Andrea Mayes
Andrea Mayes is a journalist and digital news producer in the ABC’s Perth newsroom.
She has worked as a journalist in Australia and overseas, in print and online.
This includes national and regional newspapers in both Australia and the UK, as well as for the national wire service Australian Associated Press.
After a stint at AAP’s London bureau, Andrea began at the ABC in Perth in 2014.
Latest by Andrea Mayes
Police say 69yo Perth man bashed after trying to stop group throwing rocks at neighbour's house
An 11-year-old boy is charged after allegedly assaulting a 69-year-old man who police say was repeatedly punched and kicked by a group of males and left lying injured in the street outside his Bentley home.
Expert says you're 'far more likely' to die today than win Australia's largest ever lotto jackpot
Australians are readying for the country's biggest-ever lotto jackpot, but the astronomical odds of winning have prompted experts to issue warnings to people dreaming of striking it rich.
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.
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.
Two homes lost in Parkerville as bushfire in Eaton eases — as it happened
Homes are razed and two men hurt as a bushfire that earlier tore through Parkerville, Stoneville and Hovea, forcing residents to flee, is contained by firefighters, while another blaze flares in Eaton, near Bunbury.
People urged to flee to beach as emergency bushfire cuts off coastal town north of Perth
Residents and holiday makers in two small towns in WA's Wheatbelt are warned to act immediately to survive as bushfires threaten Lancelin and parts of West Toodyay.
Stranded sperm whale dies after becoming stuck at sandbar at Perth beach
An injured sperm whale that stranded itself at two Perth beaches in recent days dies after becoming stuck on a sand bar at Rockingham.
'All you can do is cross your fingers': Residents face nervous wait after at least 10 homes razed by fire in Perth's north
A massive bushfire that tore through several northern Perth suburbs and forced residents to flee their homes remains out of control, with authorities confirming property losses and injuries to firefighters.
'Not going to do anything': Businesses bemoan government's $10,000 Airbnb incentive
Hospitality vendors in WA's South West say a chronic shortage of staff accommodation is crippling their businesses — and new government initiatives to try to solve the problem are inadequate.
Indigenous Australians look to the future with hope despite Voice referendum defeat
While many say they are devastated by the No result in Saturday's referendum, First Nations leaders around the country are also hopeful that positive change can result.
The day Australia II ended the longest winning streak in world sporting history and united the nation in celebration
Today marks 40 years since a yacht club few had ever heard of, from an obscure city Down Under, ended the longest winning streak in any sport in an unlikely victory that rocked the sporting establishment.
Sandra got pregnant while she was already pregnant, and her rare twin babies are the result
Poppy and Michael are believed to be one of only about 10 confirmed cases in the world of what are known as superfetation twins — where one is conceived while the mother is already pregnant.
Almost 1,000 people arrested, $475m of drugs seized in nationwide crackdown on organised crime
Around 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine, MDMA and cannabis are seized across Australia and hundreds of people are arrested during Operation Vitreus, a joint police initiative targeting organised crime.
Scared kids hid under desks for hours as primary school locked down after erroneous reports of gunshots
Police say there is no longer a threat to public safety after multiple reports from the public of gunshots being fired in the northern Perth suburb of Clarkson.
Residents in shock after 'little tornado' sends flying debris through suburbs, severe weather lashes WA
Severe weather lashes large parts of Western Australia, as strong winds and heavy rain cause havoc across Perth and the south west of the state.
Huge class action set to be launched against Perth builder that left customers waiting years for new homes
WA home builder BGC is set to be hit with a massive class action as potentially thousands of disgruntled home owners seek compensation after waiting years for their homes to be built.
In 1976, Australia's richest family looked to be a happy unit. It's a different story 40 years later
The portrait of a smiling family captured in 1976 gives little indication of the tensions that would later erupt between the generations — and 40 years later, the feud in the House of Hancock is still firmly in the national spotlight.
Cleo Smith's kidnapper Terence Darrell Kelly lodges appeal against jail term
The man who snatched four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family's tent at a remote WA campsite and kept her captive for 18 days lodges an appeal against his sentence.
The murder of his daughter Ciara plunged Denis Glennon's life into an abyss, but he made it back
After losing his daughter Ciara to Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards, Denis Glennon's life was plunged into the abyss. A new book tells how he found the strength to claw his way back.
Julie Cutler's death 'beyond reasonable doubt' but 35 years later little else is certain
A coronial inquest into one of WA's most baffling missing person cases uncovers no new information on what happened to Julie Cutler, other than it is "beyond reasonable doubt" she is dead.
When the Perth Mint was swindled out of 68kg of gold, three larrikin brothers got the blame
Revelations aired by the ABC’s Four Corners about the Perth Mint have been startling to many, but it's not the first time the institution has been embroiled in a scandal.
Hundreds of Curtin University staff walk off the job in fight for better pay and conditions
Hundreds of academics at WA's biggest university walk off the job as part of a long-running industrial dispute centred on casualisation, increasing workloads, cost of living and advancement for First Nations staff.
International students facing homelessness as housing shortage bites
University staff are asked to offer beds in their homes to accommodate thousands of overseas students who have nowhere to live due to the rental crisis, as scammers take advantage of the situation.
'Mummy's an angel now': Father raises concerns over death of partner in prison
The heartbroken family of a young woman who died in custody are trying to piece together what happened and say questions must be answered about her medical care in the lead up to her death.
'We're back!': Perth Fringe World festival emerges from shadow of COVID-19 with slew of international acts
With Western Australia border closures a distant memory, Perth's Fringe World festival welcomes back international and interstate acts in an expanded program that chief executive Sharon Burgess hopes is its best yet.