Premier Mark McGowan's decision to keep Western Australia's borders closed indefinitely is being described as a failure of leadership.
West Australians face being trapped indefinitely within their own state after the premier broke his promise to resume travel next month.
Mr McGowan announced the extraordinary backflip during a late-night press conference on Thursday, claiming it would be "reckless and irresponsible" to proceed with the planned February 5 reopening given the surge in Omicron COVID-19 cases across the country.
