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James Carmody
James Carmody is an ABC News journalist and photojournalist reporting for TV, radio, and online. Based in Perth, James is WA's chief state politics reporter.
He has worked for the ABC since 2017 covering WA's biggest stories for a local and national audience.
He has also lived and worked in NSW as a reporter based in the ABC's Sydney newsroom and its Western Sydney Bureau in Parramatta.
Latest by James Carmody
‘Send every crew you’ve got’: Residents flee blaze amid unseasonal spring heatwave
By James Carmody, Jake Sturmer and staff
Firefighters are responding to bushfires in Perth's north and south that are threatening lives and homes on a sweltering spring day.
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Mask mandates, sick leave and booster shots: Navigating WA's eighth COVID wave
Is the mask mandate coming back? Are there new booster shots? When can I go back to work? Everything you need to know if you get COVID-19.
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'Deeply disappointed': WA treasurer blasts federal government over cuts to infrastructure spending
By WA state political reporter James Carmody and Sophie Johnson
WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti joins a chorus of state and territory leaders in lambasting the Commonwealth over the decision to wipe $30 billion from 50 projects in an effort to reduce inflation.
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Wastewater testing reveals COVID surge in WA, as new urine tests emerge
By WA state political reporter James Carmody
Drive-through COVID testing centres and the SafeWA app may seem a long time ago, but the virus never left — and as cases surge around the country, experts say it is still a force to be reckoned with.
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COVID-positive WA premier announces funding for construction workers in video speech to Labor conference
By WA state political reporters Keane Bourke and James Carmody
Roger Cook delivers his message to the state Labor conference in a pre-recorded video after being struck down by COVID, announcing funding to boost the number of apprentices and trainees in WA's residential construction industry.
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'I've never seen anything like that': High-rise residents flee central Perth fire
By Cason Ho and James Carmody
The Arson Squad is investigating the cause of a bushfire that burnt close to apartments in central Perth near the popular Jacob's Ladder staircase in Kings Park.
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Opposition tussles over leadership after MPs defection, as WA Premier sinks boot in from Tokyo
By Nicolas Perpitch, James Carmody, David Weber and Xander Sapsworth-Collins
WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam will meet with Nationals leader Shane Love to discuss who will be the opposition leader following the defection of Nationals MP Merome Beard, as Premier Roger Cook accuses the opposition of being "riddled with conflict".
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'I don't feel like a traitor': Merome Beard defects from WA Nationals to Liberals, leaving opposition alliance in doubt
By state political reporter James Carmody, Nicolas Perpitch and Garrett Mundy
There are questions over the future of Western Australia's opposition alliance after North West Central MP Merome Beard quits the Nationals and jumps to the Liberal Party.
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'Unwise' relationship saw Cleo Smith detective leak confidential information to journalist, CCC report finds
By WA state political reporter James Carmody
He was one of the high-profile police officers who rescued Cleo Smith from her kidnapper, but now Cameron Blaine is at the centre of a Corruption and Crime Commission probe.
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New WA gun laws to impose limit on number of firearms that can be owned by farmers, recreational shooters
By WA state political reporter James Carmody and David Weber
Western Australia is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to limit the number of guns someone can own under proposed Firearm Act reforms, with new licence categories to be introduced.
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Four days out from the Voice referendum, the question of what it will achieve is on these GPs' minds
By WA state political reporter James Carmody
While leading campaigners from the Yes camp insist the Voice will help fix long-standing problems in Indigenous communities, those from the No camp say it will not help achieve practical outcomes.
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Charges over 13-year-old's alleged rape inside Perth Children's Hospital discontinued due to welfare concerns
By WA state political reporter James Carmody and Joanna Menagh
Charges against a teenage boy accused of raping a 13-year-old girl at Perth Children's Hospital were discontinued because of serious concerns about the safety and wellbeing of the alleged victim, it is revealed.
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Price and Mundine issue rallying cry to No crowd in Perth as Voice vote draws closer
By WA state political reporter James Carmody
More than 1,000 vocal No supporters are urged by Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Nyunggai Warren Mundine not to get complacent ahead of the historic referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
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Man allowed bail to live with parents after being found naked, arrested in connection with Cervantes crime scenes
Benjamin Jack McLaughlin, 19, faces court in Perth after allegedly being pulled naked from the water at Cervantes and arrested on Tuesday.
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Body found in torched car a mystery as police probe potential link to naked man and car driven in ocean
Police say they are yet to identify the human remains found in a burnt-out car on Indian Ocean Drive near Nambung in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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Human remains found in car as police investigate baffling series of events in small WA town
Police find human remains inside a vehicle in a small town north of Perth as they continue to investigate potential links between a car fire, a sea rescue and another vehicle found submerged in the ocean.
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'Unacceptable': Liberals rebuke candidate for asking if Rockingham winner would resign if she fell pregnant
By WA state political reporters Keane Bourke and James Carmody with Garrett Mundy
The WA Liberal Party's candidate in the Rockingham by-election apologises for asking a constituent to question his opponent whether she would resign from parliament if she fell pregnant.
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HMAS Stirling celebrated in medieval military parade, as Rockingham prepares for AUKUS submarine role
By WA state political reporter James Carmody
With swords drawn and drums beating, sailors from HMAS Stirling Naval Base were stopped in the street by police in theatrical military tradition dating back to medieval times.
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'Lucky bastard': Farmer recounts terrifying encounter with gunman who murdered co-worker
By James Carmody, Ashleigh Davis, and Rebecca Trigger
Kellerberrin farmer Rob Linto says he's lucky to be alive after a bullet fired at him by murderer Lachlan Bowles came within 50 centimetres of his head.
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Gunman dead following fatal workplace shooting and police stand-off
A siege that followed a fatal shooting in WA's Wheatbelt has ended with the 25-year-old gunman turning the weapon on himself.
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WA government to scrap Aboriginal cultural heritage laws after sustained backlash
By WA state political reporter James Carmody
The ABC understands the Cook government will scrap its controversial Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act within days, and revert back to the old process.
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'I avoid this place': Businesses struggling as foul-smelling bird excrement ruins alfresco area
Business owners call for action as 100 cormorants move into one tree in East Perth, painting the surrounding area white with pungent bird droppings.
WA taxpayers fork out $67,000 as four MPs paid thousands for committee that hasn't met in two years
By James Carmody and Keane Bourke
Four WA politicians have pocketed thousands of dollars in extra salary for being members of a parliamentary committee that has not met once during this term of state parliament.
Critically low staffing levels and long patient wait times laid bare in survey of WA health staff
A poll of WA's health workers has laid bare issues such as worker shortages and patient wait times, which are leading to staff "burnout".
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Tens of thousands of vapes seized in record WA bust as government promises more crackdowns
A truck carrying 17,000 vapes worth $1 million is intercepted in Perth, but there has been just one prosecution despite promises to clamp down on the illegal trade.
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