{"id":359968,"date":"2025-11-06T14:26:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/359968\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:26:20","slug":"cook-forced-to-defend-1-5b-hospital-splash-after-pcec-axing-the-west-australian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/359968\/","title":{"rendered":"Cook forced to defend $1.5b hospital splash after PCEC axing &#8211; The West Australian"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi9gFBVV95cUxNVFFVT0JOVVFTLTR0eTAyZHBTUHlMemVHVVdvVXE2a25LVEtwMEpsOUczd2VGNWszOHJKN2M0SnpCSUo3MEJ2em9hNXJHR3B1THJwcTJVMXk3VWN0Yjd6MHpMQUZXWU1yVUQwVFBnN29wNlZCcTlYR3JhcWJfbGZRejBPTHpTbmdQR3A1ZFRlUmhDZ0dWamxtSTFBbk8xNi1lNFVvekJ0MnpPV1c1TzllNlJmcEtXN0RubTV0T0VtdzlndnZ3NmkxUDZyTWdTeUJEVjN2cmplS1NtQm5WSDg0bTdUbkJRM3RtWjFBcmUyQ2wwRjltUFE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cook forced to defend $1.5b hospital splash after PCEC axing<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The West Australian<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiswFBVV95cUxPWERobmJ6d01HSnYteGlHNlh1R29vNVFFN3NPTnVHVVB5WkdqRC1FQXhidFpCa1pQdFdQT0RSTGlHUngzVHc2SHFiMWRpaFlveGxRTGpSZXFNTDVPRHU2NlZkTmZ1ZXNCRmxTbVI2V3JYQ0Vzd0REblZKUFQ0ZV9VVk9KUnp5MHRnaTdHWmZ1ejU1YkRfdGp1ZHRGcFVnUlI4ZnpjREhwekowUmQ0T1dTS1Q0dw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WA government to buy private Perth hospital, scraps $1.6b convention centre facelift<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Australian Broadcasting Corporation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi6AFBVV95cUxPUEJPOVJKUHRySS1JdFl3Tnk2eTdpYVBlZEl4MmQwYTJmR1pVN0QtT3FlZWJjcVlkUzFDTnA0NlIzY2tqbTQtSFMwUjZrSFJFY1I1MmpDaVJQVWY4VVJwODFDSnpRYUpDN0h2TFY3a2Z2MUZsd1BwUkRZaGxZSjVxWFoxRm1hZmszem5Ib0NWN0xUdHVCR0kxUllZT2FmYUljQU1wenBmMVpoOHYyVmJIT2NUTmRacUJqcFhKX3luSUlPcnV1a3RrSmxBdUdIYmNmdGFQMTgwS3A3RVBJQzRESlB4SVJDQWVt?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">$1.6 billion Perth convention centre upgrade scrapped to buy and build hospitals<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;WAtoday<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi0gFBVV95cUxOMGhwVEJCY2pkVlZ4TExudTk3aEsyNmxWSC1PUEVVRVg4UllJRTVkekdTWVU3NUdyRzFZYlF6VXJmRGpOY3k4LTE1eVplMWxqZWhiYUFBeFJ2YTJDRVl2RjlIM24yOGpOYTBzZ2dLNFRvMlFPUTZjTmJNTnU4TW9HM1FIZll4cFp4MlljM1RlNmd3MUMwVTZaaXR6Slp2Sy04Z21fQ1p3cDRuVVBPTHlOTzQ0dE9vdS0wbUJRZjBPYjRTLXRWYl9PT1F5S0M5NUlYTEE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">As it happened: WA news on Thursday, November 6<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Age<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi2AFBVV95cUxNeU1semhKWV9pS29ZQ2UxeTVMaURfcXl4RFp1aEg5Mm94UWFSaGJ5T2VJcHBoanB2dkxyUlAxWTdwTElLVGhCd0ZxZlplVDlRWGdZTzBTUmZOUUR0WjlNYUdCWDVwd3hEOEIxMHo0OU1nTWhPSjJlc0FMRGd4Wl91RENQVTIzSVU3elFLb2VuN1VSZjZQbVV4ektwMUh4UFF1MVVrMUZfdXprY0haUWtiSEd5dFhYNkhXd3Z5SWY5elp4RnpuYWVzaHVFQjIwamxSaVVqZGNKcDE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Health a good excuse to scrap PCEC but details don\u2019t add up<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The West Australian<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cook forced to defend $1.5b hospital splash after PCEC axing&nbsp;&nbsp;The West Australian WA government to buy private 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