In September ambulance ramping reached a record of 1368.4 hours and on one day 26 of the 48 ambulances in the metropolitan area were ramped.
Record ambulance ramping
RAC calls to change road safety
The RAC wants a review of the road safety reform process in WA after several recommendations were not implemented by the State Government.
Pubs hope for Christmas splurge
Sluggish consumer spending over the Christmas period could decimate independent liquor venues, according to some industry members.
Professional dancers bare all in tough times
Experienced dancers are working in Perth strip clubs as they run out of viable employment options, say dance professionals.
Piercers face painful penalties
Proposed changes to the Children and Community Services Act 2005 which will affect body piercing practices for under 18s have been labelled as “draconian”.
Performance students call for music teaching funds
Curtin performance students are missing out on musical theatre training due to a lack of university funding.
Patersons backlash
The City of Subiaco Council is against renaming Subiaco Oval saying the change is disrespectful of more than 100 years of football heritage.
Union fears semester one halt
Curtin University could “grind to a halt” in semester one next year because of changes to the way sessional academics are hired in the wake of the sex-for-grades scandal, according to the National Tertiary Education Union.
New one-day rules to get balls flying
Significant rule changes to the Australian domestic one-day cricket format will see teams in a faster and less predictable competition this season.
Name and shame legislation wouldn’t work: Quail
Controversial name and shame laws are being considered by state parliament to reduce anti-social behaviour in youths.
Infant circumcision linked to lower HIV transmission rate
Infant male circumcision should be encouraged to reduce HIV transmissions in Australia, according to a high- profile public health expert.
No glory for Perth as losses continue
Perth Glory fans booed their side off nib Stadium after they slumped to their sixth-straight defeat to bottom side Sydney FC in October.
Fresh start for addicts
You rarely get to meet a person like Dr George O’Neil: A manufacturer, obstetrician, gynaecologist and inventor of a controversial opiate blocker which prevents certain narcotics from binding with certain brain receptors.
Foreign doctors blocked
Greater Bunbury and other parts of the South-West have been taken off the Australian Government’s District of Workforce Shortage list without warning in spite of a ‘doctor shortage’.
Extra working hours leads to extra weight
More working hours may be contributing to more than half of Australia’s population being overweight, according to health experts.
Experts plan for diminishing dhufish stocks
Dhufish numbers are dangerously low and experts say they will not improve until sustainability measures are changed.
Curtin hopes to help traumatised refugees
A Curtin research program is helping war-traumatised refugees in Perth schools, after finding government programs are inadequate.