and landfill operators are worried they could face a new tax on methane emissions as the Federal Government has signed up to an international pledge to reduce 30% methane emissions by 2030. Leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud is concerned with this decision as he has says consumers will be hit with a price increase on meat, hurting many who are already struggling with the country's cost of living crisis. "What they are going to have to do is tax both ends of t...
WA Health Minister stands stern on negotiations with nurses
October 13, 2022 08:49 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBAfter 2,000 nurses walked off the job on Wednesday, WA Health Minister Amber Jade Sanderson has reinforced that the government is continuing negotiations in order to to come to an agreement on a final wages offer. "There's no doubt that our nursing staff in our public health system are highly regarded and skilled and essential to the running of our health system so we are in negation with them and we've had three meetings with the ANF and we call on them to continue these negotiations," sh...
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 12th October 2022
October 12, 2022 10:01 - 1 hour - 100 MBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Could we have lived without Alfresco Dining in Perth?
October 12, 2022 09:16 - 7 minutes - 7 MBThe Committee for Perth has produced a series of case studies in the What We Thought Would Kill Us series, looking at developments which were initially rejected by people in Perth but have gone on to be embraced. The latest report took looks at 'alfresco dining'. CEO for Committee of Perth, Marion Fulker told Oly Peterson on Perth Live it was a hard fought battle fought in two phases. "We had migrants come to our shores from Mediterranean climates and they couldn't understand why you c...
Concerning new findings show 99% of children's menus are unhealthy
October 11, 2022 09:57 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBThe Telethon Kids Institute have found that 99 per cent of children's menus at 787 cafes and restaurants in Perth were unhealthy. Dr Amelia Harray, Nutritionist and study co-author told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that they were very surprised by these results. "Lots of chips were often the default size to most dishes so parents don't have the option to offer their kids fresh or cooked vegetables alternatively to chips," she told Oly. "For most businesses they know that these meals are...
Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 11th October 2022
October 11, 2022 09:57 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 11th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thousands of WA nurses to take part in two-hour strike on Wednesday
October 11, 2022 09:36 - 6 minutes - 6.43 MBIn response to Premier Mark McGowan's refusal to implement nurse-to-patient ratios, thousands of nurses will walk off the job tomorrow between 11am and 2:30pm. Janet Reah, Australian Nursing Federation WA Secretary told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that the number of bookings online for the strike continue to climb, where she believes they will exceed 2,000 people. "I have written to the health minister again today to ask the government to put in some measures to reduce activity and deman...
Zina Reeves 111022
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Perth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 10th October 2022
October 10, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBPerth Live with Oliver Peterson - Full Show 10th October 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transperth spokesman responds to Kalamunda bus route shutdown
October 10, 2022 09:32 - 7 minutes - 6.65 MBDavid Hynes, a spokesman for Transperth responded to this story on Perth Live. "Some of the things are quite true, the route 229 has been removed as part of the airport line - because the best way to move a large amount of people quickly and efficiently is by rail. "However it has been replaced by a number of services, the Airport Line itself obviously but also route 940 between Perth and Redcliffe Station, also route 290 and 291 between Redcliffe Station and Midland Station via Guildford ...
New airport train line shuts down Kalamunda school bus route
October 10, 2022 09:20 - 4 minutes - 4.28 MBJacqui Gilmour shared her parental concerns on Perth Live as she explained told Oliver Peterson a twice-a-day bus route that takes students to schools in Kalamunda has been cut due to the new airport train line. Students have been directed to take the train first and then a bus, creating big delays for some students. "It is a bit disappointing as the service has been running for 50 years and suddenly it's gone," she told Oly. The 229 bus route which runs from Elizabeth Quay up Great Easte...
Alarming statistics show an increase of WA drivers using a phone behind the wheel
October 10, 2022 07:43 - 6 minutes - 6.25 MBNew police figures have shown that over 5,000 drivers have been caught using a mobile phone whilst driving so far this year, a massive increase on last year. Experts say we are on track to reach over 6,000 for 2022, where each motorist will be fined $1000 and four demerit points. Will Golsby, General Manager of External Relations at RAC told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live that the news is incredibly alarming. "We really need to change our attitudes because it is a dangerous habit that can...