Phoebe Pin
Phoebe is a digital reporter and producer at ABC Perth. She also worked in the ABC's Geraldton office covering news in the Mid West and Wheatbelt region. Before joining the ABC, Phoebe was a reporter for the Geraldton Guardian and the Kalgoorlie Miner.
Latest by Phoebe Pin
Laws to ban live sheep exports by 2028 pass parliament following lengthy debate
Laws to phase out Australia's live sheep export trade by 2028 pass parliament, despite last-ditch attempts by opponents to put the brakes on the legislation.
Man trapped in backyard hole freed after 'delicate' three-hour rescue operation
A man is rescued after becoming trapped in a hole at a property in Perth's northern suburbs for more than three hours.
Scott Morrison revealed as witness in Linda Reynolds's defamation case against Brittany Higgins
Former prime minister Scott Morrison may be among those called to give evidence at the defamation trial Senator Linda Reynolds has brought against former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, a Perth court is told.
'Better than a kick in the pants': What everyday Australians think about Albanese's budget
If the Coalition wants to topple the Albanese government next year, they need to gain ground in both WA and QLD. Here's what voters in those battleground seats care about.
'It's real': Study suggests thousands of West Australians are suffering long-term COVID symptoms
While most have moved on from the coronavirus pandemic, a large cohort of people in Western Australia are still caught in its grip.
WA has introduced what it says are the 'toughest' nang laws in the country. Will they work?
Traditionally used as medicine or in catering settings, the canisters – also called "nangs" – have become an increasingly common sight at parties and festivals. Now WA is clamping down on their sale.
As first antenna is installed on groundbreaking 'time machine' telescope, traditional owners welcome project
As the first antenna is installed on the world's largest radio telescope in outback Western Australia, traditional elders say the $3 billion project brings hope for more opportunities in the desert region.
WA Liberal leader sacks her deputy for enlisting help of disgraced former premier and denying it
WA Liberal Leader Libby Mettam dismisses her deputy leader Steve Thomas after it emerges he used disgraced former premier Brian Burke as a middleman to secure a meeting.
Support worker allegedly abandons non-verbal man with autism in hot car during severe heatwave
A support worker will front court next month after police accused him of leaving a non-verbal man with autism in a parked car during a 40C day.
Parts of Perth set to hit 45C on Thursday as three-day heatwave leaves city sweltering
The temperature reached 44C in some parts of Perth on Wednesday — 5C more than forecast — and on Thursday it could be even hotter.
Beloved Perth park to lose up to 20 per cent of trees as authorities battle invasive pest
Up to 20 per cent of trees at Perth's Hyde Park need to be removed due to an insect infestation affecting more than 80 suburbs in the city.
Water Corp shuts down sewage contamination fears as algal bloom closes Perth beach
An algal bloom has closed a popular Perth beach, with the Water Corporation saying concerns the outbreak is linked with treated wastewater pouring into the ocean are unfounded.
Police shoot ‘gentle giant' dog dead after it attacks officer and arrested man in Perth
Police shoot dead a dog that attacked an officer and a male suspect during an arrest in the eastern Perth suburb of Stratton.
Kings Park trees to be removed as authorities race to contain deadly beetle infestation
Authorities are removing a number of Moreton Bay fig trees at Kings Park to prevent the spread of a deadly beetle infestation.
'We're not out of the woods': Firefighters on alert in WA with more hot, windy weather on the way
After a spate of seven emergency bushfires over two days, hot and windy conditions keep fire crews in Western Australia on high alert.
Authorities confirm second house lost in Perth bushfire after relentless 48 hours of emergencies
Two fires which threatened lives and homes on the outskirts of Perth are now contained, but only after the loss of more property.
Residents 'on cloud nine' following Perth council backflip on controversial groyne plan
Residents of Perth's northern beaches are "on cloud nine" over the rejection of a controversial plan to build 17 groynes along the coast.
Cage-fighting ex-mayor keen to climb in the WA state politics ring
Shane Van Styn says he has had informal discussions about a run in the state arena after recently losing his position as Geraldton mayor after almost a decade.
After a decade of watching mental illness cripple her community, a young mum decided to be part of the solution
A Wheatbelt businesswoman starts a new mental health campaign after losing friends to suicide.
Abalone fishing ban spanning more than a decade to be reviewed along much of WA's coast
Authorities say an abalone fishery north of Perth could be re-opened after being shut down following a marine heatwave in 2011, if a planned survey reveals stocks have recovered.
Police allege teen murdered passer-by and stole his car after crashing own vehicle north of Perth
Benjamin Jack McLaughlin faces court charged with murdering a 38-year-old man whose body was discovered in a burnt-out four-wheel drive in Cervantes, hours before the 19-year-old was found naked on a boat.
'Arrogant and intimidatory' Qantas forced school holiday pilot strike, union says
The union representing striking regional West Australian pilots says Qantas has taken an "arrogant and intimidatory" approach to ongoing negotiations.
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.
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.
Fourteen in hospital after tour bus and truck collide in WA's Midwest
Police are investigating after a coach carrying 45 people and a truck collided in Sandy Gully, near Northampton.