The state government has handed over 5,000 square-metres of Crown land in Swanbourne to facilitate the development of a $25 million children’s hospice.
Hall & Prior has given 100 per cent of its residential aged care workforce the first dose of the COVID-19 jab and reported 10 staff have resigned due to the vaccination requirement.
John Holland and the state government have both had partial successes ahead of a trial in October 2022 over a $180 million Perth Children’s Hospital contract dispute.
Western Australian medical researchers have been awarded $11.1 million from a $472 million federal funding pool, including $1.9 million for childhood respiratory research.
The head of hospitality giant Crown Resorts has vowed to take a more “proactive” stance on COVID-19 vaccinations, considering a mandatory vaccination policy for staff and guests.
Truckies arriving in Western Australia from high risk jurisdictions will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result before entry, after a scare late last week.
The state government has tightened restrictions for travellers from high risk jurisdictions, while signing new directions which will require those in the healthcare sector to be vaccinated by 2022.
Shares in MGC Pharmaceuticals have risen more than 40 per cent after the WA company revealed first orders for its plant-derived medicinal products in the US.
Western Australians in New South Wales have until Wednesday to return home after the state government announced it planned to upgrade it to an extreme risk jurisdiction.
The state government has expanded its COVID-19 vaccination eligibility criteria on the first day of its two-week vaccine blitz, as Premier Mark McGowan defends his stance on the hard border.
Peter Meurs and Perth-based Merchant Group have invested $9.5 million in biopharmaceutical company Dimerix, as part of a broader capital raising to fast-track clinical studies.
The state government has announced plans to upgrade New South Wales to a high risk jurisdiction, forcing approved travellers to return a negative test and provide proof of vaccination.
Perth-based Proteomics International has partnered with the University of Melbourne and the Royal Women’s Hospital to develop a non-invasive blood test for endometriosis.