Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital will receive a $16.7 million intensive care unit expansion as part of the state government's bid to alleviate pressure on the health system.
Daily COVID cases have risen again following a drop-off in numbers earlier this week, with WA recording 7,929 new infections overnight as well as one historical death.
A new ministerial taskforce will oversee the distribution of $252 million to address the growing pressure on WA's emergency departments and ambulance ramping.
Plans for the state's first children's hospice show a two-storey facility with a basement as public comment for the $25.5 million proposal starts today.
Mark McGowan has told the state's workforce it's time to return to Perth's CBD, insisting the pandemic peak has passed and the finish line is now in sight.
The state government has announced plans to end the indoor mask mandate from Friday, following mounting pressure from the opposition and the state's business community.
Western Australia has recorded a dip in daily COVID cases, dropping to the 8,000s overnight, but the number of people with COVID in hospital has risen.
A WA doctor has been sentenced to seven months' jail for failing to comply with court orders to lodge 18 outstanding income tax returns and business activity statements.
WA's daily COVID cases have spiked again, with 9,134 new infections and two historical deaths recorded overnight, as the state government expands the flu vaccination program.
Bethesda Health Care's new mental health clinic in Cockburn will be the first health facility in Australia to use Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare in its day-to-day operations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'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.
