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‘Inadequate’ examinationPremiumMs Dhu doctor accused of professional misconduct

The doctor who declared Aboriginal woman Ms Dhu fit for custody less than 24 hours before she died of pneumonia and septicaemia has been accused of professional misconduct.

Josh Zimmerman

HealthVictoria beefs up virus lockdown penalties

Sick Victorians caught breaching isolation orders face tougher penalties as more troops are on their way to the state to help enforce stay-at-home orders.

Daniel McCulloch and Rebecca Gredley

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Perth nurse reveals life on Victoria’s COVID front line

Maya Kaspi has laid bare the heartbreaking reality of working at the centre of Melbourne’s coronavirus crisis as she urged people in WA to not get complacent.

Kate Ryan

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Travel bubble poppedCommentsPremium
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Queensland backs WA in Clive Palmer border case

The Sunshine State says WA’s fight to keep COVID-19 out of the State would be ‘weakened’ if it was forced to replace the hard border with a travel bubble.

Peter Law

HealthWA premier lashes Palmer over COVID 'cure'

Clive Palmer's bid to enter Western Australia has been linked to his purchase of doses of an anti-malarial drug which he touted as a COVID-19 treatment.

Michael Ramsey

HealthExtra disability help fast-tracked in SA

The South Australian government will move to fast-track extra resources to support disabled people considered particularly vulnerable.

Tim Dornin

Palmer’s COVID cureCommentsPremiumPremier reveals Clive’s ‘dangerous’ reason for WA visit

Mark McGowan has told Clive Palmer to not bother submitting a request to enter WA after his first botched attempt, saying the billionaire wanted to promote a potentially “dangerous” coronavirus cure.

Peter Law

The West LiveVideoCommentsPremiumKennett slams Andrews over use of word ‘disaster’

Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett has slammed Daniel Andrews for his terminology while announcing a shift to phase four lockdowns, claiming the word ‘disaster’ should have been avoided.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Jenna Clarke

Coronavirus crisisVideoCommentsMelbourne’s first night under virus curfew

Five million Melburnians have spent their first night under a citywide, coronavirus-enforced curfew that will last the next six weeks.

Callum Godde

New challengeCommentsPremiumTop WA doctor elected as president of AMA

Omar Khorshid, the former boss of the WA branch of the Australian Medical Association, has been elected as the organisation’s new federal president.

Sarah Steger

HealthTwo new virus cases in South Australia

Two new cases of coronavirus, a teenage girl and young woman who attended a school while likely infectious, have been confirmed in South Australia.

HealthTime for leniency 'over' as Vic shuts down

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has tightened the screw on restrictions declaring a "state of disaster" and a nightly curfew in metropolitan Melbourne.

Colin Brinsden

HealthWA records 2 past cases, changes reporting

Western Australia has recorded another two historical COVID-19 cases and announced such cases will no longer be part of the state's overall tally.

Andi Yu

Coronavirus crisisVideoNational virus deaths pass 200 as Vic cases plunge

Victoria has recorded three more deaths from coronavirus, taking the national toll above 200, with 397 new cases of COVID-19 reported overnight.

Andi Yu

Second chanceCommentsPremiumPerth mum gets life back after radical heart treatment

Four years ago, Rossmoyne mother-of-two Sherralee McMahon ‘dropped dead’ in her doctor’s office from a rare heart condition. Now, a radical treatment has given her a new lease on life.

Kate Ryan

HealthWA premier issues quarantine warning

A woman in her 30s who returned from South Africa and is in hotel quarantine has become the latest person diagnosed with COVID-19 in WA.

Food obsessionTeresa Palmer’s unexpected eating disorder cure

Actor Teresa Palmer has revealed the surprise ‘cure’ that helped her heal her eating disorder.

Lily Hoffmann

Reason of insanityPremiumMental health patient cleared of support worker murder

A Rockingham mental health patient accused of slashing his support worker’s throat with a kitchen knife in 2018 — has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.

Sarah Steger

Clive Palmer border battleCommentsPremiumPremier’s plea to Morrison Government over border fight

Mark McGowan has pleaded for the Federal Government to stop supporting Clive Palmer’s legal bid against WA’s border, saying it didn’t understand the ‘depth of feeling’ around coronavirus in the State.

Jakeb Waddell

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War of wordsVideoCommentsPremium
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WA Attorney-General slams Porter over border battle

WA Attorney-General John Quigley claims the State would have already won its border court battle against Clive Palmer if it wasn’t for his Federal counterpart, fellow West Australian Christian Porter.

Peter Law

‘I hate this’CommentsPremiumBluey kids’ snacks lashed by food experts

Dietitians have attacked the latest use of a toddler favourite to market processed food to children, with one saying it uses ‘pester power’ to drive sales.

Angela Pownall

Huge numbersVideoCommentsPremiumOnline poll’s overwhelming support for WA border stance

Mark McGowan is riding an unprecedented wave of social media popularity as tens of thousands flocked online to show their support for the Premier’s border stance via The West Australian’s online poll.

Josh Zimmerman

Extreme virusCommentsPremiumStopping movement key to COVID containment: Paul Kelly

Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says States and Territories have been protected by closing Australia off to international travellers, but wouldn’t be drawn on WA’s hard border.

Sarah Ison

HealthAustralia sets virus death, cases records

Australia's death toll has risen to 189 after 13 more people died in Victoria, with the state setting grim records as the outbreak continues.

Matt Coughlan

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