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Tireless domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty will speak to The West Live about new role

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Rosie Batty address the WA Labor Conference at Crown Perth in 2017.
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Tireless domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty has joined the new look White Ribbon organisation’s advisory council — following the charity’s financial controversy last year.

Known for its domestic and family violence advocacy, the charity closed last year but has subsequently relaunched with a new administration and an overhaul of its fundraising model.

Joining The West Live this morning, Ms Batty will speak to host Jenna Clarke about thecharity's move to ditch its male-only ambassador program and focus on advocacy and grassroots community campaigns.

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White Ribbon was bought by WA frontline service provider Communicare after it’s liquidation.

This evening, Ms Batty will host the first event since the fall out of the previous administration — a White Ribbon virtual town hall meeting.

Batty, a former Australian of the Year, began her advocacy against family violence after her 11-year-old son Luke was bashed to death by his father at a cricket ground in 2014.

Later on the show, Mission Australia’s regional leader Linda Richardson will discuss homelessness in WA following a report that one in five people aged between 15 to 19 has experienced displacement.

Ms Richardson will also discuss City of Perth's Mayoral candidates and whether plans they have floated would work to stem anti-social issues in the CBD.

Alzheimer’s WA boss Jason Burden is on the show later to provide insight on how the State's aged care sector is coping with the COVID-19 crisis and touch on whether facilities would be ready for a second wave.

Regular guest and 7NEWS State Political Editor Geof Parry will be on the show to wrap-up the week that was in politics, which has been dominated by Clive Palmer’s WA border battle playing out in the Federal Court.

Sunrise Perth correspondent Matt Tinney will also join Parry and Clarke to update West Australian’s on the latest news headlines.

After 9am, Inside Cover Editor Ben O’Shea will be back on the podcast to share some quirky stories from across the State in his Wild West segment.

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