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Brightwater Care Group CEO Jennifer Lawrence joined Business News for lunch at Julio's to discuss some of the challenges facing the aged care and disability services sectors.

Perth could have a world-class integrated breast cancer treatment and research centre by 2020 if a local not-for-profit group is successful in raising more than $5 million.

Perth-based Orthocell has raised $4 million to fund ongoing development of its regenerative medicine products.

The state government has awarded $91.6 million worth of contracts to four building companies for the refurbishment and redevelopment of six health service centres across rural Western Australia.

Staff at Perth's ageing Princess Margaret Hospital are said to be under strain as maintenance work slows and supplies run low in anticipation of the move to the long-delayed new children's hospital.

The Arcadia music festival and its giant scrap metal spider landed at Elizabeth Quay last weekend and lit up Perth's dance scene, but there is more to the fire-breathing robot than meets the eye.

The state government has announced a $30 million upgrade of Margaret River Senior High School to boost its capacity to 1,200 students.

Girls will be eligible to attend secondary school at Guildford Grammar from 2018, more than 40 years after admission was extended to both genders at the campus's primary education facilities.

Medibank boss Craig Drummond has committed to halting the decline in the private health insurer's market share by overhauling its approach to customers.

Perth-based companies K2fly, Zelda Therapeutics and Impression Healthcare have wrapped up their first day of trading on the ASX after completing reverse takeovers, with Impression, which counts John Worsfold as a director, the only one to post a gain.

Bayswater-based recycling company Resource Recovery Solutions was fined $85,000 in the Magistrate's Court yesterday for the death of a worker in September 2013, when the roof of a unit inside its plant collapsed under the weight of debris.

Western Australia needs to sell itself better as a destination for international students, with the state's share of foreign students studying in Australia plunging over the past 13 years, accordin

WA's disability service providers are continuing to innovate despite being left in limbo pending a decision on the implementation of the NDIS.

A small school in Coolgardie has not let its remote location compromise the ability to provide opportunities for students beyond the classroom.

Plans for a $27.3 million, three-storey preparatory school at Christ Church Grammar School in Claremont have received provisional approval.

Freedom and flexibility are in high demand for Western Australians when it comes to working from home, according to new research from telco giant Telstra.

Parents of children with severe disabilities are demanding answers from Western Australia's Disability Services Commission after funding for their care centre was cut.

A neuroscience-focused business that has been backed by the Perth-based Trevisan family has made a solid debut on the ASX after completing a $7 million initial public offering led by Azure Capital.

Medical not-for-profit company Linear Clinical Research was among a diverse group of businesses to win plaudits at the recent WA Industry and Export Awards.

Lions Eye Institute founder Ian Constable has been recognised by the University of Western Australia which will name a new senior academic role after him.

The state government has said the new Perth Children's Hospital, which has been plagued by delays, won't open before February next year.

Private health insurer Medibank Private no longer has any investments in tobacco companies.

The Lions Outback Vision Van has treated about 1,500 patients across 16 regional communities since it first hit the road six months ago.

Several WA hospitals are experimenting with engaging and interactive art programs that could increase patient wellbeing.

State and federal governments are using transparency and consumer choice as a weapon to cut costs in healthcare.

PS Structures has won a $32.6 million contract to build the first stage of a new secondary college in Yanchep.

Perth has hosted the head of Lions International for the first time in four decades, with US-based Bob Corlew in town this month to see first-hand the impact of the Lions Foundation of Western Aust

The state government has locked down a site for a new public secondary school in Perth's western suburbs that will open its doors in 2020.

A world-first mental health check-in that combines wearable technology with an online survey was launched in Perth today.

The builder of the $1.2 billion Perth Children's Hospital has not been blamed for asbestos found in ceiling panels but should have done more to protect the health of workers, an inquiry has found.

Health insurer BUPA has admitted to rejecting more than 7,000 claims over five years without having the refusal assessed by a doctor as required by law.

Western Australia workplaces are taking a big-picture view of employee wellbeing, implementing programs to target mental, social, financial and physical health.