Kate Christian
Kate Christian is a reporter and digital producer with the ABC Canberra and ABC Perth teams. Follow her on Twitter @Kate_Journo.
Latest by Kate Christian
Surging COVID cases see first public health measures introduced since WA's 'state of emergency' ended
From next Monday staff and patients in public hospitals must wear surgical masks in high-risk clinical areas, as WA's eighth wave of COVID takes hold.
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'It's as simple as that': Students rally nationwide calling for end to new coal and gas projects
Leaders in charge of Australia's response to climate change have told an energy summit the country can have "an even bigger impact" by helping the rest of the world decarbonise, as school students around the country fronted up for climate rallies.
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Emergency warning downgraded for fire south of Perth, as firefighters battle several blazes
By Cason Ho and Kate Christian
WA's emergency services minister says it is likely fire crews will be able to control bushfires burning south of Perth over the coming days, with an emergency warning downgraded for Serpentine.
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Homes and lives under threat from multiple fires burning in Western Australia
Firefighters have spent the day battling multiple infernos in Western Australia, after lightning strikes sparked several blazes overnight.
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'Scary as hell': Man in critical condition after being shot in the head east of Perth
By Kate Christian, Rebecca Trigger, Lucy Martin, and Cason Ho
A man has been shot in the head in an incident which forced a town east of Perth into lockdown for four hours, but police say there is no longer an immediate threat to public safety.
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'Where do they want us to go?': Councils crack down on car sleepers at peak of homelessness crisis
By Kate Christian and Kenith Png
Homeless people are threatened with fines and even jail time as councils crack down on those forced to sleep in car parks amid a nationwide housing crisis.
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Neighbour heard woman 'screaming for help' as she was attacked by Rottweiler, leaving her with severe injuries
By Kenith Png and Kate Christian
A neighbour has spoken of how he pleaded with police to shoot a Rottweiler after witnessing the animal mauling its owner at a home in a southern Perth suburb.
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'Horrible tragedy': Family of WA man fatally shot at work in Kellerberrin breaks silence to thank community
The family of Terry Czernowski, the man fatally shot at his Kellerberrin workplace last week, breaks its silence to pass on their thanks to WA Police for their handling of the tragic incident.
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Father Terry Czernowski officially identified as victim of WA workplace fatal shooting
By Kate Christian and Ashleigh Davis
The tight-knit WA community of Kellerberrin faces a long road to recovery after a father was shot dead by another well-known local resident, sparking a manhunt and police stand-off that forced the town into lockdown.
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'I choose not to hate': Mother of Indigenous schoolboy Cassius Turvey delivering 'raw' training to police recruits
Mechelle Turvey starts delivering training sessions to police recruits that she hopes will help them be more sensitive when dealing with victims of crime. WARNING: This story features the name and image of a deceased Aboriginal person.
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Footage released of the moment police swoop on man following alleged abduction of girl on way to school
By Daryna Zadvirna, Kate Christian, and Cason Ho
Police say a man is assisting them with enquiries, after the child was picked up in an unknown vehicle while walking to school.
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Woman unlikely to receive any money after judge finds she was sexually abused by Barry Cable
By Joanna Menagh, Kate Christian, and Tom Wildie
Barry Cable is ordered to pay $800,000 after a judge finds he groomed and sexually abused a young girl, starting when she was aged just 12, with sexual contact and harassment continuing for decades until the woman was in her mid-30s.
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Police dig up mine shaft in hope of solving baffling WA outback murder mystery
By Rebecca Trigger and Kate Christian
Pictures document a painstaking search for clues in WA's remote Mid-West region, as police return to the century-old mineshaft where the body of an amateur prospector was found eight years ago.
'He built a stronger WA': PM leads tributes following Mark McGowan's shock resignation
By Gian De Poloni and Kate Christian
WA Premier Mark McGowan has announced his resignation from politics in a surprise announcement. Look back on today's events.
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Are you a winner or a loser in Mark McGowan's 2023 budget?
The ABC cuts through the financial jargon to explain who will benefit most from another solid surplus in the WA budget, and who will miss out.
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WA budget gives households $400 power bill credit as multi-billion dollar surplus confirmed, as it happened
By Gian De Poloni and Kate Christian
The WA budget is being announced, with the state expected to confirm a $4 billion surplus.
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'Both historic and tragic': Dual nature of Anzac Day highlighted at services and marches across the country
By Tahlia Roy, Harriet Tatham, Heidi Sheehan, and Kate Christian
Australians have marked Anzac Day across the country, with dawn services and parades also held in Papua New Guinea and Gallipoli to honour those who served.
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Salvage crew removes light plane that crashed into ocean at popular Perth beach
By Kate Christian and Cason Ho
A salvage crew removes the wreckage of a light plane from the ocean on Friday afternoon after it came down just off Perth's Leighton Beach in North Fremantle.
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Three years ago, coronavirus changed everything. This is what life looked like in the west
As COVID-19 sent shock waves around the world, a state of emergency was declared in Western Australia in March 2020. In the months that followed, our lives were drastically changed in ways previously unimaginable.
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'They deserve to go home safe': Guards stage walk out at troubled youth detention centre
By Rebecca Trigger, Kate Christian, and Keane Bourke
Youth custodial officers at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre walk off the job as they ramp up their industrial action against the state government.
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Shark enclosure to be installed on Swan River following fatal attack
By Kate Christian and Abby Richards
A shark barrier will be installed at Bicton Baths in Perth's south following a fatal attack last Saturday, and six other councils have also been asked to look at installing enclosures.
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Analysis
analysis:Defence force, emergency services, nuclear experts escort radioactive capsule to top-secret facility
By Kate Christian, Cason Ho, Rebecca Trigger, and Ashleigh Davis
The Tic Tac-sized radioactive capsule arrives in Perth after its disappearance in Western Australia's outback sparked a frantic search.
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Family of WA parents killed in Christmas Day car crash thanks truckie who stopped to help
The family of the couple killed on Christmas Day in Western Australia thanks a truck driver who helped and comforted the relative who discovered the horrific scene.
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Woman, 34, dies just metres from crash that claimed life of mother-of-six
By Ashleigh Davis and Kate Christian
A 34-year-old woman dies after a crash that happened on the same Wheatbelt road, and just metres away, from where a mother-of-six was killed 10 days ago, as a spate of crashes causes traffic chaos in Perth.
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'Quotas work against us': Three women share their views from the top of the mining industry
Women working at the highest levels of mining in Australia share their advice for future generations, as figures show a jump in the number of females studying and working in the male-dominated profession.
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