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WA targets vapes with misleading labels

More than 15,000 e-cigarettes have been seized from retailers in Western Australia as the state cracks down on their illegal sale.

AAP · Aug 5, 2022

Record ambulance ramping at WA hospitals

Western Australia's ambulance ramping figures have reached record levels as hospitals grapple with COVID-19 and flu outbreaks.

AAP · Jul 29, 2022

Simone McGurk wants decades old WA abortion laws 'brought up to scratch'

WA Women's Interests Minister Simone McGurk makes some of her strongest comments on abortion reform to date, declaring some of the responsibility rests with the federal government to make the services available and affordable for Australian women.

ABC News · Jul 22, 2022

Doctors slam suggested relaxation of COVID testing protocols as WA hospital case rate hits record high

As the number of West Australians hospitalised with COVID-19 continues to hit new highs, doctors urge the government against abandoning hospital testing protocols.

ABC News · Jul 16, 2022

WA’s Abortion Laws Are The Most Fkd In Australia, So What Needs To Be Done To Fix Them?

The answer isn't necessarily decriminalising the procedure.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 12, 2022

Women who made abortion legal in Australia say now is the time for further reform

The architects of the first law to decriminalise abortion in Australia say the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US was a huge setback for reproductive rights, and further changes are needed at home to better enshrine access.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

WA's voluntary assisted dying laws have been in place for a year. Have they served their purpose?

For the last year, WA doctor Angela Cooney has been doing the opposite of what her profession is trained to do by helping people end their lives. But she says the ability to relieve human suffering far outweighs the personal toll it takes on her.

ABC News · Jun 30, 2022

WA government accused of using St John as 'scapegoat' in wake of Michelle Fyfe resignation

The state opposition takes aim at the West Australian government in the wake of Michelle Fyfe's resignation, saying it used St John WA as a "scapegoat" to distract from its own failure to address issues in the hospital system.

ABC News · Jun 29, 2022

WA won't commit to abortion law changes

Western Australia's health minister says she's well aware the state's abortion laws need modernising but refused to say when they will change.

AAP · Jun 28, 2022

WA's elective surgery waitlist is increasing, and authorities are looking at after-hours solutions

WA's elective surgery waiting lists have grown 10 per cent in a year, leaving people like Karen Boyd in pain and unable to work. Now radical solutions are being proposed to ease the situation.

ABC News · Jun 21, 2022