RUMOUR CONFIRMED The Police Commissioner says staff members at a southern suburbs recycling plant have been charged, after a large amount of cash found its way into the facility. On Wednesday “Money Bags” alerted the Rumour File to the incident and claimed staff were “singing for joy”. It was thought that the sum of money […]
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If it’s happening in Perth, you’ll hear about it first on 6PR Breakfast with Gareth Parker.
Wake up each weekday with 6PR Breakfast for the very latest breaking news, opinions, interviews, weather, sport, finance, entertainment – and, of course, your calls.
Gareth is an award-winning journalist who takes over Breakfast in 2021 after a successful four-year, agenda-setting run on Mornings.
6PR listeners were the first to hear Gareth break dozens of stories, including the bizarre attempted sale of Perth Glory to crypto-currency scammers.
He was nominated for a Walkley award after revealing BHP had been systematically underpaying its mining royalties to the state government for years.
Gareth started his career in newspapers, working at The West Australian for 13 years covering state politics, local government and three years as the paper’s Melbourne correspondent.
Gareth is married to Elizabeth and they are the proud parents to son Henry and black labrador Charlie.
The iconic Rumour File after 7am gives listeners the chance to anonymously spill the beans and break the news, and also win weekly prizes, plus the annual grand prize.
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05/05/2021
Space junk is hurtling to Earth: Here’s what will happen
A giant piece of space junk is hurtling towards Earth and is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere in the coming days. The debris is part of China’s Long March 5B rocket that recently launched the first module for the country’s new space station. Emeritus Professor at Western Sydney University, Steven […]
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05/05/2021
Federal government pledges $1.3 billion boost to bust Perth’s congestion issues
The state government has welcomed a federal commitment to spend $1.3 billion on WA roads to ease congestion and make roads safer. A large chunk will be spent on the Metronet project, while other funds will go to upgrading several Perth highways, the Mandurah estuary bridge duplication, and Toodyay Road. Transport Minister Rita Saffioti told […]
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04/05/2021
Kennedy says Eagles ready for anything amid COVID-19 uncertainty
West Coast veteran Josh Kennedy says the club hasn’t heard if they’ll be spending time on the road for the next few weeks. Fremantle looks set to do a fixture swap with Brisbane, trading this week’s home game in return for the Lion’s Round 21 match to escape any COVID-19 restrictions. The Eagles play Hawthorn […]
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04/05/2021
What’s fueling the massive surge in dirt bike sales
Australians have fallen in love with dirt bikes post-COVID with sales exploding in 2020 and 2021. Bikesales editor Dylan Ruddy told 6PR’s Gareth Parker motorcycle sales were up by 22.1 per cent in 2020, and off-road bike sales were up by 30.3 per cent. “In 2020 we saw a big rise in motorcycle sales figures […]
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04/05/2021
Peter Ford has all the latest and breaking entertainment news daily on 6PR Breakfast just after the 8.30am news. On Wednesday Peter told us celebrities are posting their messages and memories of John Lennon on the 40th anniversary of his death.
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09/12/2020
Australia has a lot of problems ahead of the Test
Award winning sports news breaker, Kim Hagdorn, joins Steve and Baz at 6:55am and 7:45am every weekday on 6PR Breakfast. On Wednesday, Haggers told us there’s a lot of problems within Australian Cricket leading into next week’s test match.
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09/12/2020
Questions over Prince George cartoon
Peter Ford has all the latest and breaking entertainment news daily on 6PR Breakfast just after the 8.30am news. On Tuesday Peter told us about the cartoon that depicts young Prince George.
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08/12/2020
The future is Green
Award winning sports news breaker, Kim Hagdorn, joins Steve and Baz at 6:55am and 7:45am every weekday on 6PR Breakfast. On Tuesday Haggers told us Cameron Green is on his way up in the cricket stakes.
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08/12/2020
Is it OK for Smith to be skipper again?
Award winning sports news breaker, Kim Hagdorn, joins Steve and Baz at 6:55am and 7:45am every weekday on 6PR Breakfast. On Monday Haggers questioned who’s the best Aussie captain for now, Matthew Wade or Steve Smith.
