Health

Peel Health Campus whistleblower Foley plans to testify - and sue

Aleisha Orr Whistleblower Ashton Foley who is still in hiding following a number of claims about her credibility now says she will testify in the upcoming inquiry into the Peel Health Campus and also has plans...

'I love sluts' baby clothing

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Jerrie Demasi Sexual slogans on infant bodysuits for sale in Australia has outraged parents and experts.

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Suspected Port Hedland homicide

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Robyn Preston Police are investigating the death of a woman who was shot in Port Hedland on Saturday night.

Mouse in the House

Last call for Perth's Hoyts Mouse

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This could be curtains for the infamous 'Hoyts Mouse' as inspectors do a final sweep at a rodent-plagued Perth cinema complex.

Mice that Roared

Perth cinema's rodent woes go back years

A rodent infestation at a Hoyts cinema in Perth could date back to more than a decade ago when mice were invading the popcorn room, a former employee says.

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Hoyts ordered to rectify rodent problem

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Jillian McHugh Hoyts Carousel has been ordered to clean up the rodent infestation that was discovered by moviegoers on Tuesday.

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Three doctors suspended from WA hospital

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Three doctors have been suspended from a regional West Australian hospital over the deaths of five patients who died after being discharged.

Busking Brooks would put gold on the line to win back his reputation

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Allen Newton Mean Machine Olympic gold medallist Neil Brooks is busking on the streets of London trying to earn a living.

Tiny Pilbara community dodges Rusty bullet

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Rolling coverage of tropical cyclone Rusty as parts of WA's North West prepare for destructive winds and flooding.

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Breastfeeding lowers ovarian cancer risk

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Rania Spooner Women who breastfeed for two years of their lives are significantly less likely to develop ovarian cancer, according to groundbreaking West Australian public health research.

McMahon 'victim of a homicide': WA coroner

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The West Australian coroner has found that a 20-year-old woman missing for more than 12 years was a victim of a homicide, but has refused to rule on whether a suspect in the case was involved in the...

Children may go into care after grandma refused housing

Diane Robinson's grandchildren may be taken into state care after she was refused state housing.

Robyn Preston In less than eight weeks, Diane Robinson’s three grandchildren, for whom she has been solely responsible for nearly two years, could be taken into care after she was refused state housing.

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Perth heat puts 20 in hospital

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Perth's fiercest heatwave in nearly 80 years has led to 20 people being admitted to hospital, Western Australia's health department says.

Perth teen dies from methanol poisoning

Liam Davies is fighting for his life after suffering methanol poisoning in Lombok.

The Perth teenager who was poisoned after drinking a methanol-laced cocktail in Indonesia has died.

Plastic poison found in 84 per cent of pregnant women

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Aleisha Orr The majority of pregnant women surveyed in a West Australian study were found to have a chemical in their urine that is believed to cause behavioural issues in children.

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Dead WA academics remained passionate 'until the end'

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A West Australian man has been charged with killing a retired couple in a remote part of southern Tasmania.

Shard of metal in Hungry Jack's onion ring

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Rania Spooner Fast food giant Hungry Jack's is on trial for selling unsuitable food after a Perth mother coughed up a piece of metal shaving lodged inside an onion ring.

McGowan accused of promoting new drug

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Courtney Trenwith Opposition leader Mark McGowan has denied he acted irresponsibly by publicly revealing a new drug that could be legally sold to children rather than alerting authorities.

WA steadily drinking the nation under the table

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Aleisha Orr Consistent, regular drinking is putting West Australians at risk of disease and injury.

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'Most damaged children' not assessed

RIKUZENTAKATA, JAPAN - MARCH 20: A childs doll is seen amongst the rubble on  March 20, 2011 in Rikuzentakata, Japan. The 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck offshore on March 11 at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to ten metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan, and also damaging the Fukushima nuclear plant and threatening a nuclear catastrophe. The death toll continues to rise with numbers of dead and missing exceeding 20,000 in a tragedy not seen since World War II in Japan.  (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Aleisha Orr Some of the state’s most vulnerable children will be traumatised further after the Department of Child Protection failed to complete their child welfare assessments.