Father of Perth toddler who died with undiagnosed leukaemia welcomes coronial inquest

Father of Perth toddler who died with undiagnosed leukaemia welcomes coronial inquest

A review into the death of a one-year-old boy suffering from undiagnosed leukaemia has determined it was “reasonable” that he did not get a blood test at a Perth hospital.

  • byHamish Hastie

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Grieving parents were not consulted during review into son’s death at Joondalup hospital
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Grieving parents were not consulted during review into son’s death at Joondalup hospital

Suzan Al Hulow and Ali Al-Khafaji’s baby son Amir died inside Al Hulow’s womb while in the care of the public hospital on March 22.

  • byHamish Hastie
Parents sue after alleged botched delivery leaves baby profoundly disabled

Parents sue after alleged botched delivery leaves baby profoundly disabled

Blood and oxygen stopped flowing to the baby girl’s brain during her birth. Now she’s got cerebral palsy,epilepsy and an intellectual disability.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Minister vows to assess bulk-billing as Joondalup Hospital probe begins

Minister vows to assess bulk-billing as Joondalup Hospital probe begins

The health department will join a review of hospital services,and what people pay for GPs in Perth’s north will be scrutinised,after the death of toddler Sandipan Dhar.

  • byJesinta Burton
Big miners,energy sector drag ASX to a loss

Big miners,energy sector drag ASX to a loss

The Australian sharemarket slid on Tuesday,reflecting a mixed trading session on Wall Street after a US manufacturing report suggested its economy is slowing.

  • byJessica Yun andMillie Muroi
Former Telstra boss David Thodey named new Sydney University chancellor

Former Telstra boss David Thodey named new Sydney University chancellor

Thodey is best known as the former boss of the telco giant and currently chairs Ramsay Health Care and technology company Xero.

  • byDaniella White
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Boards wary about splashing dividend cash as growth slows

Boards wary about splashing dividend cash as growth slows

Boards are taking a cautious stance on lifting dividends as businesses face rising costs and an economy that is slowing because of steep interest rate rises.

  • byClancy Yeates
Patients relocated,theatres close after Mandurah hospital mould discovery

Patients relocated,theatres close after Mandurah hospital mould discovery

More than 30 patients at Peel Health Campus will be relocated,three operating theatres will be closed,and ambulances will be redirected following the discovery of black mould in the air vents.

  • byJesinta Burton
Australian companies are warming to private equity,says Blackstone

Australian companies are warming to private equity,says Blackstone

ASX-listed company boards’ “views on private equity are beginning to change,” overturning a long history in Australia of scepticism of the industry,says local Blackstone boss Michael Blickstead.

  • byHarry Brumpton
Family urges change after father’s heart attack death at Joondalup hospital

Family urges change after father’s heart attack death at Joondalup hospital

When Barry Nelson was rushed to the hospital with chest and arm pain,his mother told staff about the family’s history of heart attacks.

  • byMichael Genovese
No deal:Ramsay Health Care takeover talks crumble

No deal:Ramsay Health Care takeover talks crumble

After months of negotiations,the biggest takeover deal in Australia this year looks to have fallen through.

  • byEmma Koehn