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Trauma to triumphCommentsPremiumEagles star and wife share birth pain to help others

Courtney Darling, wife of Jack Darling, has revealed how the PTSD she suffered after the premature birth of her first child inspired her to help and empower other women before and after childbirth.

Rhianna Mitchell

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‘disturbing trend’CommentsPremium
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Mentally ill patients restrained face down

WA’s chief psychiatrist has warned of an ‘extremely disturbing’ increase in mentally ill people being harshly restrained ‘face down’ over the past year — including kids.

Angela Pownall

Unconditional loveCommentsPremiumPerth dad gives son gift of a new life

Most parents would do anything for their child and Sam Keeley is one of them. He’s going to give his son, Darcy, who has an aggressive form of leukaemia, his bone marrow in a bid to save his life.

Kate Ryan

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Voluntary Assisted DyingCommentsPremium
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One expected to end life per week under new laws

New figures show one terminally ill West Australian a week is expected to end their life when WA’s voluntary assisted dying laws come into effect in July.

Peter Law

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Avoidable deathsCommentsPremium
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Doctor reveals sad reality of homeless despair

A psychiatrist working at a Perth hospital has detailed how one of its homeless patients became so distressed about her housing situation she attempted to take her own life.

Annabel Hennessy

HealthWA, Queensland move towards open borders

Western Australia and Queensland's decision to ease COVID-19 border restrictions means Australians will soon be freer to travel between states.

Michael Ramsey

HealthWA borders to reopen to rest of Australia

Western Australia's hard border closures will soon be eased, with Premier Mark McGowan outlining a move to a new regime from November 14.

Michael Ramsey

ReunitedVideoCommentsCONFIRMED: WA opens up with new ‘controlled border’

WA’s hard border will be replaced with a “controlled border” on November 14, reuniting the State with the rest of the country.

Josh Zimmerman

Land demandCommentsPremiumWestern suburbs council wants compo for kids’ hospice

A local council in Perth is pushing the State Government to hand them as much land as possible in compensation for the construction of WA’s first children’s hospice.

Michael Traill

Opening upVideoWatch McGowan's full conference on ‘controlled’ borders

WA Premier Mark McGowan has revealed plans to open fortress WA from November 14. Watch his announcement HERE.

Land swap pushPremiumSaffioti sickened by council’s land swap push

Planning Minister Rita Saffioti has slammed an ‘unreasonable’ western suburbs council for trying to strike a land swap deal for the proposed site of WA’s first children’s hospice.

Michael Traill

Christmas countdownWA packs on the COVID kilos

Pandemic restrictions have had an effect on WA’s waistlines, according to a Perth dietitian who has revealed there’s still hope to shed the additional weight in the Christmas countdown.

Caitlyn Rintoul & Jenna Clarke

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Fight not overCommentsPremium
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Why it’s more important than ever to eradicate polio

The worldwide pandemic that we are collectively experiencing right now makes it easy to forget the unfinished fight against another virus.

Tony Stuart

Mail orderBig fine for ‘false’ teeth straighter claim

A cosmetic dentistry company has been forced to cough up a $12,600 fine after it allegedly misled customers about its teeth straightening service.

Reuniting with the east?CommentsPremiumBorder decision imminent after health advice updated

Updated health advice regarding WA’s hard border will be considered at a meeting of senior McGowan Government MPs and public sector bureaucrats tomorrow.

Josh Zimmerman

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READ THE DAMNING EXTRACTSCommentsPremium
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How backup generators failed Perth’s top hospital

The failure of backup generators plunged Fiona Stanley Hospital into a three-hour blackout that delayed ‘critical’ surgery, trapped people in elevators and caused ‘a near miss patient tragedy’.

Josh Zimmerman

Testing ‘on track’CommentsPremiumWastewater delay claims ‘mischievous’ insists Cook

Health Minister Roger Cook says wastewater testing for COVID-19 will start in WA ‘this week’, just 24-hours after his department confirmed it had yet to begin.

Peter Law

‘Temporary immunity’CommentsPremiumPerth test subjects wanted for COVID-19 nasal drops

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research has called for more human test subjects to trial nasal drops that could provide four hours of temporary immunity to the potentially deadly coronavirus.

Michael Traill

HealthHalf a million US virus cases in past week

More than 5600 people have died from COVID-19 across the United States in the past week, with hospitalisations shooting up 13 per cent.

Lisa Shumaker and Maria Caspani

Coronavirus crisisCommentsPremiumMinister ‘not responsible’ for aged care virus deaths

Richard Colbeck has denied feeling ‘personally responsible’ for Australia’s coronavirus aged care deaths, saying the Morrison Government’s approach ‘has saved lives’.

Sarah Ison

HealthAussies blind to signs of waning vision

Australians aged over 50 are regularly overlooking the need for eye testing, a survey shows, despite a risk of macular degeneration leading to blindness.

Multiple SclerosisPremiumBig savings loom for MS medicine

Australians with Multiple Sclerosis will have access to a life-saving medicine for as little as $41 per prescription.

Sarah Ison

Huge newsVideoRelief at last as Melbourne restrictions set to lift

Melbourne retail and hospitality businesses can finally reopen amid a major easing of the city’s coronavirus restrictions. Here’s what will change.

Best start in lifeCommentsPremiumEarly learning ‘one-stop-shop’ to help WA kids

WA children would get an early-learning boost from the introduction of local community hubs where families can access the entire range of help they need close to home, according to a new paper.

Lanai Scarr

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