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New COVID cases and hospital infections grow in WA

WA’s reported COVID infections grew to 16,253 on Wednesday but the number of active cases declined slightly for the second consecutive day.

Josh Zimmerman

‘I’m still numb’CommentsPremiumGrieving son demands answers over dead mum’s long ambo wait

The son of Georgina Wild has said he still feels ‘numb’ over his mother’s death and wants answers instead of ‘empty promises’ from St John WA.

Brianna Dugan

HealthLNP claims Qld hospital bypass returns

Queensland's Liberal National Party says ambulance bypassing has returned with busy hospital emergency departments having to turn away patients.

Marty Silk

HealthPremiumPsychedelics could help with mental health

The CSIRO is developing new psychedelics to help people with a variety of mental health issues including depression, addiction, anxiety as well as PTSD.

Farid Farid

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St John WA crisisCommentsPremium
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Fix ambulance mess now, demands grieving WA family

The daughter of a Geraldton woman who died while waiting for an ambulance has declared ‘action needs to be taken immediately’ as pressure grows on St John WA chief executive Michelle Fyfe.

Josh Zimmerman

‘My rock’PremiumGeorgina Wild’s son ‘heartbroken’ after fatal ambulance wait

The devastated son of 80-year-old Georgina Wild, who died from a suspected heart attack on Sunday after waiting two and a half hours for an ambulance, has labelled his mother’s death as ‘unforgivable’.

Kellie Balaam

‘Game of catch-up’CommentsPremiumOpposition picks holes in ‘lazy’ WA Budget: ‘Govt failed’

WA’s Opposition has labelled the State Budget ‘lazy’ - saying it does little to address cost of living, housing, and the health crisis - and accused Mark McGowan of being ‘intoxicated’ by record revenue.

Caitlyn Rintoul

HealthPremiumBooze ban to end for NT remote communities

Proposed Northern Territory liquor laws to replace expiring Intervention-era alcohol bans will give dry Indigenous communities a choice about accessing alcohol.

Aaron Bunch

Ramping nightmareCommentsPremiumFireys ‘could cover ambo driver shortage’: McGowan

Firefighters would be called in to drive ambulances under a plan put forward by Premier Mark McGowan to address a severe shortage of paramedics across the State.

Josh Zimmerman

‘Crumbling health system’PremiumWA Opposition slams McGowan’s health crisis ‘blame game’

Opposition Leader Mia Davies has criticised the WA Government for engaging in a blame game over failings of the State’s ambulance provider, after the death of another WA woman amid an St John driver shortage. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Tragic milestone CommentsPremiumWA marks deadliest day with record COVID deaths reported

WA’s active COVID caseload has risen to almost 90,000 as the State records 14 historical deaths.

Caitlyn Rintoul

HealthPremiumRural university medical program slammed

A Tasmanian parliamentary inquiry is looking into health outcomes and access to care for people in the bush, hearing rural doctors need support.

Stephanie Gardiner

Very convenient PremiumWA to open drive-through RAT sites for close contacts

WA close contacts will be able to attend drive-through rapid antigen test collection sites from Wednesday.

Caitlyn Rintoul

HealthAustralia headed for melanoma 'tsunami'

Experts are predicting an 'incoming tsunami' of melanoma cases in Australia, which has the highest rates of skin cancer and melanoma in the world.

Phoebe Loomes

HealthPremiumPerth to get drive-in RAT collection sites

The West Australian government is establishing three drive-through sites for the collection of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests.

Tim Dornin

‘Difficult situation’CommentsPremiumSt John CEO speaks out on grandmother’s ‘devastating’ death

St John WA has launched a clinical inquiry into the death of an 80-year-old grandmother who died from a suspected heart attack while waiting two-and-a-half hours for paramedics to arrive. 

Brianna Dugan

HealthQld hospital report release 'within weeks'

The Queensland government will release a report in May into alleged malpractice at Mackay Hospital, or recent statewide emergency and ramping waiting-time data.

Marty Silk

TragedyCommentsPremiumPerth woman dies after waiting 2.5 hours for ambulance

St John WA has apologised after an 80-year-old grandmother died from a heart attack while waiting 2 1/2 hours for an ambulance at her home.

Kellie Balaam

Railway rescue VideoSecret Ukraine war train helping wounded get to hospital

From the outside, the blue and yellow carriages are indistinguishable from the dozens of Soviet-era trains transporting millions of refugees fleeing war-ravaged regions of Ukraine.

Michael Powell and Omelyan Oshchudlyak

‘Doing it for all Australians’PremiumHedland council to sue McGowan Government over vax mandates

A Pilbara council is set to take the WA Government to the Supreme Court to challenge the State’s ongoing vaccination mandates.

Sam Jones

HealthVirus cases continue across SA schools

The South Australian government says more than 3000 school students across the state are currently away from school with COVID-19, but the figure has fallen.

Tim Dornin

Health warning CommentsPremiumCOVID cases rise slightly as WA braces for pandemic high

Daily COVID cases have risen slightly as WA pushes towards nearly 90,000 active cases.

Peta Rasdien

HealthPremiumYoung men abused by disability worker

The royal commission into the abuse and neglect of people with a disability has been told of the abuse of three men at a day care service in western Sydney.

Tim Dornin

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REVEALED: What WA voters really think about COVID

Only about a third of West Australians in four key electorates are worried about COVID — despite infections soaring as the State’s active caseload doubled in the space of a fortnight.

Josh Zimmerman