Zathia Bazeer
Perth, WA
Zathia Bazeer is Perth's 2023 ABC News cadet reporter. She won the Judith Neilson Institute/Walkley Opportunity Fellowship in 2021 and previously worked as FactCheck reporter for AAP in 2022 before she joined the ABC.
Latest by Zathia Bazeer
Meet the Perth chef whose kitchen is giving a helping hand to those having a hard time in life
A business in Perth's south is flourishing by providing employment to the disadvantaged as well as selling products that help customers feel like they're making a difference.
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East coast investors with no intention of moving west are fuelling Perth's latest property boom
By David Weber and Zathia Bazeer
Perth house prices are being boosted by growing interest from east coast buyers, many of whom have no plans to relocate interstate — and a local settlement agent says she has never seen anything like it.
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'Prices have just ballooned': Three-bedroom Perth home fetches $300,000 profit in just a few years
By David Weber and Zathia Bazeer
Armadale resident Tom Kelly has just sold his modest property in Perth's south for more than double what he paid five years ago, with home values in the area rising 25 per cent in the past 12 months alone.
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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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Woman accused of dousing man in flammable liquid, setting him alight in suburban Perth
Tahlia Erin Russell has been ordered to stay in jail after fronting court on accusations she set fire to a man, causing serious burns.
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Man charged as up to $40,000 found strewn across Perth freeway as if 'the cash cow had come out'
Thousands of dollars are left "flying everywhere" on the Mitchell Freeway in Perth's north, with more cash and cocaine found in a nearby car, as the police commissioner praises motorists for reporting the incident.
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Skippers who navigate dangerously to face fines up to $36k, three years in jail amid spike in deaths
By Jamie Smith and Zathia Bazeer
Skippers navigating dangerously or under the influence of drugs and alcohol in Western Australia will face hefty fines and jail time, as new figures show on-water incidents claimed 57 lives in the past seven years.
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Man, 25, faces court over alleged murder of woman and attempted unlawful killing of her daughter
By Grace Burmas and Zathia Bazeer
A 25-year-old man faces court charged with the alleged murder of a 63-year-old woman, and the attempted unlawful killing of her daughter, in the Perth suburb of Beckenham on the weekend.
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WA Libs set sights on 2025 election as leader makes maternity hospital pledge
By Nicolas Perpitch and Zathia Bazeer
The WA Liberals declare it's "showtime" as they start their run to the next election, with leader Libby Mettam promising to build the state's new maternity hospital in Nedlands, where it was first planned, if elected.
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Teenage boy killed in ute rollover near Kalgoorlie in WA, five others injured
By Kenith Png and Zathia Bazeer
A 15-year-old boy dies in a car rollover near Kalgoorlie, about 600 kilometres north-east of Perth, with the driver and four other passengers aged between 14 and 18 taken to hospital.
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With no sign of an end to soaring petrol prices, people like Shouvojit are having to change the way they live
Fuel prices have increased since July to well above $2 per litre, and they could keep climbing. With everyday life expenses rising across the board, commuters are having to make tough decisions.
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Everyday Australians predicted to be the decisive force in Voice referendum debate
With less than a month to go, the chats being had in suburbs and towns across Australia may prove key to which way the country will go on the Voice to Parliament, amid efforts to engage multicultural communities.
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If you're a graduate with an English-sounding name, you may be closer to securing a job than some of your peers
By Ethan French and Zathia Bazeer
Young culturally diverse Australians continue to face discrimination when trying to find work, according to recent studies. Experts found non-Anglo Australians struggle to get a job interview, despite being well qualified, and some are altering their identities on paper to get a fair go.
'Look at me you coward': Woman's devastation laid bare as she faces sister's killer husband in court
By Rebecca Trigger and Zathia Bazeer
A man who stabbed his ex-wife to death was driven by "festering" anger, jealousy and selfishness, the WA Supreme Court hears. WARNING: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing.
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A driving centre set to reopen this year is expected to address a backlog in tests, but one instructor says significant change is a long way off
A Perth driving instructor says the reopening of shuttered licensing centre as a dedicated driver assessment facility will help ease the city's chronic shortage of available testing dates.
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Fentanyl, opioid overdose reversal drug to be carried by WA police officers, in Australian first
By Keane Bourke and Zathia Bazeer
A drug which can temporarily reverse opioid overdoses and restore normal breathing to become standard issue for police officers in Western Australia.
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'This is a crisis': Calls for more support from WA government in addressing domestic violence 'pandemic'
By Cason Ho and Zathia Bazeer
Domestic violence support services say they are "depending" on further investment from the state government to combat the problem, saying women and children are "living in fear right now".
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Mother killed in 'horrific' alleged domestic violence case identified, as homicide detectives investigate
By Daryna Zadvirna and Zathia Bazeer
Tiffany Woodley is the victim of what police believe was a domestic dispute. WARNING: Indigenous readers are advised this story contains photos of someone who has died.
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Perth Zoo to undertake 'jumbo exercise' to relocate its last elephants to South Australia
The zoo announced that Monarto Safari Park in South Australia had started fundraising to build a new elephant habitat so it could welcome the two Perth animals, Permai and Putra Mas.
Stephanie owns her home and pays rates, but 'unfair' council rules have left her feeling voiceless
Perth resident Stephanie Chu has called WA home for almost 20 years, but is ineligible to sign local petitions because she is a non-citizen. It is a situation that has left her and many others feeling powerless in their own community.
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Police to lay upgraded murder charge over WA officer's death as 'shattered' family leads tributes
By Gian De Poloni and Zathia Bazeer
A 23-year-old man who allegedly ran over and killed WA police officer Anthony Woods in Perth is set to be charged with his murder, as the constable's family remember him as "a devoted husband and loving son".
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'Vile and despicable': Commissioner praises 'amazing' response of officer after partner mowed down by car
By Zathia Bazeer and Cason Ho
The WA police commissioner reveals details of how an officer apprehended three suspects and rescued his partner who had been dragged and pinned underneath a vehicle involved in a pursuit.
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Riot at WA detention centre over as footage shows armed officers confronting teens on roof
By Grace Burmas, James Carmody, David Weber, and Zathia Bazeer
A riot at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre ends after inmates held authorities at bay for more than 12 hours, with confronting vision showing armed justice officers on the roof moving in to quell the disturbance.
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'Untold, unimaginable fear': How 11 fishermen survived the power of Cyclone Ilsa and six days stranded on an island
By Jake Sturmer, Zathia Bazeer, and Anne Barker
Battered by Tropical Cyclone Ilsa, 11 Indonesian fishermen were left shipwrecked on an island, hundreds of kilometres from civilisation and without food, water or communications. This is how they were saved.
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Neighbours recount distressing scenes after Perth woman dies from serious injuries, man arrested
By Grace Burmas and Zathia Bazeer
A 37-year-old man is taken into custody after the death of his partner, who was found seriously hurt in a home in Perth's south-east, with the Homicide Squad investigating the incident.
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