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‘They failed this boy’: Prisons watchdog lashes WA government over Unit 18 death
Inspector of Custodial Services Eamon Ryan warned care needed to be improved for the other youth detainees in the unit at Perth’s maximum-security adult men’s prison.
- by Hamish Hastie
Cook fires warning shot over Perth lord mayor’s political ambitions
On the local government campaign trail, Basil Zempilas was adamant he’d serve a full four-year term. But a Liberal candidate is needed for Churchlands in 2025. Could the Perth lord mayor fill the role?
- by Hamish Hastie
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Hospitals
Yet another leaked report flags Perth women’s and babies’ hospital concerns
The report is the third health document to be leaked in the space of a week, further highlighting the continued internal angst among healthcare professionals over the decision to move the hospital to Murdoch.
- by Hamish Hastie
WA nurses union inches closer to entering 2025 election fray
An Australian Nurses Federation WA party would campaign on health-related issues and fight to improve the health care system.
- by Michael Genovese
Cook incensed by one of the most ‘distasteful’ questions he’s ever faced in WA parliament
In a fiery question time, WA Premier Roger Cook accused the opposition of wanting to cancel the women’s and babies’ hospital as more clinicians speak out about the plan.
- by Hamish Hastie
AMA urges child health bosses to back their staff in Perth babies’ hospital saga
A draft position paper authored by CAHS staff rejected the government’s decision to build a new women’s and babies’ hospital in Murdoch, concerned it would create an “unacceptable risk” for newborns.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Planning and development
Perth councils set to lose development approval powers in major reforms amid housing crisis
Decisions on bigger projects will go through beefed-up development assessment panels which developers will be able to access more easily thanks to a lower development application value threshold of $2 million.
- by Hamish Hastie
Gun limits on the cards as WA’s new firearm laws near fruition
The WA public will get its first look this week at the Cook government’s new gun laws, which would remove thousands of firearms from the community.
- by Hamish Hastie
This is how West Australians voted in the Voice referendum
At 63.5 per cent, WA’s total no percentage was ahead of the national vote of 60 per cent and was the third highest in the country after South Australia (64.5 per cent) and Queensland (68.6 per cent).
- by Hamish Hastie
Updated
Voice to parliament
‘Disappointed by landslide’: WA follows emphatic national no vote
WA’s no vote was trending toward 60 per cent an hour after counting began.
- by Hamish Hastie and Jesinta Burton