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Aeromedical services report calls for urgent overhaul of WA system, more rescue helicopters

An inquiry recommends a major overhaul, including stripping DFES of its role in dispatching rescue helicopters.

ABC News · May 20, 2023

Review of emergency response to Cyclone Seroja finds some staff trained 'on the job'

A report on the initial response of WA's emergency services to Cyclone Seroja in 2021 finds a lack of qualified staff meant some had to be "trained on the job", and highlights a "lack" of financial management processes.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2023

Australia's Rapid Antigen Test stockpile poses headache for states as expiry dates loom

In the past year alone, Australia has purchased enough Rapid Antigen Tests for everyone to get 22 each — millions of which are about to expire, prompting calls for free giveaways for all.

ABC News · Jan 29, 2023