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Emily Smith

@Emily_SmithDM

Breakfast radio host and journalist at ABC Esperance

 Esperance, Western Australia
Joined October 2015
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As the school year begins, 2023's graduates face the first year of the rest of their lives. So what's next? abc.net.au/news/2024-01-28/s… via @ABCaustralia
As another school year begins, what does the future hold for the class of 2023?

As another school year begins, what does the future hold for the class of 2023?

As another school year begins, the ABC speaks to 10 recent high school graduates from all over country Australia about their hopes, dreams and fears for the future. 

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Land restoration, carbon trading the goal for Esperance traditional owners after purchase of farming property near Salmon Gums. @Emily_SmithDM @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-12-11/e…
How these tiny seeds will generate jobs, homes and help the environment

How these tiny seeds will generate jobs, homes and help the environment

Traditional owners will plant 4.5 million trees on a barren property near Esperance so they can earn income by trading carbon offsets with big companies. L'Oréal Groupe has already started investing...

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After years of being circled by iron ore miners, the Helena Aurora Ranges in WA's Yilgarn look set to win national park protection. @Emily_SmithDM @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-11-30/h…
This area was once targeted by miners. It's now on track to be a national park

This area was once targeted by miners. It's now on track to be a national park

The 2.5-billion-year-old Helena and Aurora Range is on track to join its namesake national park, due to expand significantly with the Mount Manning Conservation Park's addition.

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A 75-year-old bushwalker has been rescued after surviving a frigid night lost and alone on the Nullarbor.@Emily_SmithDM @abcperth @abcnews @EuclaPol abc.net.au/news/2023-05-23/n…
Man, 75, survives night alone lost on the Nullarbor

Man, 75, survives night alone lost on the Nullarbor

A 75-year-old man who built a mattress out of tree branches and wrote a message for rescuers in the sand has been found by police after spending a night alone in "one of the least populated places on...

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"What did Spartacus say when his wife got eaten by a lion?" "Nothing. He was gladiator." Meet Nathaniel Rosenberg - the Outback Way's King of the Dad Joke.@AndrewChounding @Emily_SmithDM @abcperth @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-05-16/o…
The jokes are on visitors to this remote WA roadhouse, thanks to its laconic manager

The jokes are on visitors to this remote WA roadhouse, thanks to its laconic manager

Outback Way is famed for being "Australia's longest shortcut", but in recent years its Warakurna Roadhouse has earned its own reputation as a must stop for another reason — dad jokes.

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On Aus Wide: 🎙️Council calls for more family daycare to meet huge demand @fatimaolumee 🎙️Coleambally farmers desperate to harvest as 'waves of mice' destroy crops @romysteph 🎙️Fears tree clearing for lithium exploration will put endangered birds at risk @Emily_SmithDM
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"I was probably a little bit like a frog boiling in water." As Esperance's only current paramedic, Paul Gaughan has welcomed the looming arrival of some additional colleagues by the end of the year.@Emily_SmithDM @abcperth @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-04-18/e…
Esperance's only paramedic welcomes plan to quadruple staffing levels by Christmas

Esperance's only paramedic welcomes plan to quadruple staffing levels by Christmas

Paul Gaughan has been the only paramedic working across the massive region for almost 12 years, treating everything from shark attacks to road crashes and farming accidents. But St John WA has...

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Fed up with knocking on politicians' doors, GP presses ahead with idea to improve remote health care abc.net.au/news/2023-04-15/g…
Fed up with knocking on politicians' doors, GP presses ahead with idea to improve remote health care

Fed up with knocking on politicians' doors, GP presses ahead with idea to improve remote health care

Michael Livingston believes city-based decision-makers are failing remote GPs, leading to unsustainable practices and shortages across the country. But he believes he has a solution — a model he...

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Restoring WA's iconic Rawlinna Station after years marred by drought and dog attacks abc.net.au/news/2023-04-16/r… via @ABCaustralia
Fresh hope for Rawlinna Station as shearers chase outback adventures

Fresh hope for Rawlinna Station as shearers chase outback adventures

Spanning 1 million hectares, WA's Rawlinna Station is considered a "bucket list" shearing destination. After a run of hard years, its caretakers say fortunes are changing.

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Ravensthorpe doctor believes 'rural generalist hub' could help improve remote health care, avoid burnout abc.net.au/news/2023-04-15/g… via @ABCaustralia
Fed up with knocking on politicians' doors, GP presses ahead with idea to improve remote health care

Fed up with knocking on politicians' doors, GP presses ahead with idea to improve remote health care

Michael Livingston believes city-based decision-makers are failing remote GPs, leading to unsustainable practices and shortages across the country. But he believes he has a solution — a model he...

