Piper Duffy
Piper Duffy is a multi-platform reporter with ABC News. She joined the ABC while finishing her journalism degree at Curtin University.
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With the fastest-growing rents in the country, buying homes proves an easier option for some in regional WA
New data reveals the astronomical prices people in country WA are paying just to keep a roof over their heads, as some residents say the cost of renting is now similar to having a mortgage.
Two men dead after car driven over cliff in Western Australia
Two men have died at a remote beach in Western Australia's Midwest region after a car was driven off a cliff in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Volunteer firefighter seeks better PTSD support so sufferers do not need to 'jump through hoops'
A regional WA firefighter opens up about dealing with trauma amid a statewide call for the same presumptive post-traumatic stress disorder coverage given to paid emergency crews.
Food off the table for families after 'boofhead' thieves target Foodbank in pre-Christmas break in
Many families doing it tough in Southern WA will go without this Christmas after thieves target Foodbank's warehouse in Bunbury.
T-Bone the tracking dog helps his heartbroken trainer get back on the search and rescue scent
Jodi Johnson took a year off her State Emergency Service role after a beloved bloodhound companion disappeared. The pain is still raw, but a talented new dog is helping her move on.
West Australian Christmas 'fire tree' signals an early threat
Bright yellow flowers on an ancient tree have been a warning sign of impending bushfires for thousands of years, Aboriginal people on the WA south coast say, and it comes with fireys already fatigued from fighting big blazes.
Calls for change as young dad prepares to travel 300km for rehab
The Great Southern is the only region in the WA that doesn't have a residential rehab facility and advocates say people in need of help are at risk.
Rough sleeper deaths in Albany highlight dangerous conditions homeless face, advocate says
A WA social support group says the growing homelessness crisis contributed to the deaths of two people within the space of 29 days at a former regional railway station.
'It could save your life': How students are learning ancient Indigenous wisdom at school
A fern that can soothe a bull ant bite in 10 seconds prompts a classroom science experiment, and the students at this Western Australian school are fascinated.
Kriss donates stem cells to honour his daughter's memory — and he wants more Australians to do the same
A quarter-century after he lost his daughter to a genetic disorder, Albany man Kriss Lawson's stem cells have helped save another person's life. But Australia is facing a critical shortage of donors.
As families flee the city in search of affordable housing, this town is proving a popular destination
Home to fewer than 3,000 people, a town in WA's South West has become a growth hotspot for people looking to escape busy city life.
Bushfire victims nervous for season ahead after blaze sparked by lightning left them 'no time to react'
Donnybrook resident says the sleepless nights when he and his family defended their South West WA property are difficult to forget as they learn from their experience eight months ago.