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‘Evolving threat’VideoCommentsPremiumWHO chief admits to ‘deep concern’ about monkeypox

The World Health Organisation is ‘deeply concerned’ about the monkeypox outbreak but has stopped short of declaring it a global health emergency.

Staff Writers

World-first studyVideoCommentsPremiumStudy reveals vax saved almost 20m lives in first year

COVID-19 vaccines cut the global pandemic death toll by more than half during the first year they were rolled out, according to a world-first study.

Miriam Fisher

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Shocking revelationsCommentsPremium
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Babies exposed to liquid nicotine as vape poisoning doubles

WA Health has revealed babies ingesting liquid nicotine are among a shocking increase in reported vape poisoning cases in Western Australia.

Briana Fiore

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Taxpayer-fundedCommentsPremium
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Eye-watering amount of St John’s JobKeeper payments revealed

Details of St John WA’s extraordinary financial performance reveal COVID support measure helped the not-for-profit amass millions in cash reserves — a figure that has more than doubled in the past years.

Josh Zimmerman

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See the sickening imagesPremium
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WA’s worst restaurant fined for ‘disgusting’ health breaches

A Chinese restaurant labelled so ‘disgusting’ it would not be fit to serve animals has been fined $100,000 over poor food hygiene standards — such as finding a dead rat and cockroaches in the kitchen.

Shannon Hampton

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‘best of the best’CommentsPremium
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St John WA chairman throws support behind embattled boss

St John WA chair Shayne Leslie has thrown his support behind embattled chief executive Michelle Fyfe as it was revealed police have been forced to respond to 23 calls for ambulances in the past month.

Josh Zimmerman

Bombshell dataCommentsPremiumStudy finds significantly fewer COVID-19 deaths under female leadership

Countries with female leaders recorded significantly fewer COVID-19 deaths compared to those run by men, new research from the University of Queensland says.

Staff Writers

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Wild claimCommentsPremium
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Why Nedlands councillor doesn’t want children’s hospice

A City of Nedlands councillor has railed against a project to provide a home and healthcare to dying children, in what would be a WA-first facility.

Jake Dietsch

‘Jabby June’CommentsPremium120K West Aussies roll up for free flu vaccinations

West Aussies have rolled up their sleeves to capitalise on the State Government’s free flu jabs program, with more than 120,000 already taking up the offer since the start of the month.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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opinion
Mental health CommentsPremium
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You just don’t know when it might be you needing help

This time each year, as the colder weather sets in and the soft denizens of Perth complain about the “arctic” conditions, I find myself struggling a bit.

Laura Newell

Laura Newell

ANDREW MILLERCommentsPremiumGovernment’s poor understanding of COVID impeding recovery

You thought the pandemic was almost over? Well, the scoreboard doesn’t lie. This week it says 2680 in hospital, about 10 per cent of those in WA. Enough straws to break the back of hospitals and ambos.

Andrew Miller

EditorialCommentsPremiumWA’s ambulance crisis must be sorted. NOW.

Enough is ENOUGH. That is what every West Australian is thinking when it comes to our continuing ambulance crisis.

For the kidsCommentsBullying expert Donna Cross in Queen’s Birthday honours

For child health advocate and academic Donna Cross, recognition of the importance of children’s mental health as Australia emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic is more significant than any individual accolade.

Bethany Hiatt

Healthcare hell CommentsPremium‘Overworked’ nurses ‘ditching WA over poor pay, conditions’

WA’s peak nursing group claims hordes of nurses are walking away from their jobs due to the low pay and poor working conditions plaguing the State’s healthcare system.

Briana Fiore

Under the pumpCommentsPremiumStruggling WA ambos hit with record high triple-zero calls

St John WA’s emergency alert issued on Friday due to sick staff and high demand comes after triple-zero calls passed new heights in March — hitting a monthly record of 27,460.

Phil Hickey and Kate Purnell

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More shotsCommentsPremium
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‘Yearly COVID booster on the cards’: WA Chief Health Officer

Be prepared for COVID to become part of your normal lives. That’s the message from Dr Andy Robertson, who says West Aussies are likely to need a yearly booster to protect themselves against new variants.

Joe Spagnolo

‘make sure they improve’PremiumMark McGowan refuses to back embattled St John WA boss

Mark McGowan has refused to throw his support behind embattled St John WA boss Michelle Fyfe, only saying he wanted to ‘see St John continue to improve’ following the latest escalation in the ambulance crisis. 

Kate Purnell

escalation plan deactivatedCommentsPremiumAmbulance demand back under control: St John WA

St John WA says the demand for ambulances is back under control after issuing an emergency alert yesterday warning there would be delays to paramedics reaching triple-0 calls.

Kate Purnell

‘40 calls per hour’CommentsSt John WA flags ambulance delays after demand skyrockets

St John WA has alerted Perth residents of more ambulance delays as paramedics experience ‘extremely high’ levels of demand.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Full supportCommentsPremiumPerth doulas rally around colleague after freebirth tragedy

A Perth doula says the city’s entire ‘birth community’ has thrown its support behind a colleague who witnessed the death of a newborn in Wattle Grove last weekend.

Sarah Steger

‘Open and transparent’CommentsPremiumFamily of elderly heart attack victim to receive full report

WA Country Health will meet with the family of an elderly woman who suffered a fatal heart attack at Busselton Health Campus today, to share a report into her sudden death. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Sad milestoneVideoCommentsWA marks significant COVID death toll since pandemic started

WA’s COVID death toll has hit a sobering milestone since the start of the pandemic, after reports overnight five more lives were lost. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Learne DurringtonCommentsPremium
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How GPs are the essential mainstay of WA’s health system

General practice teams deserve the gratitude of all West Australians for their efforts in minimising the impact of COVID-19

Learne Durrington

Rare illnessCommentsPremiumHealth warning after another WA meningococcal case

An adult has become the ninth West Australian this year to be diagnosed with meningococcal disease.