Grace Burmas
Grace Burmas is a general reporter in the Perth newsroom. She joined the ABC in 2022 after completing a Bachelor of Arts Journalism at Curtin University.
Latest by Grace Burmas
WA teachers accept government pay offer after months of wrangling
By Grace Burmas
Public school teachers in WA cut a pay deal with the state government, agreeing to a 12 per cent pay rise over three years.
Stephen Pokrywka has been deported, and wasn't allowed to see his Australian family in person before he left
By Ruby Littler, Grace Burmas, and Briana Shepherd
An Australian resident of more than four decades is deported to the United Kingdom after his visa was cancelled due to a drug conviction, with a last-minute appeal rejected by the Federal Court.
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'Nope, it's not worth that': Caution urged when using real estate price guides
By Grace Burmas
Those attempting to navigate the property market may be familiar with the plethora of property price guides published each month. But are they more of a hindrance than a help?
Two teenagers in hospital after stabbing in Perth as two others charged
By Blake Kagi and Grace Burmas
Two teenagers are in hospital with stab wounds and two others are charged following an altercation in the northern Perth suburb of Karrinyup.
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'She is a strong woman': Daughters say mother stabbed in alleged DV attack fighting for life
By Grace Burmas and Joanna Menagh
WA's domestic violence prevention minister says a scourge of violence against women in WA has been tragic and devastating, as another woman is seriously injured allegedly by a man known to her.
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Son charged with murder of mother after dramatic highway arrest north of Perth
By Grace Burmas and David Weber
A 33-year-old man arrested in dramatic fashion after a car chase north of Perth is charged with the murder of his 61-year-old mother in the outer Perth suburb of Byford.
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Australian live sheep export trade to end in 2028 as government unveils $107m support package
By Grace Burmas and Lucy Martin
Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says the transition is "orderly and considered", while the Nationals are vowing to reverse the ban if the coalition wins the next election.
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'No cell or conspiracy': Police seize Perth teen's mobile phones as stabbing attack motivation probed
By Daryna Zadvirna, Andrea Mayes, Rebecca Trigger, Grace Burmas and staff
Police have seized items from the family home of a 16-year-old schoolboy who was fatally shot by officers as they probe the motivation behind his weekend knife attack.
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'I have no words': Parents express shock after Perth high school student is shot dead by police
By Grace Burmas
Premier Roger Cook says a letter was sent to WA's education minister with concerns about the behaviour of the teen, who was a student at Rossmoyne Senior High School, where parents are expressing shock about the incident.
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Man seriously injured after crashing plane at Perth's Jandakot Airport
By Grace Burmas
The light plane crash happened at a major airport in Perth's southern suburbs, with the sole person on board rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
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A mass stranding of whales on a WA beach ended better than many feared, but the danger has not passed
By Grace Burmas, Bridget McArthur, and Daryna Zadvirna
Authorities are monitoring pods of whales off WA's south-west coast to ensure they do not return to the beach, after most of those involved in a mass stranding at Geographe Bay near Dunsborough swam back out to sea.
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It's skaters vs developers as locals fight to stop a global skateboarding mecca being turned into retail hub
By Grace Burmas
One of the world's most coveted urban skateboarding locations is facing an uncertain future, as Perth property developers plan to turn the site into a retail and commercial office space.
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'They didn't want me there': How hostile architecture is just another thing homeless people have to deal with
By Grace Burmas
Experts say the design of public furniture, like park benches, is becoming increasingly hostile — and its having a big impact on our most vulnerable people.
Homes saved from 'suspicious' Perth hills bushfire as fire alert level downgraded
By Grace Burmas and Garrett Mundy
A bushfire that threatened lives and homes in Perth's hills has been downgraded to a 'watch and act', after burning for 24 hours at emergency level.
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Overcrowding is becoming a big issue at Perth's inner-city schools, and parents are angry
By Grace Burmas
School enrolments have been rising across Perth's inner-city catchment for some time, and parents are upset more is not being done to ease the issue.
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Patients missing appointments, pleading for bulk-billing as cost-of-living pressures make health care a luxury
Trips to the GP and prescription medications are among the healthcare essentials many Australians say they can no longer afford.
'Worst public policy decision of the century': Economists slam WA GST deal
By Grace Burmas
WA's revised GST deal is set to cost the federal government $50 billion over a decade, not $39 billion as estimated, economists say, warning that it's not justified and should be changed.
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Neighbour rescues two children from accidental house fire before Perth mother found dead inside
By Grace Burmas
A woman dies but her two children are saved by a neighbour smashing a window as a blaze guts a house in Roleystone in Perth's south-east, with police saying the fire is not suspicious.
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Thousands remain without power as WA government vows to launch investigation
Crews are continuing restoration works for thousands of customers in blackout conditions, as power to Kalgoorlie is restored.
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'Really eerie': Residents recount chaos that ensued after outback city was plunged into darkness
By Cason Ho, Emily JB Smith, Grace Burmas, and Emma Wynne
From trading biscuits for phone chargers to being forced to throw thousands of dollars worth of food and medical supplies, locals tell of the chaos widespread power outages have caused in regional WA.
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At least one property destroyed as hundreds of firefighters battle out-of-control blazes north of Perth
By Nikki Roberts, Daryna Zadvirna, and Grace Burmas
One of two emergency bushfires burning north of Perth is downgraded, as firefighters battle several out-of-control blazes north of Perth.
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Vulnerable women caught in ongoing safe space stalemate between WA government and City of Perth
By WA state political reporter Keane Bourke and Grace Burmas
The state government officially rejects a City of Perth-backed solution to reopen a critical overnight shelter which closed last year, prolonging a stalemate directly affecting vulnerable women.
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You're more likely to be bulk billed by your doctor if you live in NSW, as rates decline across country
By Grace Burmas and Angela Ho
Patients are thinking twice about going to the doctor, as a survey finds just 24 per cent of clinics Australia-wide offer bulk billing.
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Free burger initiative offering Perth's growing community of rough sleepers much more than a hot dinner
By Grace Burmas
Something as simple as a hot meal often becomes a luxury when you are sleeping rough. But for one night a month, those doing it tough are being invited to enjoy a burger on the house.
'It just doesn't happen here': Locals shocked after woman and baby found dead in house
By James Carmody and Grace Burmas
A woman and baby have been found dead inside a home in Perth's inner north, as major crime detectives investigate.
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