Health

Big Start Capital, headed by the son of Attorney General John Quigley, is suing the state government for damages for allegedly breaching a personal protective equipment supply deal.

Fleetwood has won a $36 million subcontract from Multiplex Constructions to help build a quarantine hub in Brisbane.

The Catholic health care provider moved from the red into the black over the financial year, delivering a $27.1 million surplus from an $8.7 million deficit.

Premier Mark McGowan is refusing to rule out the prospect of lockdowns before the state achieves 90 per cent double-dose vaccination.

International arrivals to Western Australia will double to 530 per week from next Saturday, as the state reaches a 70 per cent double dose COVID-19 vaccination rate.

Crawley-based Artrya has been shortlisted as a preferred supplier of AI software by the UK Health Service for its heart disease detection program.

Wesfarmers will make a foray into the health and beauty sector after winning the takeover battle with Sigma Healthcare for Priceline owner Australian Pharmaceutical Industries.

Sigma Healthcare has withdrawn efforts to merge with Priceline owner Australian Pharmaceutical Industries leaving Wesfarmers to push ahead with a takeover.

Western Australia will reopen once the state reaches a double dose vaccination rate of 90 per cent, but a date won’t be finalised until December.

The construction of Catholic Homes’ $34.5 million aged care facility in Belmont has begun today, after Perkins Builders was awarded the contract to build the new 96-bed development.

A device to predict kidney disease and a diagnostic imaging tool for cancer surgery are among the innovations awarded a share of $450,000 for commercialisation.

The state government is set to release its roadmap out of the COVID-19 pandemic this Friday, announcing a $400 million boost for WA's healthcare system.

Share prices of some of the major producers have slumped as vaccine supply rises and sales peak.

Podiatrist and business owner Rachael Ferguson has persevered through the pandemic, landing another retail deal for her new pain relief product.

Perth-based property developer Hesperia has announced multi-national hotel giant Marriott will join its new $200 million Murdoch health precinct, delivering 150 guest rooms.

Osborne Park-based construction company Georgiou Group has been named the preferred contractor for the first stage of the $300 million redevelopment of St John of God’s Subiaco Hospital.

The state government has unveiled a three-tiered mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for a suite of industries, accounting for 75 per cent of the state’s workforce.

Unpaid hotel quarantine bills could cost the Department of Health $17.7 million, according to its 2021 financial year annual report.

Mark McGowan has refused to be drawn on when Western Australia could reopen to the rest of the nation, despite mounting pressure from the state’s opposition.

A local medtech focused on the early detection of heart disease has sought $40 million through an IPO, which will in part be used to fund the development and commercialisation of its software.

Telethon and the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for Research raised a record-breaking $69 million for medical research over the weekend.

Perth-founded biopharmaceutical business Dimerix has launched phase three drug trials for patients with COVID-19 and kidney diseases.

The state government will reimpose capacity limits and masks when WA reopens its border, but Premier Mark McGowan said that was unlikely to occur until next year.

Australia's medicines regulator has approved a key step towards the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine being given to children aged five to 11.

School teachers could be the next group targeted for mandatory coronavirus vaccinations in Western Australia in a bid to accelerate the state's rollout.

Western Australia will look to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory in further sectors as new pop-up clinics open across Perth.

The Australian Workers' Union has flagged a possible legal challenge to BHP's decision to lock out workers who refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19.

The construction of Bullsbrook's 1,000-bed quarantine facility has officially begun today, just one month after the federal government abandoned plans to build it at Jandakot.

A 'robotic arm' to assist in surgeries will be rolled out at Fremantle Hospital, after its developer secured a $10.3 million contract through the state's market-led proposal system.

Australians with compromised immune systems could start receiving COVID-19 booster shots this year before third jabs are rolled out more widely in 2022.

COVID-19 vaccinations will soon become mandatory for those working in the state’s resources sector, with all workers required to get their first jab by December 1.

Western Australians who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are being warned they will eventually face consequences amid "troubling" hesitancy in some areas.