Fresh calls have surfaced for police and public health authorities to scrap their automatic objection policy for new liquor licences, with opposition leader Mark McGowan today unveiling a new push
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 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.
The draft report by the Competition Policy Review has signaled a revolution in the provision of human services- but the interest has all been elsewhere.
Premier Colin Barnett has sought to end criticism of delays and budget blowouts at the new $2 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital, saying it's time the state's greatest achievement was recognised.
As Fiona Stanley hospital opens the Department of Health has launched an international recruitment drive, despite indications that some existing staff are losing their jobs.
The Department of Health's $6 million bungle at Fiona Stanley Hospital is just one example of government agencies dropping the ball on information technology projects.
The auditor general has indicated the complex Fiona Stanley project could have been a breeding ground for mismanaged taxpayer funds and has issued a warning that governance needs to be improved.
An investigation by the auditor general has found that the WA Department of Health wasted $6 million of taxpayer funds through inadequate management of information technology projects at the Fiona Stanley Hospital.
Construction of the $1.2 billion Perth Children's Hospital in Nedlands has passed a significant milestone, with the final concrete for the building poured.
Midland's goal to become a commercial hub is quietly being realised, 14 years after the state government put the wheels in motion on one of Perth's largest urban redevelopment projects.
The Department of Health failed to properly assess its ability to commission Fiona Stanley Hospital on time prior to signing a $4.3 billion facilities management contract with Serco, according to a report by a parliamentary committee.
Department of Regional Development director-general Paul Rosair will step down from the post later this year after spearheading the Royalties for Regions scheme for the last five years.
With Treasury chief Tim Marney departing for a role in the mental health sector, the Barnett government faces the task of finding permanent senior executives for several key departments.
The granting of planning approval for a $400 million apartment project in Port Hedland has focused attention on environmental issues facing the Pilbara town.
Perth-based technology group Titan ICT Consultants has been signed by the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research to design and build the IT systems for two new medical research facilities
The $2 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital will open in October 2014, half a year later than originally scheduled, a delay the state government has blamed on the scale and complexity of the project's in
SENIOR Western Australian bureaucrats have received pay rises as high as $100,000 during the Liberal-National government's first term in office, research undertaken for the WA Business News Book of
