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The federal government has abandoned a plan to cut a Medicare rebate paid to GPs for short consultations.

Medical marijuana company Phytotech Medical is set to be the year's first listing in Western Australia, after taking special steps to deal with last-minute legal concerns by the ASX and keen demand from investors.

The state and federal governments will provide an additional $21.6 million in home and community care funding to Western Australia this year to aid older people and those with disabilities.

Safety Medical Products says it has successfully raised nearly $4.1 million to proceed with the acquisition of an unlisted 3D printing company.

Universal Constructions and Badge have been awarded contracts by the state government to build three new schools in Perth, worth a combined $36.4 million.

Education provider Navitas has increased its debt facilities by $125 million to pave the way for future investments and initiatives.

The growing uptake of preventative medicine has prompted Azure Capital co-founder John Poynton to re-enter the healthcare market.

It's not often that industry begs government for more regulation, but private education providers are doing just that.

Burswood-based Programmed Maintenance Services has won a $270 million contract to maintain assets at the University of Wollongong's Student Accommodation project over a 39-year term.

A draft strategy paper released by the state government today has outlined plans to close the state's largest psychiatric facility within the next 10 years.

The disability services sector is gearing up for a brave new world as new players seek to join the market.

Universities are preparing for a major hit to revenue in 2015 as the long awaited half-cohort leaves high school to enter the tertiary education and training sector.

Education provider Navitas has announced a slowing of growth for its university programs division, due to stricter entrance requirements put in place to combat fake applications from foreigners.

A statement released by Cricket Australia today confirmed the passing of Phillip Hughes, after failing to regain consciousness from an injury sustained in the Sheffield Shield on Tuesday.

A mix of both residential and fly-in fly-out workforces is necessary to keep mines competitive, industry giant says.

It's an uncertain time to be running an independent school in Western Australia with management and boards dealing with major reforms to government funding mechanisms, along with the impact of recent grade structures.

Companies are making a strong push to improve support for fly-in, fly-out employees.

Not-for-profit groups are taking advantage of the increased focus on health and wellness.

Workplace injury rates in WA have fallen despite the heavy influx of workers to construction projects. In fact, mining is behind retail trade in terms of injuries.

Our annual Well@Work feature discusses the need for health and wellness programs for employees, the trend in injury rates in WA, mental health among FIFO employees and how not-for-profit groups have recognised the importance of workplace wellness.

Moral and economic factors have driven employers to take on the responsibility for a physically healthy workforce – tackling mental health in the workplace is their new challenge.

Murdoch University chancellor David Flanagan has revealed up to five senior executives are under investigation, while also disclosing some of the “shocking” evidence against them.

The state government has made further amendments to its decision to charge a $4,000 public school fee for families on 457 visas, after community backlash resulted in multiple delays.

Construction workers plan to protest outside the Federal Court in Perth today as dozens of their colleagues face big fines for downing tools to attend a rally.

Education provider Navitas says it has become joint naming rights sponsor of the Navitas Satalyst Racing team, a Western Australian registered cycling team competing in the National Road Series.

Western Australia's universities will receive just 7.4 per cent out of next year's $354 million national research grants program, the lowest portion the state has been allocated in the past three years.

Improving the diagnosis and management of patients with fatty liver conditions was the motivation for the 2014 WA Innovator of the Year winner, Resonance Health.

Most voters would support a rise in GST if the money went to health and hospitals, a new poll has found.

Education provider Navitas says a rising number of foreigners are pretending to be students to get visas.

The state's healthcare and social services sectors are in for another decade of rapid change, industry leaders say, after growing employee numbers by more than 60,000 during the past 10 years.

Chairman of education provider Navitas, Harvey Collins, has joined the ranks of some of the top business leaders in WA by winning the Australian Institute of Company Directors gold medal award for WA.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest's Minderoo Foundation is pushing for a Western Australian early learning centre to become the template for a national strategy.