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WA announces 25 new local COVID-19 cases as border eases, but many families remain separated

As some families are reunited in Western Australia under relaxed compassionate leave grounds, others remain separated by the state's hard border.

ABC News · Feb 5, 2022

Beyond today's happy reunions, opinion remains divided on WA's border stance

While the indefinite delay to WA's complete reopening came as a relief to many, others remain disappointed the state continues to be largely closed off to the world.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2022

Victoria reports 41 Covid deaths, Qld 21 and NSW 18; anti-vaxxers protest in Canberra – as it happened

Firefighters in Western Australia battle two emergency-level bushfires. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022

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Efe Ambrose on Dunfermline transfer brink as forgotten St Johnstone defender handed loan lifeline

The former Celtic and Hibs centre-back has struggled to make his mark in Perth.

Daily Record · Feb 4, 2022

Melker Hallberg believes Hibs exit for St Johnstone was right move as he believes in Perth project

The 26-year-old signed an 18-month deal with the Saints after his departure from Easter Road

Edinburgh Live · Feb 4, 2022

Man, 106, who is still 'sharp as a tack' says secret to happy life is avoiding two things

Gordon Ewers, from Perth in Western Australia, has just celebrated his 106th birthday but still enjoys his independence and has revealed the secret to his longevity

Daily Mirror · Feb 4, 2022

Former Perth Provost Mike O’Malley 'a real people person'

One of Perth's former civic leaders has died aged 75. Mike O'Malley served on Perth and Kinross Council for 20 years, bringing in the flood defence scheme to protect his ward, North Muirton.

Daily Record · Feb 4, 2022

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Hero milkman Jamie saves 85-year-old woman found bleeding on Perth street after fall

Quick-thinking Jamie Muir and employers Thomson Dairies were sent a heartfelt thank you message from Betty Lawrie's family after coming to the pensioner's rescue

Daily Record · Feb 4, 2022

SSEN engineers work day and night to return power to Perth and Kinross homes after storms

Storm Malik left thousands in Tayside without power on Saturday, January 29 before the even stronger Storm Corrie struck eastern Scotland with gusts of 92mph the following day

Daily Record · Feb 4, 2022

Dangerous sex predator knifed lone female in Perth after googling 'how to kill a woman'

Brandon Bloice attempted to murder the stranger after knifing her in the back in the early hours of September 21 2019.

Daily Record · Feb 4, 2022

Intensive Care Unit doctor at Perth metropolitan hospital returns positive COVID-19 test

An intensive care unit doctor at a metropolitan hospital in Perth tests positive for COVID-19 and work is underway to trace their contacts.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2022

Mike Hay: Why you can never write off massively determined Eve Muirhead

Hay is delighted that curlers from Perthshire are continuing to shine on the greatest of stages

Daily Record · Feb 4, 2022

WA to open border to AFLW, A-League Men

West Coast and Fremantle's AFLW teams are set to return to familiar surroundings next week for a run of home games, with Perth Glory set to join them.

AAP · Feb 4, 2022

Glory COVID blows mean more postponements

Perth Glory chief executive Tony Pignata is confident the club will be ready to play again on February 13 after they were hit by another COVID-19 wave.

AAP · Feb 4, 2022

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ABC News · Feb 4, 2022

Luke Fawcett gets life sentence for murder of Marie Collins and Wayne Johnson in Victoria Park

A Perth psychologist who recorded a rehearsal video before committing a "brutal, merciless and terrifying" double murder receives one of the longest minimum jail terms in West Australian history as the victims' family proclaim "justice has been served".

Daily Record · Feb 3, 2022

Dangerous sex predator knifed lone female after googling 'how to kill a woman'

Brandon Bloice attempted to murder the stranger after knifing her in the back in the early hours of September 21 2019.

AAP · Feb 3, 2022

Women on the run after WA prison escape

Police are searching for three female prisoners who escaped from a pre-release facility in Perth's southeastern suburbs.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2022

FIFO workers fear donga quarantine 'hell' as industry calls to halve WA isolation period

FIFO workers raise concerns about isolating in small rooms, as the wife of one Perth-based FIFO worker whose husband has bipolar disorder says mental health should be a higher priority.

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ABC News · Feb 3, 2022

Emergency warning downgraded as threat eases for bushfire in Rockingham, south of Perth

The threat level for a bushfire in the southern Perth suburb of Rockingham is downgraded after it came close to properties near the area's hospital.

AAP · Feb 3, 2022

Dangerous bushfire in Perth's south

Residents in parts of East Rockingham in Perth's south are being urged to leave immediately as an out-of-control bushfire threatens lives and homes.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2022

WA records 19 new COVID cases as school cluster concerns grow, but isolation rules to stay for now

Premier Mark McGowan insists the state will not be changing its strict isolation rules at present as another Perth school grapples with a positive case.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2022

Albanese demands Colbeck ‘resign today’ as nation records 82 Covid deaths – as it happened

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AAP · Feb 2, 2022

Packer's influence over Crown 'extinct'

James Packer insists the influence he once had over Crown has "ceased permanently" as a royal commission into Perth casino prepares to deliver its findings.

AAP · Feb 2, 2022

Firefighters battle uncontrolled WA blazes

Warnings remain in place for out-of-control bushfires southeast of Perth and in Western Australia's south as firefighters battle gusty conditions.

AAP · Feb 2, 2022

McGowan feels heat over WA border rules

Western Australia's hardline approach to managing its Omicron outbreak has forced the temporary closure of a Perth school just days into the first term.

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