The NSW ghost hospitals set to get more doctors and nurses

The NSW ghost hospitals set to get more doctors and nurses

The state’s health system is under increasing pressure but the NSW government will pump millions into understaffed hospitals.

  • byChristopher Harris

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Search for missing surfer near Margaret River suspended
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Search for missing surfer near Margaret River suspended

Surfers Point Prevelly remains closed on Saturday after the search for a 40-year-old missing surfer was suspended.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
‘Long-term pain’:Scientists warn against WA’s prescribed burn regime

‘Long-term pain’:Scientists warn against WA’s prescribed burn regime

Is it time the government rethinks its prescribed burning practices? New research says it’s making forests more flammable,not less,but the state stands firm.

  • bySarah Brookes
St John Ambulance drivers told to hit the brakes

St John Ambulance drivers told to hit the brakes

St John Ambulance has reduced the maximum speeds its drivers can reach while responding to life-threatening emergencies.

  • byMichael Genovese
Fire fight over ‘hostile takeover’ of local brigades

Fire fight over ‘hostile takeover’ of local brigades

A country revolt is brewing over a state government “hostile takeover” of rural fire brigades,under legislation before the Queensland parliament this week.

  • byCameron Atfield
‘A ticking time bomb’:Family’s plea on battery fires after their home is charred,pets gone

‘A ticking time bomb’:Family’s plea on battery fires after their home is charred,pets gone

Jim and Maria lost their pets and a lifetime of memories as a result of a lithium-ion battery fire. Victorian firefighters are battling one such fire every day.

  • byRachael Dexter
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Three things I love:St John Ambulance WA paramedic Matt Didcoe

Three things I love:St John Ambulance WA paramedic Matt Didcoe

Each week,WAtoday reaches out to the Perth community to find out three things people love the most about our coastal capital.

  • byMatt Didcoe
‘I was yelling at residents to get out’:Neighbour helps rescue people from New Farm blaze
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Brisbane

‘I was yelling at residents to get out’:Neighbour helps rescue people from New Farm blaze

On Saturday morning,when Iain heard an explosion,he ran down the street. Four people were on a balcony desperately trying to escape an intense blaze.

  • byCloe Read
‘I’m lucky to be alive’:WA teenager who fell down cliff speaks out

‘I’m lucky to be alive’:WA teenager who fell down cliff speaks out

Robert Reeves,16,was hiking at Sixty Foot Falls with four of his friends when he fell 10 metres down a cliff face.

  • bySarah Smith andHolly Thompson
Dramatic rescue of teen boy who fell from cliff in Perth’s south east
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Perth

Dramatic rescue of teen boy who fell from cliff in Perth’s south east

A Perth teenager has been winched to safety on Tuesday afternoon after plummeting 10 metres down a cliff face in Perth’s south east.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Young boy airlifted to hospital after Lesmurdie Falls rescue
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Perth

Young boy airlifted to hospital after Lesmurdie Falls rescue

A primary school-aged boy believed to be younger than 10 was airlifted to Perth Children’s Hospital after a fall at Lesmurdie Falls.

  • byCameron Myles