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Remote community leaders in NT, WA call for more information about Voice to Parliament abc.net.au/news/2023-04-12/v… via @ABCaustralia
'What does it mean?': Remote communities call for explanation about Voice to Parliament

'What does it mean?': Remote communities call for explanation about Voice to Parliament

Community leaders in remote parts of the NT and WA say they are unclear on what the Voice to Parliament is and want face-to-face meetings with federal government representatives ahead of the upcoming...

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NDIS rules out support as mum watches 'one child thriving and one child surviving' with epilepsy abc.net.au/news/2023-03-19/n…
NDIS rules out support as mum watches 'one child thriving and one child surviving' with epilepsy

NDIS rules out support as mum watches 'one child thriving and one child surviving' with epilepsy

When Luke Oxley was diagnosed with epilepsy as a child he enjoyed the chance to be different from his brother. But the novelty wore off when he realised his world was rapidly shrinking.

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Once displaced by nuclear testing and missionaries, a new deal with government is helping ensure the Spinifex peoples' connection to country continues to endure.@Emily_SmithDM @Medenia3 @ABCIndigenous @abcnews @abclandline @abcperth abc.net.au/news/2023-03-12/s…
Displaced by nuclear tests and missionaries, the Spinifex peoples' long connection to country...

Displaced by nuclear tests and missionaries, the Spinifex peoples' long connection to country...

The declaration of a new Indigenous Protected Area will help ensure their place in the Great Victoria Desert remains strong.

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Similarities between Boeing 737 crash in WA and Black Summer fires tragedy, says expert abc.net.au/news/2023-02-08/s…
Following the Boeing 737 crash, this expert predicts an 'unfortunate' increase in large air tanker...

Following the Boeing 737 crash, this expert predicts an 'unfortunate' increase in large air tanker...

It's been three years since three firefighters died when a large air tanker crashed while battling the Black Summer bushfires in NSW. An expert says there are similarities in the way a Boeing 737...

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On #Auswide ✈️Remarkable story as Boeing 737 crashes into thick national forest and pilots walk out of wreckage @e_janesmith 💊Psychedelics industry says it is ready to supply MDMA & psilocybin to market @RioDuSoleil 📺Free to Air TV reprieve for Eidsvold @pattheheagney
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Two people have been hospitalised and Australia's aviation safety watchdog is investigating after a water bomber crashed while fighting ongoing bushfires in the Fitzgerald River National Park.@abcperth @abcnews @ABCemergency abc.net.au/news/2023-02-06/w…
Two pilots escape with minor injuries after 737 large air tanker crashes while fighting bushfires

Two pilots escape with minor injuries after 737 large air tanker crashes while fighting bushfires

The pilots managed to free themselves from the wreckage after the plane came down in the Fitzgerald River National Park on WA's south coast yesterday afternoon.

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Andrew Forrest's FFI says it has signed up more than 50 Esperance landowners as part of its local green hydrogen push, but a sustainability expert has questioned the company's estimates.@Emily_SmithDM @abcperth @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-02-03/a…
Twiggy Forrest's FFI reports signing contracts with 'more than 50' Esperance landowners

Twiggy Forrest's FFI reports signing contracts with 'more than 50' Esperance landowners

Fortescue Future Industries' global campaign to become a green hydrogen superpower will continue its push into Esperance where it claims to have signatures from "more than 50" owners willing to lease...

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Esperance surfer wins high praise after back-to-back rescues at West Beach.@Emily_SmithDM @abcperth @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-01-31/e…
Young surfer performs back-to-back rescues after strong rips hit popular beach

Young surfer performs back-to-back rescues after strong rips hit popular beach

Fletcher Slee had been preparing to leave West Beach when he looked towards the ocean and saw two boys in trouble. He made sure both made it to shore, but his work wasn't done for the day.

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After another tourist death in the ocean off Chapmans Point, Esperance locals are pleading with visitors to take care on the town's picturesque coastline.@Emily_SmithDM @abcperth @abcnews abc.net.au/news/2023-01-18/d…
Esperance hotspot becomes site of second death in four months

Esperance hotspot becomes site of second death in four months

Locals are warning holiday-makers about slippery rocks after a tourist died at almost the same place another visitor lost his life just four months ago. 

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Oh I love this! This Esperance doctor has had an incredible career, despite failing all his exams in year 10. Don't give up on your dreams kids! Beautiful story by @Emily_SmithDM from ABC Esperance. shorturl.at/bvzQ1
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