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Sick child with red rash spots from measles.

HealthCommentsPopular Perth cafe an exposure site for infectious virus

Health authorities issued a public warning on Friday.

Hannah Cross

Emergency services were called to the scene before she was rushed to hospital.

BREAKINGPremiumGirl seriously injured after dog mauling

A young girl has suffered major facial injuries after being mauled by a dog, leaving her in hospital.

Abisha Sapkota

The federal government has allocated more funds to provide for extra aged care places. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthAged care bed funding boost, but 'more needed'

The federal government will spend an additional $115 million to boost residential aged care capacity in selected hotspots across the nation.

Aaron Bunch

E-bikes and e-scooters have become the target of proposed legislative reform in Queensland. NewsWire / John Gass

NEWSPremiumNew laws to prevent ‘scourge’ on Aussie roads

“Nation-leading” recommendations to change culture around e-bikes and crack down on bad rider behaviour have been handed down.

Jack Nivison

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NEWSNine cars destroyed in truck’s hill chaos

A woman has captured the aftermath of a runaway truck’s path of destruction when it lost control and careened down a steep hill in a quiet neighbourhood.

Emma Kirk

Tianqi and IGO’s lithium refinery at Kwinana.

MiningCommentsPremiumHealth hazard fixes at Kwinana lithium refinery

An operating licence for the ailing Kwinana lithium hydroxide refinery owned by Tianqi and IGO has been renewed despite resident and worker health concerns ‘linked to ongoing dust and odour issues’.

Adrian Rauso

The NDIA argued Lee Eastham needed the scooter for his mobility issues, not because of his vision. (HANDOUT/The Justice and Equity Centre)

HealthNDIS ordered to pay up in 'significant' court battle

The national disability insurer was wrong to deny funding to a man in need of a mobility scooter, a court has ruled in a landmark decision.

Nick Wilson

Health Minister Meredith Hammat won’t guarantee that pregnant mothers in labour turned away from WA hospitals will be examined first and have ambulance transfers.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumLabour no guarantee for ambulance transfer: Health Minister

Health Minister Meredith Hammat won’t guarantee that all WA hospitals will adopt mandatory examinations and ambulance transfers for pregnant mums in labour that are turned away from hospitals.

Caleb Runciman

The NSW government is facing scrutiny over deaths linked to a fungal cluster at a Sydney hospital. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthSafety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Protections for some of the sickest patients at a major hospital were not implemented before a construction-induced fungal infection claimed two lives.

Tom Wark

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NEWSPremiumChaos as 150 teens wreak havoc after-party

Police were called to a horror sight in a million-dollar suburb after a party descended into chaos.

Georgia Palgan

Mike O'Hehir and his wife Gai have taken the fight against MND to Canberra. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

HealthThe breakthrough that could swing the fight against MND

Australian scientists may soon be able to grow models of human spinal cords from live cells in a new effort to understand a fatal disease dubbed "The Beast".

Nick Wilson

Lung transplant recipient Gail Young with her daughter Tamalee.

HealthCommentsPremiumSimple QR code sees huge surge in WA organ donor rates

West Australian organ donation registrations in 2025 surged by 25 per cent compared to the previous year, thanks to sign ups being reinstated onto drivers licence forms.

Claire Sadler

Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler.

Cancer treatmentCommentsPremiumPrice slash makes life-saving cancer dugs ‘affordable’

More than 5,000 Australian cancer sufferers can now get cheap access to lifesaving immunotherapy drugs that previously cost some patients more than $100,000 per course of treatment. 

John Flint

The alleged stabbing occurred just hundreds of metres from where 15 people were killed in an alleged terror attack. The incidents are not related. Picture NewsWire / Monique Harmer

NewsPremium‘Serious’: Bondi rocked by machete attack

A man has suffered serious injuries after an alleged machete attack just a short distance from the site of the alleged Bondi terror incident.

Liam Beatty

The person infected did not exhibit flu-like respiratory symptoms, authorities said. (EPA PHOTO)

HealthSpain flags swine flu virus transmitted between people

Spanish authorities believe there may have been a person-to-person transmission of the swine flu virus.

Staff Writers

A hospital investigation has called for all birthing mothers to receive ambulance transfers and an additional examination in a maternity bypass scenario after heavily pregnant Perth mum, Lena, was forced to give birth in the back of her car on the Kwinana Freeway. 

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Freeway baby birth investigation sparks major changes

St John of God Midland Public Hospital released their SAC1 report to a Perth couple after a young mum was forced into a traumatic roadside delivery of her second child on November 13. 

Caleb Runciman

Lena and Abdul pictured with their baby Sofia, 3 months, at their home in Perth. Sofia was born on side of a Perth freeway last year.

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State must act on Kwinana Freeway baby findings

The Government needs to address the report’s findings and recommendations as a matter of urgency.

Dr Tom Bowles is a finalist in the 2026 WA Rural Health Excellence Awards.

AwardsPremiumAlbany surgeon named finalist for State health award

An Albany surgeon has been recognised at a State level, with Dr Tom Bowles shortlisted for a prestigious award saluting his contribution to developing the Great Southern as a training hub for rural surgeons. 

Amy Towers

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UPDATEDPremiumCop car allegedly rammed, shots fired

Police have opened fire after a driver allegedly drove his ute towards officers, ramming a parked police vehicle and almost hitting an officer.

Emma Kirk

A Sydney hospital is saying six transplant unit patients were caught in the fungal cluster. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthPatients dead as hospital build sparks fungal outbreak

Sydney's largest public hospital admits construction works sparked an outbreak of a fungal infection that left two patients dead and four more sick.

Alex Mitchell

The vaccine for the B strain is not free with patients forking out around $140 for one dose and often at least two doses are needed.

HealthCommentsPremiumFree MenB vaccine push after WA death and cases surge

Australia’s peak body for GPs has renewed calls for the WA Government to fund the meningococcal B vaccine for children and teenagers after 12 cases of the strain including a death were recorded last year.

Claire Sadler

A number of mental health patients have absconded from Cumberland Hospital in recent weeks. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

HealthSecurity boosted for beleaguered mental health hospital

Changes are coming for Australia's largest mental health hospital after fatal incidents allegedly involving absconding patients.

Tom Wark

Health Minister Meredith Hammat was forced to concede she can’t guarantee it will avoid a repeat of 2025, when ambulance ramping exceeded 7000 hours for three months in a row. 

state politicsCommentsPremiumMinister’s shocking admission about $140m WA hospital plan

A $140m winter surge plan has been announced to ensure Perth’s hospitals are better prepared after record ramping and elective surgery cancellations, but the health minister has made a shocking admission.

Jessica Page

Crucial domestic violence support services are understaffed in WA’s regional communities because the State’s housing crisis has made it near-impossible to fill positions.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumHousing crunch cripples DV legal services in regional WA

Crucial domestic violence support services are understaffed in WA’s regional communities because the State’s housing crisis has made it near-impossible to fill positions.

Oliver Lane