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07/12/2020
Hollywood stars Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen have been spotted in Perth at Crown Towers resort. “Very Nice” alerted The Rumour File to the news on Friday morning. “We sat next to them yesterday morning having breakfast with the family,” he said. “Borat kind of stands out quite a lot.” Click play to hear […]
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16/04/2021
RUMOUR CONFIRMED | Python loose in Perth suburb
A two metre pet snake is on the loose in Atwell after it escaped from it’s enclosure. 6PR were alerted to the slippery situation on the Rumour File, after the snake went missing last week. The snakes owner Jason, who has two pet pythons named Bonnie and Clyde, confirmed the rumour on 6PR Breakfast with […]
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12/03/2021
John Hughes Rumour File winner overcome with emotion
Emotions were running wild when the John Hughes Rumour File winner was announced on 6PR Breakfast. Listener Steve entered the Rumour “Silver Screen Will Be Seen” and his number was drawn as the winner on Friday morning with John Hughes in the 6PR studios to congratulate Steve on winning the Mitsubishi ASX. Steve was overcome […]
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26/06/2020
“Cam, we’ve done it!”: Dad dedicates win to son
The John Hughes Rumour File has made a Perth family, a happy family. “Cam, we’ve done it!“: David yelled when he realised he’d won the brand new Hyundai Venue thanks to the John Hughes Rumour File. The Perth dad says his son was diagnosed with a brain tumor two and a half years ago and […]
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11/12/2019
Thousands expected for ACDC concert on Canning Hwy
The Rumour File alerted us back in June that an application had been made to close Canning Highway for a Bon Scott tribute in 2020, on Sunday that rumour was confirmed by the State Government that the AC/DC tribute concert would close the Perth Festival. Highway to Hell will be the world’s longest stage at a […]
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21/10/2019
Australia’s first indigenous doctor, Professor Helen Milroy, joined 6PR’s Gareth Parker in the studio on Friday for West Aussies Greats. She is currently a professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the Perth Children’s Hospital and an honorary research fellow with the Telethon Kids Institute. Professor Milroy spoke about her childhood and said she was […]
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30/04/2021
West Aussie Greats | Paralympic world champion Priya Cooper
Paralympic world champion swimmer Priya Cooper joined Gareth Parker on Friday for West Aussie Greats. The nine-time Paralympic gold medalist and Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee spoke about her early memories growing up in the Perth Hills “As a West Australian we grew up around the pools,” she said. “I just learnt to swim […]
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23/04/2021
West Aussie Greats | Bill Dempsey ‘The Boy from Birdum’
The incredible life of football legend Bill Dempsey has been revealed in his new book The Boy from Birdum. The memoir follows his life from a young age as a member of the stolen generation to his time as a premiership football player. Speaking with 6PR’s Gareth Parker on West Aussie Greats, Dempsey said he […]
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09/04/2021
West Aussie Greats | Bev Lowe
Bev Lowe has dedicated the past 25-years of her life to care for some of Perth’s most disadvantaged people. The 80-year-old runs an organisation that provides blankets, scarves and baby bundles to people in Perth hospitals. “We linked up with the Royal Perth Hospital, we found that there were people who had come from the […]
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26/03/2021
West Aussie Greats | Mike Ellis reveals the amazing untold story of the Wildcats 1990 final
Perth Wildcats legend Mike Ellis has revealed WA Police officers were waiting in the Entertainment Centre locker-room at half time to arrest his teammate Tiny Pinder during the 1990 finals. Speaking with 6PR’s Gareth Parker this morning on West Aussie Greats, Ellis describe the moment as “surreal”. “We had some police officers there that actually […]
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19/03/2021
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Gareth Parker
If it's happening in Perth, you'll hear about it first on 6PR Breakfast with Gareth Parker. Wake up each weekday with 6PR Breakfast for the very latest breaking news, opinions, interviews, weather, sport, finance, entertainment - and, of course, your calls. Gareth is an award-winning journalist who takes over Breakfast in 2021 after a successful four-year, agenda-setting run on Mornings. 6PR listeners were the first to hear Gareth break dozens of stories, including the bizarre attempted sale of Perth Glory to crypto-currency scammers. He was nominated for a Walkley award after revealing BHP had been systematically underpaying its mining royalties to the state government for years. Gareth started his career in newspapers, working at The West Australian for 13 years covering state politics, local government and three years as the paper's Melbourne correspondent. Gareth is married to Elizabeth and they are the proud parents to son Henry and black labrador Charlie. The iconic Rumour File after 7am gives listeners the chance to anonymously spill the beans and break the news, and also win weekly prizes, plus the annual grand prize.
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