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Rebecca Trigger

@Bec_Trigger

Australian journalist. Secure tips to [email protected]

 Perth, Western Australia
Joined March 2009
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We've been digging into a local government that's been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Here's the results of my investigation with @Court_JWithers so far abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/c… #wapols
City of Nedlands referred to Corruption and Crime Commission

City of Nedlands referred to Corruption and Crime Commission

The referral is for a separate matter aside from recent controversies including the council refusing to give up land for a children's hospice and four councillors resigning in a day.

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Did you notice issues at your polling booth during the last state election? Here's what was really going on. Fantastic digging by the very talented @KeaneBourke gets to the heart of it abc.net.au/news/2025-07-14/d…
Documents reveal chaos in WA seat as election inquiry remains secret

Documents reveal chaos in WA seat as election inquiry remains secret

The ABC can reveal the WA Electoral Commission was warned about staffing issues in the seat of Roe as early as four months before the state's problem-plagued election.

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Great read - thewest.com.au/business/cons…
Rogue builder’s new wellness guru identity comes undone

Rogue builder’s new wellness guru identity comes undone

Danny Coyne, whose building company went belly-up as he binged on drugs and alcohol, has re-invented himself as a wellness guru. However, his new life is not all peace, light and meditation.

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'Fixated on power': US Navy chief issues warning on China amid WA's thawing relationship with...

'Fixated on power': US Navy chief issues warning on China amid WA's thawing relationship with...

Just 24 hours after Chinese Premier Li Qiang dined on West Australian lobster and rubbed shoulders with the state's powerbrokers, a US Navy chief uses his Perth visit to urge a cautious approach to...

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Dark money and cash for access continue to dominate WA politics, annual returns reveal. Who's lining WA Labor's coffers, and what are they getting in exchange? abc.net.au/news/2024-01-04/w… #wapol

The millions in 'dark money' creating a 'stench' in WA politics

Would you spend close to $30,000 for a chance to rub shoulders with those in charge of WA? Those with cash to splash have been doing just that — and many donations can remain hidden due to a legal...

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Great initiative, well-told story from @ZathiaB abc.net.au/news/2023-12-28/d…
Women who fled conflict for a new life are turning to dolls to help deal with the past

Women who fled conflict for a new life are turning to dolls to help deal with the past

A doll-making class in Perth's northern suburbs is helping refugee women make sense of the trauma they have experienced while raising awareness of mental health.

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We've had multiple accounts now of what happened, and what steps staff took the night a child was allegedly raped on a mental health ward in Perth Children's Hospital. Here's what the ABC has established so far #wapol youtube.com/watch?v=LMiuJp_A…
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Important, insightful analysis from @KeaneBourke of what's happening to kids in the justice system in my home state of WA abc.net.au/news/2023-07-13/v… #wapol
Imagine being locked in a tiny room for days. For these teenagers, it's reality

Imagine being locked in a tiny room for days. For these teenagers, it's reality

As more examples of the unlawful confinement of youth detainees come to light, it's time to end the vicious cycle, writes state political reporter Keane Bourke. 

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As the renewed investigation into the deaths of Ray and Jennie Kehlet continues, locals in Sandstone are continuing their own long-running search.@Bec_Trigger @Rach_Clifford @phoebe_pin @abcperth @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-06-17/l…
These blokes are using local outback know-how to try to solve a homicide

These blokes are using local outback know-how to try to solve a homicide

As police dig up an abandoned mine shaft for clues that could shed light on the deaths of two people in WA's outback, locals conduct their own search as they try to help solve the baffling cold case...

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Big development in WA cold case @abcnews @Bec_Trigger abc.net.au/news/2023-06-13/c…
Scrap of clothing in mine shaft prompts fresh search eight years after prospector's body found

Scrap of clothing in mine shaft prompts fresh search eight years after prospector's body found

A scrap of clothing found by a member of the public has prompted police to re-examine a mine shaft where the body of amateur prospector Ray Kehlet— whose wife remains missing — was found eight years...

