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WA Flying Doctors departing with new healthcare strategy

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The Royal Flying Doctors Service has released a new strategy to continue delivering health services across Western Australia.  The strategy is divided into three components: innovation, partnership, and safety.  The organisation is in consultation with community partners to implement the strategy and expand healthcare services across the region.   Image: Image: Supplied/ RFDS Produced By: …

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‘Hear Me Out’ report highlights systemic failures of WA juvenile detention system

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Last week, a new report was tabled at the WA Parliament hoping to change how young people are treated in detention.  The report called ‘Hear Me Out’ features the voices and perspectives of 43 children and young people detained at Banksia Hill and Unit 18, along with staff and service providers. Image: Image: Pexels/ Ron …

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Water free ‘containment zone’ could stop cane toads infiltrating WA’s Pilbara

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The Western Australia State Government has announced funding for the first phase of a Toad Containment Zone, a collaborative project involving traditional owners, rangers, pastoralists and scientists.  Experts like Curtin University’s Professor Ben Phillips, say The “toad-break” zone is devoid of the water cane toads need to survive, and will stop them from infiltrating WA’s …

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New species of land snail discovered in Nullarbor estimated 3 million years old

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Scientists at the Western Australian Museum have discovered a new species of land snail in Western Australia’s Nullarbor region, the fossil estimated to be around three million years old. The discovery comes after two comprehensive fieldwork sessions between 2021 and 2023. Researchers say the discovery is especially significant, because it indicates the climate having been …

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Healthcare standards in WA Youth detention centres inadequate: report

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A new report released by Harvard University highlights poor health standards for young people in detention centres. Children in detention are likely to have greater health needs, like mental illness, substance abuse, and complex trauma. The report includes research from youth detention centres in Western Australia and indicates a long way to go to ensure …

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