James Carmody
James Carmody is an ABC News journalist and photojournalist reporting for TV, radio, and online. Based in Perth, James is WA's chief state politics reporter.
He has worked for the ABC since 2017 covering WA's biggest stories for a local and national audience.
He has also lived and worked in NSW as a reporter based in the ABC's Sydney newsroom and its Western Sydney Bureau in Parramatta.
Latest by James Carmody
Trains to go slow, tradies to down tools and schools to keep kids inside during second Perth heatwave in two weeks
More scorching hot weather is on the cards for Perth, just days after another heatwave broke weather records across Western Australia.
Elderly man allegedly bashed on bus trying to protect women from harassment
An 84-year-old man who tried to intervene in an incident on a Perth bus has spoken about the injuries he sustained after the alleged attacker turned on him.
Seventh day without power for hundreds of WA residents and businesses as financial hit deepens
Hundreds of residents and businesses in the Perth Hills and WA's Wheatbelt have now gone almost a week with no power, leaving them counting the cost of the outage.
Roger Cook targets 'environmental lawfare' in bid to make WA a renewable energy 'powerhouse'
Premier Roger Cook says the environmental approvals process in WA is "broken", but will his government's legislation to overhaul it create a free-for-all for resources companies?
'It just doesn't happen here': Locals shocked after woman and baby found dead in house
A woman and baby have been found dead inside a home in Perth's inner north, as major crime detectives investigate.
New youth detention centre to replace trouble-plagued prison unit after Cleveland Dodd's death
A new high-security, "therapeutic" youth detention facility is set to be built next to Banksia Hill Detention Centre in Perth's south, in a move to allow the closure of the notorious Unit 18.
Tin Huynh's strawberry farm was razed in Perth's heatwave bushfire. He's been left with 'nothing'
Mariginiup residents return to see the devastation caused by the bushfire that ripped through their community in Perth's north-east last week, and make a start on picking up the pieces.
'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.
Fire crews facing 'dangerous' conditions as residents flee blazes amid unseasonal spring heatwave
A perfect storm of scorching hot and windy conditions are making it difficult for firefighters to control a massive blaze threatening lives and homes north-east of Perth, as the city enters a third day of an "unprecedented" spring heatwave.
Mask mandates, sick leave and booster shots: Navigating WA's eighth COVID wave
Is the mask mandate coming back? Are there new booster shots? When can I go back to work? Everything you need to know if you get COVID-19.
'Deeply disappointed': WA treasurer blasts federal government over cuts to infrastructure spending
WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti joins a chorus of state and territory leaders in lambasting the Commonwealth over the decision to wipe $30 billion from 50 projects in an effort to reduce inflation.
Wastewater testing reveals COVID surge in WA, as new urine tests emerge
Drive-through COVID testing centres and the SafeWA app may seem a long time ago, but the virus never left — and as cases surge around the country, experts say it is still a force to be reckoned with.
COVID-positive WA premier announces funding for construction workers in video speech to Labor conference
Roger Cook delivers his message to the state Labor conference in a pre-recorded video after being struck down by COVID, announcing funding to boost the number of apprentices and trainees in WA's residential construction industry.
'I've never seen anything like that': High-rise residents flee central Perth fire
The Arson Squad is investigating the cause of a bushfire that burnt close to apartments in central Perth near the popular Jacob's Ladder staircase in Kings Park.
Opposition tussles over leadership after MPs defection, as WA Premier sinks boot in from Tokyo
WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam will meet with Nationals leader Shane Love to discuss who will be the opposition leader following the defection of Nationals MP Merome Beard, as Premier Roger Cook accuses the opposition of being "riddled with conflict".
'I don't feel like a traitor': Merome Beard defects from WA Nationals to Liberals, leaving opposition alliance in doubt
There are questions over the future of Western Australia's opposition alliance after North West Central MP Merome Beard quits the Nationals and jumps to the Liberal Party.
'Unwise' relationship saw Cleo Smith detective leak confidential information to journalist, CCC report finds
He was one of the high-profile police officers who rescued Cleo Smith from her kidnapper, but now Cameron Blaine is at the centre of a Corruption and Crime Commission probe.
New WA gun laws to impose limit on number of firearms that can be owned by farmers, recreational shooters
Western Australia is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to limit the number of guns someone can own under proposed Firearm Act reforms, with new licence categories to be introduced.
Four days out from the Voice referendum, the question of what it will achieve is on these GPs' minds
While leading campaigners from the Yes camp insist the Voice will help fix long-standing problems in Indigenous communities, those from the No camp say it will not help achieve practical outcomes.
Charges over 13-year-old's alleged rape inside Perth Children's Hospital discontinued due to welfare concerns
Charges against a teenage boy accused of raping a 13-year-old girl at Perth Children's Hospital were discontinued because of serious concerns about the safety and wellbeing of the alleged victim, it is revealed.
Price and Mundine issue rallying cry to No crowd in Perth as Voice vote draws closer
More than 1,000 vocal No supporters are urged by Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Nyunggai Warren Mundine not to get complacent ahead of the historic referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Man allowed bail to live with parents after being found naked, arrested in connection with Cervantes crime scenes
Benjamin Jack McLaughlin, 19, faces court in Perth after allegedly being pulled naked from the water at Cervantes and arrested on Tuesday.
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.
'Unacceptable': Liberals rebuke candidate for asking if Rockingham winner would resign if she fell pregnant
The WA Liberal Party's candidate in the Rockingham by-election apologises for asking a constituent to question his opponent whether she would resign from parliament if she fell pregnant.