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Western Australia recorded a slight spike of new COVID cases overnight, with a rise in the number of hospitalisations.

Western Australia recorded 8,144 COVID cases overnight, with 200 people in hospital; as Mark McGowan reaffirms he will ease further restrictions as soon as it is safe to do so.

Most of Western Australia’s remaining close contact and gathering rules will end at midnight, after the premier announced a suite of changes to COVID management.

Western Australia has recorded another spike in COVID cases, as hospitalisations and ICU admissions drop.

The state government’s $13.5 million proposal for a new COVID-19 patient facility in Perth’s south has been approved in a swift decision by its own development panel.

WA’s daily COVID cases have jumped again, with 6,349 new infections and three historical deaths recorded overnight, including a man in his 30s.

Pfizer has made a $100 million bid for WA-founded med-tech company ResApp Health, as it announces a six-month research partnership for COVID-19 products.

Western Australia has recorded just under 5,000 new COVID cases overnight, the lowest number of daily infections in almost one month.

More than 1,000 COVID cases from last month were only reported to WA Health yesterday as the state records a drop in daily case numbers overnight.

Updated: The court appearance of health sector supremo Kempton Cowan on child pornography charges is sending shockwaves through all sides of politics and across WA's business community.

The former chief executive of Joondalup Health Campus, Kempton Cowan, has been charged with possessing child abuse material and transmitting child pornography.

Asbestos contamination at the site of rail works was downplayed by Rio Tinto subsidiary Hamersley Iron, two rail contractors have alleged in a lawsuit.

WA’s daily COVID cases have dipped again, with 7,998 new infections and three deaths recorded overnight, as hospitalisations and intensive care admissions remain steady.

Western Australia has recorded 8,499 new COVID cases and one death overnight, an increase on the 2,000 case spike reported yesterday.

WA has recorded another spike in COVID cases, with 8,145 new infections overnight, as Mark McGowan admits it’s not yet clear whether we’re past the pandemic peak.

WA records 6,082 new COVID cases, declining for the fifth consecutive day, as the state opens a fourth dose winter booster program.

WA’s mask mandate looks set to remain, despite concerns it is deterring people from returning to the CBD, as the state recorded 8,731 new COVID cases and two deaths.

WA has recorded 9,727 new COVID cases overnight, bringing the state's number of active cases to 52,533, as the state starts easing level two restrictions.

Budget: Mark McGowan wants the federal government to extend a COVID-19 health funding deal; cost of living relief praised; Deloitte says budget “short termism to the extreme”.

Premier Mark McGowan has defended the state government's decision to ease level two restrictions despite WA nearing its predicted peak with 9,754 new infections and three deaths.

The federal government has set aside more than $1 billion in this year's budget in a bid to end violence against women and children.

The federal government has shown its support for a $750 million comprehensive cancer centre and pledged $375 million to fund the project, but the state government is yet to commit its half.

Western Australia has recorded 7,288 new COVID cases, bringing the number of active COVID cases in the state close to the 50,000 mark.

Two COVID-related deaths were reported as the number of new COVID cases in WA topped 8,000 again overnight.

Vulnerable and older Australians will soon be able to get a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose.

COVID WRAP: The Premier has announced an intended easing of restrictions later this month as WA reported a record-breaking figure of new COVID cases.

The number of new Covid positive cases in WA has hit 8429 - the highest since the pandemic began two years ago.

Western Australia has recorded 7,075 new COVID cases overnight, after recording fewer than 6,000 cases per day for the past three days.

COVID WRAP: The state government has reversed its scale down of elective surgeries as daily COVID cases in WA continue to drop, but the opposition says it doesn't go far enough.

WA has recorded another 6,176 COVID cases overnight, as the state government begins the next phase of its free Rapid Antigen Test program.

Scott Morrison says it was Mark McGowan who convinced him to back down in the battle over the state’s borders.

WA has reported a record 6,062 new COVID cases in the past 24 hours, as a woman in her 80s became the fifth COVID-related fatality in the past month.