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UPDATE: The premier has claimed he is unaware of a CCC investigation that is reportedly concerned with potential misuses of electoral office funding.

The nursing union has hit back at claims it is being disingenuous in its wages deal talks with the state government, arguing the package had a lot of weasel words but was light on detail.

Amber-Jade Sanderson branded the nursing union's rejection of a second wages deal “disingenuous”, claiming it was now the only thing standing in the way of getting its key demand.

About 80 per cent of voting Health Services Union members have agreed to the state government's proposed wage increase.

The premier will establish an independent review of WA's pandemic management.

The next phase of industrial action to be taken by Western Australian nurses - a ban on overtime - will start Wednesday, after weekend talks failed to break the impasse over pay and conditions.

The nursing union and the state government are headed for peace talks in their ongoing wages row, but Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson has ruled out throwing more money behind the offer.

Many questions remain regarding the death of a man at Rockingham Hospital.

The state government doesn't know how much it will cost to apply the nurse-to-patient ratios it promised the nursing union in an 11th-hour bid to avoid industrial action.

The Premier and the Health Minister say nurses and midwives have had the final pay offer from government.

COVID procedures at hospitals will be scaled back next week as Western Australia continues to record a decline in daily cases.

The state government could do a better job of keeping the public in the loop about some major decisions.

Premier Mark McGowan has thrown his support behind his cabinet ministers as the government faces criticism on a number of fronts.

The Health Minister has insisted the state government has no plans to reintroduce mask mandates, despite conceding the rate of infection is much higher than is being reported.

Amber-Jade Sanderson has reluctantly conceded the government is partly to blame for the negative perception of the state's health system, after lobbing similar criticisms in opposition.

The Australian Nursing Federation's Mark Olson calls time on a 24-year reign.

An alcohol and drug treatment service will take over the former Esther Foundation facility in a two-year deal with the state government funding more than $4 million.

New COVID cases in Western Australia have surged by more than 12,300 overnight, with the state setting a new record for the second consecutive day.

Western Australia has recorded a new peak in daily COVID cases overnight, surpassing the 10,000 mark for the second time.

A new ministerial taskforce will oversee the distribution of $252 million to address the growing pressure on WA's emergency departments and ambulance ramping.

WA has recorded 8,889 new COVID cases and seven deaths overnight, as the state prepares to return to baseline health measures.

COVID cases in WA have risen by 8,392 and 10 historical deaths overnight, as the state opposition calls for an end to employment vaccination mandates.

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.

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.

From keeping people out of WA as health minister to luring them in under the tourism portfolio, Roger Cook has had a busy couple of years.

A committee of state parliament will investigate claims against a controversial treatment centre for women and teenagers.

A likely change of power in Canberra this year will have little bearing on the makeup of WA's political and business leaders. Click through to see our updated ranking of WA's 50 Most Influential.

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.

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 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.

The state government has opened a new $29 million intensive care unit at Royal Perth exclusively for COVID patients, as WA records 4,037 new cases overnight.

Western Australia has reported another record-breaking figure of 4,535 new COVID cases overnight, with a number of patients requiring intensive care.

Amber-Jade Sanderson announced the transition to "very high caseload settings" just hours after WA reported another record-breaking jump in figures, with 3,594 new infections.

Kerry Stokes-backed BCI Minerals has lodged significant amendments with the environmental watchdog to expand its $1.2 billion Mardie Project in a bid to increase production capacity.

Cancer Council WA has donated $6 million of mechanical engineer John Street's estate to the Perth Children's Hospital Foundation to fund the construction of a new hospice for kids.

Premier Mark McGowan has locked in March 3 as the date for quarantine-free travel into WA; with the mask mandate expanded and capacity limits returning.

Billions of dollars of developments have waited years for approvals as regulators become more conservative and appeals add to delays.

COVID WRAP: Health minister warns WA could experience galloping COVID numbers any day now as the state records 94 cases and Rapid Antigen Tests for new arrivals.

COVID WRAP: WA records 26 new local cases, state halves quarantine, opposition slams the government for withholding Omicron modelling and MinRes rolls out a new contact tracing app.

A contentious privatised parking contract could be the linchpin for $3 billion of projects at the QEII medical centre.