Breaking News for Perth, Western Australia
Five Western Australian nurses are headed to Melbourne to support Victoria in its COVID-19 response. This initial group will join a small Western Australian forward command team that left Perth on Wednesday. The Western Australian deployment is responding to Victoria's Department of Health and Human Services urgent request for healthcare workers. Since the
Read More
The WA Government's Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Bill 2020 passed Parliament today. The Bill will ease the burden on health care workers who contract the virus and require access to workers' compensation entitlements. As experienced in Victoria, many essential health care workers are working in difficult circumstances and
Read More
A new Bill has been introduced to State Parliament to support critical Government decision-making, reduce costs and deliver financial relief to businesses and individuals, as part of the COVID-19 economic recovery measures. The COVID-19 Response and Economic Recovery Omnibus Bill 2020 will allow State Government agencies to continue to operate in
Read More
A new program delivered as part of the WA Recovery Plan will assist small business owners to adapt and respond to the COVID-19 environment. The PIVOT program will help small business owners enhance their entrepreneurial mindset and develop innovative ways of operating their business. Western Australia's nation-leading response to COVID-19 means WA
Read More
Thousands of foster and family carers will receive one-off payments of $500 or more from the WA Government to help ease household financial pressures experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 7,359 children living in carer households are expected to benefit from the financial boost, which will be provided directly to
Read More
Western Australia is set to host its first major cultural festival since the onset of COVID-19, with this weekend's LiveLighter Multicultural Eid-Adha Carnival to take place tomorrow (August 8) at Burswood Park. Co-ordinated by the Australian Arab Association, the free public family friendly carnival will include international cuisines, music, entertainment, performances
Read More
More than 4,700 school children, teachers, and staff from across Western Australia's public schools have undergone their first test for COVID-19, as part of the WA Government's research study scanning the school community for any asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. The program is voluntary, with consent required from parents of child participants and
Read More
The State Government has turbocharged its Streamline WA regulatory reforms to aid economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The reforms build on the sweeping changes to planning and environmental protection laws that recently passed State Parliament. The Government will spend $2.25 million over the next two years to expand
Read More
Planning is now underway on a multi-million dollar infrastructure upgrade and expansion package for Western Australia's emergency services under the WA Government's $5.5 billion WA Recovery Plan. Some of WA's emergency services volunteers will share in a $13 million fund to upgrade facilities and provide new amenities, as part of a
Read More
The WA Government has stepped up its border protection measures in light of the unfolding COVID-19 situations in Victoria and New South Wales. The new arrangements have been put in place based on advice from the Chief Health Officer and Police Commissioner. Effective immediately, anyone coming to WA from Victoria, unless exempt,
Read More