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WA Premier Mark McGowan won't rule out closing the border again in future

As Western Australia's hard border falls for the first time in nearly 700 days, Premier Mark McGowan says he cannot guarantee it is gone for good.

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WA border open after two years of COVID-19 travel restrictions, bringing tears of joy in Perth

Western Australia's hard border is lifted and the state opens back up to the world, prompting emotional scenes at Perth Airport and queues of motorists at road checkpoints as travellers pour in.

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Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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Why WA's border opening is welcomed by ordinary Australians

These are some of the everyday Australians who have been impacted by two years of strict border controls in Western Australia. Today, they welcome the state's reunification with the rest of the country with open arms.

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WA had two years to get homeless people off the street. So why are they still stranded as Covid surges?

As Western Australia is bringing down its hard border it is disturbing to see how little has changed for the most vulnerable

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Australia reunited as WA hard border drops

Australians are now free to travel to every state and territory after Western Australia's hard border restrictions, imposed during the pandemic, ended.

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WA records 1,766 new local COVID-19 cases as state prepares to lift hard border and reopen

The day before Western Australia lifts its hard border and reopens to the world, the state records 1,766 new local cases of COVID-19, with the hospital system put on red alert.

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Western Australia border reopens after 697 days as the ‘hermit state’

The reopening comes after one false start – and amid an Omicron outbreak and controversial new Covid restrictions

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WA to introduce tougher COVID-19 restrictions from Thursday as cases in remote communities revealed as false positives

Western Australia will move to the next level of COVID-19 restrictions from Thursday as COVID cases in Bidyadanga and Beagle Bay communities are revealed as false positives.

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Dozens riot, set fires at major WA prison

About 100 prisoners were involved in a riot at Western Australia's largest prison, days after several COVID-19 cases were detected at the facility.

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Jacob Anthonisz pleads not guilty in Department of Communities public sector corruption case

Jacob Anthonisz is facing hundreds of charges related to the alleged siphoning of more than $20 million from Western Australia's Department of Communities.

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Prison riot breaks out as inmates turn violent and start fires in cells

Cameras showed helicopter footage of the disturbance as prisoners escaped on to the roof of the jail in Acacia, Western Australia

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Cyclone Anika makes landfall in WA

Residents in and around Kalumburu have been told to shelter as Tropical Cyclone Anika made landfall in Western Australia's north Kimberley coast.

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Western Australia notches up more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for second day running

Western Australia records 1,098 new local cases of COVID-19, with 15 people now in hospital.

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Cyclone Anika set to hit WA, parts of NT

Cyclone Anika will be packing destructive winds of up to 130km/h when it makes landfall in Western Australia's Kimberley region, forecasters warn.

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Victoria records 15 Covid deaths, NSW 11 and Qld eight; flood fatalities – as it happened

Two people, including an SES volunteer, have died after being swept away in Queensland flood waters, bringing the toll to four. This blog is now closed

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WA records over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases as CHO warns asymptomatic infections 'out there'

Close contact rules are relaxed for police and health staff to keep them at work as another 1,043 COVID-19 cases emerge in Western Australia, with the Chief Health Officer warning authorities are "probably not capturing everyone" who is infected.

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WA surpasses 1000 new daily Omicron cases

Western Australia's COVID-19 caseload has reached new heights with the state recording 1043 new cases and hospitalisations expected to grow.

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COVID-19 mask rules explained for every state and territory

States across Australia are shifting their mask laws after months of mandates. Here's a breakdown on what is and isn't changing.

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WA man dies with COVID-19 in the NT

A Western Australian man has been added to the Northern Territory's COVID-19 death toll as the territory records 757 new infections and three deaths.

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Virus hits major WA Aboriginal community

Seventeen people have tested positive to COVID-19 in Western Australia's largest remote Aboriginal community, with the state recording 617 new infections.

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Morrison condemns Moscow’s ‘brutal’ attack on neighbour – as it happened

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Rio Tinto posts record full-year profit

Mining giant Rio Tinto expects its Pilbara iron ore costs to increase due to labour shortages in Western Australia, having posted a record full-year profit.

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Gascoyne pastoralists fight fire through rain, as ongoing lightning continues to spark blazes

Pastoralists in the remote Gascoyne region of Western Australia describe their experience battling bushfires during heavy rain and thunderstorms.

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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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