St John WA has been accused of ‘sleepwalking into a disaster’ by the union representing paramedics — warning some country towns could be left without ambulance services when the expected wave of cases hits.
Josh Zimmerman
The City to Surf Fun Run is the latest event to be cancelled amidst uncertainty over how WA will cope with the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Charlotte Elton
There are grave concerns Perth’s homeless community has been left behind in the vaccination race.
Briana Fiore
Skyworks remains ‘all systems go’ but the unvaccinated have been asked to steer clear from the banks of the Swan River on January 26.
The Northern Territory has detected 625 new COVID-19 cases as the virus spreads to more remote Indigenous communities in central Australia and the Top End.
Aaron Bunch
The State Government still can’t reveal the exact date it ordered millions of rapid antigen tests in preparation for WA’s border reopening, as fears grow about delivery delays.
Peter Law
There is a ‘strong possibility’ West Australians will be required to wear masks in public until at least the end of winter in a bid to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.
The operators of an abattoir in SA's southeast have defended their handling of a coronavirus outbreak that spread from the local community to the facility.
Tim Dornin
Mark McGowan has urged anyone with even ‘slight symptoms’ to get tested amid fears there are more cases of the COVID variant Omicron lurking in the WA community.
Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman
The COVID alert zone has spread further south with new exposure sites including tourist hot spots Mammoth Cave and Karri Valley Resort.
Natalie Richards
AMA WA President Mark Duncan-Smith has pleaded with the Premier to impose tough new restrictions or face up a huge number of Omicron cases.
A woman in her 50s has become the latest fatality from COVID-19 in the ACT, as the national capital registered 1601 new infections.
Andrew Brown
About two million West Australians are back to wearing face masks in the community after more Omicron cases were detected in the community.
Michael Ramsey
An Australian National University study has found life expectancy rose throughout the pandemic in Australia, in what it is labelling a "silver-lining".
Alex Mitchell
South Australia has reported 3829 new COVID-19 infections as signs continue that the state's Omicron outbreak is stabilising.
About 6000 health care workers in NSW are isolating after being exposed to COVID-19, as the state records 29,504 new cases and 17 deaths.
Hannah Ryan
The emergency department at a big country hospital was able to fill only 12 per cent of its medical roster at times this month, a leaked email has revealed.
Victorian authorities say the state is nearing its Omicron infection peak, as a third of PCR tests confirm the presence of COVID-19.
Emily Woods
Woolworths has suspended its supply arrangements with a South Australian abattoir after the ACTU claimed the facility had COVID-positive employees keep working.
AAP
Two new cases have been reported in WA today - both of whom are believed to have been infectious in the community. READ THE LATEST STATE-BY-STATE DEVELOPMENTS
Miriam Fisher
West Australians have been given a first glimpse at the designs for the State’s brand new women’s and babies hospital.
A new survey has found 66 per cent of parents believe it is unsafe to return their children to school in the middle of the highly infectious Omicron outbreak.
Colin Brinsden
A dramatic overhaul of the Child and Adolescent Health Care service could see five new senior management staff hired, a leaked internal letter has revealed.
WA has recorded two new local cases of COVID-19 today — both of whom were infectious in the community.
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