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Calls for change as WA continues to evade new building accessibility standards

While most other states and territories across Australia have agreed to make new buildings more accessible for those with a disability, WA refuses to do so.

ABC News · Aug 24, 2022

Aishwarya Aswath's parents say Perth Children's Hospital staff ignored their pleas for help as daughter was dying

The family of Aishwarya Aswath, who died of sepsis after waiting almost two hours for care at Perth Children's Hospital, tell an inquest they begged staff to help their daughter but were not taken seriously.

ABC News · Aug 24, 2022

WA coroner's inquest into tragic death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath set to begin

As a coronial inquest begins into the death of Aishwarya Aswath at Perth Children's Hospital, the seven-year-old girl's family hopes the hearings provide clarity on what happened in her final hours.

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022

West Australian Liberal Leader tells state conference party must become 'credible alternative' as rebuild continues

Western Australia's Liberal Party has suffered two recent bruising election results, but state leader David Honey says he is optimistic it can return to being a major political force.

ABC News · Jul 31, 2022

After two disastrous elections, Liberals debate major reforms at landmark state party conference in Perth

After two dismal election results in Western Australia, at both state and federal levels, the stakes are high for the Liberal party as it weighs up major reform at a two-day state conference in Perth.

ABC News · Jul 30, 2022

Cost-of-living squeeze forces families to adapt as Perth struggles with Australia's worst inflation

A Mandurah family has found a creative way to combat cost-of-living hikes, gathering three generations under one roof as Australia's inflation figure surges to a 20-year-high.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

WA opposition slams McGowan government's plan to use emergency personnel to stop FMD outbreaks

The WA opposition says plans to deploy police and firefighters to combat potential outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease will place further pressure on already "overstretched" emergency services.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

Health workers stop work for second time this month, say they can't afford to put food on table

Hundreds of health workers warn of a crumbling health system as they take to the streets to push for higher wages.

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

West Australian government resists calls to extend mask mandate amid ANF claims COVID-19 patients treated in corridors

The West Australian government refuses to extend the mask mandate, despite the nurses' union claiming COVID-19 patients are being treated in hallways, as the number of people in hospital with the virus reaches a new peak.

ABC News · Jul 18, 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