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WA elective surgery waitlist improves, but too many people still waiting too long for operations

WA's health system makes progress on reducing its elective surgery waitlist, but is struggling to bring down the number of patients waiting longer than the recommended time — and doctors say that's not the only problem.

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WA Government set to modernise state's abortion laws, following community consultation

The WA government wants to modernise the state's decades-old abortion laws, but first it's asking women, medical practitioners and other stakeholders to have their say.

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Health minister urges women to come forward as WA Country Health launches review into gynaecologist

Western Australia's health minister urges women to report concerns over treatment by former Albany hospital gynaecologist obstetrician George Campbell du Toit.

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Australian Nursing Federation demands 10 per cent pay rise at stop work meeting in Perth

Nurses and midwives vote to demand a 10 per cent annual wage increase from the state government and threaten industrial action that could lead to bed closures.

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FIFO sexual harassment report sparks sweeping changes by the WA government

Renewed accommodation standards and funding for legal help are among the changes the WA government is implementing in the wake of a scathing report into sexual misconduct in the FIFO industry.

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Voters in North West Central still want to know why WA government isn't fielding a candidate

A week out from heading to the polls, people in North West Central — a seat that spans 820,000 square kilometres but is home to just 11,000 voters — wonder why Labor isn't putting up a candidate at the by-election.

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WA Country Health Service complies with WorkSafe notice after Bunbury Hospital findings

A health authority says it has implemented initiatives to address a raft of problems and concerns surrounding patient care at a WA hospital.

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Perth Children's Hospital leaked emails reveal dire staff shortages as nurse warns of 'another Aishwarya'

Leaked emails reveal Perth Children's Hospital is still battling staff shortages 16 months after the death of Aishwarya Aswath and that the shortages threaten to compromise the care given to seriously ill babies.

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Fiona Stanley Hospital treating patients in corridors business as usual, government says

The WA Health Minister and the boss of Fiona Stanley Hospital defend the placement of some patients in beds in the hospital's corridors.

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Medi-hotels were sold by Labor as a way to fix WA's health system, but only one has been built

So-called medi-hotels formed a big part of WA Labor's pitch to voters at the 2017 election, but five years on there's little sign of them — and one of the proposed facilities appears to be no more.

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Nationals MP Vince Catania hands in resignation for WA seat of North West Central

Nationals MP Vince Catania's departure in the seat of North West Central officially triggers the process of holding a by-election — leaving both sides of the Liberal-National Alliance to compete for votes.

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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.

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King Edward Memorial Hospital removes 'offensive' forced adoption apology amid redress fight

King Edward Memorial Hospital removes an online apology to mothers and children involved in forced adoption after complaints it was offensive and untruthful, as calls for redress grow.

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Ambulance ramping at record high in WA amid dire health staff shortage, but authorities say COVID peak has passed

The WA government admits to being short hundreds of health staff, as ambulance ramping figures skyrocket again - but authorities say the winter COVID and flu peak has passed.

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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.

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Culture of fear stops women reporting sexual assault, harassment on West Australian mine sites

Insiders say a culture of fear, silence and repression allowed inexcusable behaviour to be "swept under the rug" in the mining industry, and those factors are continuing to prevent women speaking out.

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Women in western Australia’s mining industry face rampant sexual harassment, parliament inquiry hears

Women were stalked, abused and asked for sexual favours, inquiry finds

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‘Horrific’ sexual abuses uncovered in Australia mining probe

A landmark inquiry into Australia’s mining sector has uncovered dozens of shocking cases of sexual harassment and abuse of women workers at companies including BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group.

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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.

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Grieving Kalgoorlie families plead for new mental health unit in wake of tragic deaths

Kalgoorlie's suicide rate is among the highest in Australia, but despite a $5.7-billion surplus the WA government is yet to commit to a new mental health facility that a coroner says is crucial for the region.

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Concern over St John Ambulance delays in Perth as severe flu season predicted in WA

St John Ambulance warned of response delays on Friday due to high demand, staff shortages and ramping. So how will it cope at the height of flu season?

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St John Ambulance ramping figures for WA reveal May was fifth-worst month on record

With a bad flu season looming, the state's ambulance service again fell short of benchmarks, and the opposition says in light of the state's massive budget surplus the performance is "not good enough".

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Election landslide prompts stark warning from WA Liberal women over 'zero appeal' to females

WA Liberal Party women call on the state party to put strong female candidates in winnable seats and reflect modern society or condemn themselves to long-term opposition, after a second-straight electoral trouncing.

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Mark McGowan defends plan to expand WA police search powers including possible phone surveillance

Mark McGowan defends a plan to expand police search powers to stop drug importations but can't say whether officers will be able to go through people's phones.

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WA records fresh peak with 12,390 new COVID cases after reporting third-worst day for ambulance ramping

Western Australia sets a new COVID record the day after St John recorded its third highest day of ambulance ramping, with more than a quarter of ambulances left waiting outside hospitals as emergency departments burst at the seams.

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