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Jennie Kehlet is missing. Her husband Ray’s death was a homicide, his body found 12 metres down an abandoned mine shaft. Eight years on, her daughter is trying to dig up fresh evidence. #Listen to her story in Ep1 of this @RadioNational podcast abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
Grim Prospects | 01 - ABC listen

Grim Prospects | 01 - ABC listen

Two campers go missing while prospecting for gold in the Western Australian outback.

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Big news today for the families of missing and murdered loved ones in WA. Here's hoping it brings people forward dkkehlet.substack.com/p/wa-g…
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Another important story on the state of our healthcare system by @blackwood_fiona - from the ABC's National Health Investigation by abc.net.au/news/2023-04-10/b… #healthcare #Medicare #bulkbilling
'We're supposed to have free health care. It's not free': Julie can't afford a GP for her severe...

'We're supposed to have free health care. It's not free': Julie can't afford a GP for her severe...

Julie Mallinson should see a GP every fortnight for her severe lymphedema but she just can't afford it. Instead, she's managing her pain and infections at home. 

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Palliative patient Leah's 'horrific' medical ordeal and ongoing pain is being compounded by nurse shortage. Another important story to come out of our national #healthcare investigation, great reporting by @blackwood_fiona abc.net.au/news/2023-03-28/f…
Leah needs pain relief medication every four hours but that's too much of an ask for aged care homes

Leah needs pain relief medication every four hours but that's too much of an ask for aged care homes

There are fears a shortage of nurses in aged care is having an impact on residents being able to access medication, with one nurse claiming it is resulting in proper procedures not being followed.

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Today marks the culmination of months of work - huge thank you to @senorschubert and Flip Prior for collaborating on this important project. Please help make this a success by sharing with your communities abc.net.au/news/2023-03-20/n… #healthcare #Medicare
Help us investigate Australia's health system

Help us investigate Australia's health system

We need to hear from patients and health care workers about how Australia's flagging health care system is coping — or not — with delivering care.

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Ashley felt like her body was wracked with electric shocks. She fought for help but ultimately took her own life. We lost Ashley. But her mother hopes her death will spark reforms that save others like her abc.net.au/news/2023-03-20/m… #ChronicPain #MentalHealthAwareness
'I can't keep living like this': A young mother's fruitless fight to save her own life

'I can't keep living like this': A young mother's fruitless fight to save her own life

Ashley believed she had one last shot to get help. Like millions of Australians every year, she looked for it in a hospital emergency department.

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#China 's state news agency now reporting on the Shanghai Gold Exchange's response to @4corners report alleging 'doped' gold supplied by Perth Mint. - How will this impact WA's trading relationship going forward? #wapol #Auspol2023 news.cctv.com/2023/03/08/ART…
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ICYMI, original report by @AngusGrigg here abc.net.au/news/2023-03-06/p…
The $9 billion dirty secret of an Australian gold icon

The $9 billion dirty secret of an Australian gold icon

In a bid to save money, the world's largest processor of newly mined gold started "doping" its bullion. Then its customers started asking questions.

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And, it's available in Chinese for anyone interested abc.net.au/chinese/2023-03-0…
头条：澳洲从本周六起取消中国入境旅客行前新冠检测要求

头条：澳洲从本周六起取消中国入境旅客行前新冠检测要求

澳大利亚卫生部长巴特勒今天宣布，从3月11日凌晨00:01起，来自中国大陆、香港和澳门的入境旅客不再需要出示行前新冠检测阴性证明。此前澳大利亚要求中国入境旅客提供行前48小时阴性证明。

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Every day women in the media, entertainment and arts industries face abuse and misogyny online. Today is #InternationalWomensDay and we need to do better as an industry to make our workplaces safe for women, which includes the online workspace. abc.net.au/news/2023-03-08/l…
Lisa Millar addresses 'disgusting' social media commentary live on News Breakfast

Lisa Millar addresses 'disgusting' social media commentary live on News Breakfast

News Breakfast host Lisa Millar addresses the "obnoxious commentary" and media coverage she has received in recent days, but says "the response over that rubbish gives me hope".

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