Tributes are flowing for Perth scientist Robin Warren, who was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with colleague Barry Marshall in 2005.
The state government has awarded $25 million worth of contracts for new amenities at two high schools, including sport halls and a performing arts centre.
The state government plans to reduce waiting times in emergency departments by introducing targets described as “stretched but realistic” in a bid to ease pressure on the health system.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Sandra McInnes, Carmelo Arto, Liz MacLeod, Yvonne Timson, Michelle Jenkins, John Tasovac, Shannon Campbell, David Lim, Dave Sanders and Peter Holmes.
The company behind Marian Sturm's life-changing cellular treatment has failed in its bid to have the state health department's lawsuit against it thrown out, as the ownership battle continues.
WA's health budget has tripled during the past 15 years, but there are concerns about patient outcomes amid workforce, bureaucracy and governance pressures.
Fifty Perth-based companies and organisations - including education institutions, numerous local startups and not for profits and mining giants have been announced as finalists for the INCITE Award
NEC Australia has been contracted to deliver ICT services to the WA Police Force and the state's major hospitals, with the two agreements collectively worth up to $97 million over seven years.
