Watchdog finds WA emergency department data so poor it’s ‘unauditable’

Watchdog finds WA emergency department data so poor it’s ‘unauditable’

The state’s auditor general has found Health Department systems to track ED patients are outdated,inefficient,frustrating and weak.

  • byClaire Ottaviano

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Young WA boy in coma after Bali quad bike accident

Young WA boy in coma after Bali quad bike accident

Doctors are expected to arrive in Bali to medivac eight-year-old Perth boy Joshua Schuetz back to WA.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
Triple-0 outage left staff working with pen and paper for hours

Triple-0 outage left staff working with pen and paper for hours

Call-takers and dispatchers were forced to manually take details down when Triple Zero Victoria’s system went offline on Wednesday night.

  • byRachel Eddie
Woman dies in Forest Hill house fire

Woman dies in Forest Hill house fire

An elderly Forest Hill woman has died in a house fire on Wednesday night,believed to have been started from clothing being dried in front of a heater that ignited.

  • byShelby Garlick
Firefighters locked out of their stations after ‘farcical’ 3G shutdown

Firefighters locked out of their stations after ‘farcical’ 3G shutdown

Firefighters say they were not warned about the access and vehicle-tracking issues despite Fire Rescue Victoria having years to prepare for the 3G shutdown.

  • byBroede Carmody andBrittany Busch
Body found in search for missing boy swept off Central Coast beach

Body found in search for missing boy swept off Central Coast beach

Laith Alaid,11,was washed into the sea at The Entrance while crossing the channel with his father and three younger brothers.

  • byAmber Schultz
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Search suspended for ‘beloved’ 11-year-boy swept off Central Coast beach
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Search suspended for ‘beloved’ 11-year-boy swept off Central Coast beach

Laith Alaid was crossing the channel at The Entrance beach with his father and three younger brothers when he was washed into the water on Sunday.

  • byRiley Walter andAmber Schultz
‘Hysterical’ father made desperate attempt to rescue son swept into sea
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‘Hysterical’ father made desperate attempt to rescue son swept into sea

A family fishing trip took a tragic turn when the 11-year-old was washed off a notorious Central Coast beach in front of his father and younger brothers.

  • byFrances Howe andRiley Walter
Eleven-year-old boy killed,four seriously injured after car crashes into school in Melbourne’s east

Eleven-year-old boy killed,four seriously injured after car crashes into school in Melbourne’s east

A woman has been arrested after allegedly crashing her vehicle through a fence at Auburn South Primary School and into five children.

  • byCassandra Morgan,Marta Pascual Juanola andAlex Crowe
As it happened:One child killed,four others injured after car crashes into school in Melbourne’s east

As it happened:One child killed,four others injured after car crashes into school in Melbourne’s east

Early reports indicate a driver has had a medical episode and crashed their vehicle through Auburn South Primary School’s fence and into an outdoor table.

  • byAlex Crowe andCassandra Morgan
Why these two firemen dived back into a city fountain to rescue a boy

Why these two firemen dived back into a city fountain to rescue a boy

In 1981,12-year-old Carl Powell was presumed dead after he went missing while wading in fountains on Swanston Street. As The Age turns 170,we revisit the firemen who risked their lives to save him.

  • byCarolyn Webb