Errors in Perth hospitals led to 85 deaths last year as emergency departments failed to meet targets

Poor clinical decisions or errors in Perth hospitals contributed to the loss of 85 lives last year, new data shows. Annual reports from the Child and Adolescent Health Service, the North Metropolitan Health Service, the East Metropolitan Health Service and the South Metropolitan Health Service have laid bare a failing health system and also revealed … Read more

Cuballing firefighter receives Murray Lang Bush Fire Service Award at WA Fire and Emergency Services Awards

A Wheatbelt volunteer firefighter has received the highest personal award a bush fire volunteer can receive from the government for his unwavering courage and outstanding contribution to public safety. Anthony “Morty” Mort, Captain of the Cuballing/Popanyinning Bush Fire Brigade, received the Murray Lang Bush Fire Service Award at the Crown Perth on 7 September.