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WA nurses drop strike after new pay offer

Western Australia's nursing union has agreed to call off industrial action, which was expected to impact elective surgeries at Perth's biggest hospital.

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'Urgent' action sought at WA youth prison

A decade of failings at Western Australia's youth prison has been laid bare by an independent inspector as the premier rules out an inquiry into the facility.

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'Folding up' restraint may be banned as Banksia Hill summit announced by WA government

The use of a 'figure four' or 'folding up' restraint technique in WA correctional facilities is set to be reviewed, with Premier Mark McGowan also announcing a meeting with key stakeholders over Banksia Hill Detention Centre.

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Former WA treasurer Mike Nahan says government indecision to blame for TAB sale collapse

Mike Nahan says hesitance effectively ended the sale of WA's state-owned betting agency, but country racing clubs have welcomed the news.

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WA Police Union rejects McGowan government's pay and conditions offer, sets stage for more industrial action

Western Australia's police union has rejected the McGowan government's pay and conditions offer, saying it is practically indistinguishable from its existing wages policy.

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UWA law professor, judge call for WA's Banksia Hill juvenile jail to be closed

Former custodial services inspector Neil Morgan and former Children's Court judge Denis Reynolds are the latest to slam the "appalling" treatment of children at Banksia Hill jail, as the WA Premier continues to defend the transfer of some to an adult prison.

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Judge accuses WA government of 'flouting the law' over juveniles detained in adult prison

A senior Perth judge accuses the WA government of "flouting the law" and "thumbing its nose at the court" in relation to the ongoing detention of juveniles inside an adult prison.

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WA TAB sale scrapped with government unable to find suitable buyer

The McGowan Government abandons its plan to sell the WA TAB, after more than three years of looking for a suitable buyer.

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WA minister to quit politics

Long-serving WA politician Alannah MacTiernan is to quit politics by the end of the year.

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WA minister Alannah MacTiernan announces retirement from politics

Long-serving Western Australian Labor minister Alannah MacTiernan announces her retirement from politics.

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Victorian Newspoll has Labor's lead down, but would still win with three weeks until election

The Victorian election will be held in three weeks, on November 26. A Newspoll, conducted October 31 to November 3 from a sample of 1,007, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the last Victorian Newspoll in late August.

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As COVID fades into the background for most West Australians, it still weighs heavily on some

As most West Australians attempt to bury the pandemic in the deepest recesses of their memories, not everyone has the luxury of simply forgetting about COVID-19.

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WA farewells emergency COVID-19 powers

State and territory authorities are bracing for an uptick in COVID-19 infections as new variants of the virus spread across Australia.

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Mark McGowan says WA 'likely' to need imported coal amid rising concerns over electricity grid

Mark McGowan says it is likely Western Australia will be forced to import coal from New South Wales to power the electricity grid over the coming years.

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Review to probe WA's COVID-19 response

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says he has no regrets over his government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as emergency powers come to their end.

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COVID-19 state of emergency in WA to end on Friday amid review into handling of pandemic

WA's COVID-19 state of emergency will end on Friday, more than two and a half years after it began, as the government prepares for an independent review into its performance during the pandemic.

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Noongar leaders condemn WA teen's killing

The man accused of murdering 15-year-old Perth boy Cassius Turvey is facing further charges as Noongar elders accuse police of minimising the killing.

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West Australian Premier Mark McGowan warns against speculation over death of Cassius Turvey

Mark McGowan urges caution regarding public speculation about the death of Cassius Turvey, 15, as the outpouring of community grief grows across the country. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains an image of a person who has died.

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WA nurses' industrial action ramps up as unions still at loggerheads with government in dispute

WA's public sector wages dispute is far from over, with nurses ratcheting up their industrial action as police begin their own.

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Mark McGowan says federal colleagues should look to Western Australia as budget forecasts surge in energy prices

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says the federal government should look to his state and overseas to find a solution to surging electricity prices, which are forecast to rise 56 per cent in the next 18 months.

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Iron ore railcars to be made in WA

More iron ore rail cars will be made in Western Australia rather than overseas in the latest manufacturing commitment in the state.

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WA offers nurses a pay hike, bonus

The West Australian government has outlined a new pay offer to the state's nurses including a $3000 bonus and better nurse-to-patient ratios.

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Experts say 'crazy' policies will hobble role of gas in Australia's energy transition

Across the developed world, countries are betting big on gas to be the transition fuel to renewable energy. So why is Australia, with all its gas reserves, unable to follow suit?

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Australian Nursing Federation demands 10 per cent pay rise at stop work meeting in Perth

Nurses and midwives vote to demand a 10 per cent annual wage increase from the state government and threaten industrial action that could lead to bed closures.

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