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Few WA prisoners have had COVID-19 booster jab despite Omicron's steady rise

WA Premier Mark McGowan has been urging prisoners to get vaccinated against COVID-19 — but new figures reveal that at some prisons, not a single inmate has been given a booster.

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WA records 643 new local COVID-19 cases as Omicron outbreak erupts, five people in hospital

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Western Australia erupts, with 643 local infections reported plus two travel-related cases, after a series of days with the number hovering over 200.

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WA to go it alone on virus restrictions

As much of Australia prepares to unwind rules, Western Australia faces months of COVID-19 restrictions as it grapples with a growing Omicron outbreak.

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WA records 258 new local COVID-19 cases as Qantas CEO Alan Joyce invited to eat 'humble pie'

Western Australia reports another 258 local COVID-19 cases as Deputy Premier Roger Cook invites Qantas CEO Alan Joyce to "eat some delicious humble pie when he comes to WA and sees how good it is here".

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Palmer, McGowan trial delay due to borders

Defamation hearings involving Clive Palmer and Western Australia's premier have been delayed due to Western Australia's border reopening.

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WA remote community in virus lockdown

More COVID-19 cases are expected to emerge in a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia where two people have tested positive.

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More than 200 local COVID-19 cases recorded in Western Australia as new restrictions begin

Another 213 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 are reported in WA amid new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus, with the Premier warning an outbreak in the remote Mantamaru community is expected to grow.

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Western Australia records 222 local COVID-19 cases, with two cases in Indigenous community

Western Australia records 222 local COVID-19 cases, as the current outbreak spreads to a remote Indigenous community.

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‘Our spirits are being broken’: a year after Perth’s homeless tent city was cleared, the crisis remains

The camp put the issue on the agenda in Western Australia and led to housing for some. But many still struggle on society’s margins

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Victoria records 20 Covid deaths, NSW 12 and Qld 10 – as it happened

Western Australia premier says he will spend week in hotel quarantine to avoid perceptions he will benefit from timing of border reopening; SA election campaign officially begins. This blog is now closed

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Border timing coincidence, WA premier says

Western Australia's number of active COVID-19 infections has risen to 877, with Premier Mark McGowan saying he intends to quarantine after the state reopens.

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Book Your Flights, Pack Your Masks & Text All Your Perth Mates ‘Cos The WA Border Is Opening

A win for the triple-vaxxed hotties.

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Covid: South Korea reports more than 100,000 new cases for first time – as it happened

Latest updates: south Korean case numbers have risen in recent weeks due to Omicron

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Western Australia to reopen 3 March to triple-vaccinated travellers

‘There comes a point where the border is ineffective when you get to high case numbers within the state,’ premier Mark McGowan says

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WA border opening date is March 3, as Mark McGowan announces new COVID restrictions

Just one month after delaying WA's border opening, Premier Mark McGowan has set a new date for when the state will finally reconnect with the rest of the world while announcing new restrictions to limit the spread of Omicron.

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WA to finally reopen borders from March 3

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced the state will reopen its borders from March 3 as its Omicron outbreak continues to grow.

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ACT to ease Covid restrictions; Bob Katter decries ‘super sneaky’ passing of firearms bill – as it happened

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WA Premier Mark McGowan attended a COVID-19 spreader event at a Fremantle pub, but has tested negative

Mark McGowan says he was at a large function last week after which nine people subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, as Western Australia sets a new daily record for cases of the virus.

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WA premier's virus scare as pub exposed

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has narrowly avoided having to go into quarantine after COVID-19 spread through a brewery he attended.

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Omicron reaches WA prison, 115 new cases

Western Australia's daily local COVID-19 caseload has reached triple figures for the first time with 115 new infections, and at least 32 schools exposed.

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WA records 115 new local COVID cases amid escalating Omicron outbreak

The number of new locally acquired COVID cases escalates as Premier Mark McGowan comes under sustained pressure to announce a date for the state to reopen, and defence force personnel are stationed outside a Perth nursing home.

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Clive Palmer tells defamation trial he feared Mark McGowan had 'licence to kill' under legislation

Testifying in the Federal Court where he and the WA Premier are suing each other for defamation, mining magnate Clive Palmer says he believed Mark McGowan could kill him without being prosecuted.

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Rapid test shortage is over: officials

Leading health officials have told a Senate estimates hearing supplies of rapid antigen tests are now plentiful, after widespread shortages during summer.

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WA law gave 'licence to kill': Palmer

Businessman Clive Palmer has told a court he was scared for his safety after the WA government passed legislation relating to his iron ore project.

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