The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

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

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022

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.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022

WA records highest-ever daily COVID tally as parliament faces virus scare

Western Australia's daily COVID case numbers tally continues to break records as the state's parliament faces a virus scare.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022

Fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates used by Australians to beat mandates and enter venues

Unvaccinated Australians are using fake certificates to gain entry to venues the government banned them from at the beginning of this month.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2022

Patients forced to relocate thousands of kilometres from home as dialysis chairs sit unused

Richard Kanari left his job in the Northern Territory and moved to Western Australia to be near ailing wife Kathryn, one of the many being treated at kidney clinics far from home.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2022

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.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2022

Australia’s unemployment rate steady at 4.2% but Omicron hits hours worked

Hourly employment slumps in NSW and Victoria, down 13.5% and 13.2% respectively, while Western Australia posts 1.7% rise

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17, 2022

Minister asked why refugees still stuck in Park hotel if not security risks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022

COVID exposure sites confirmed in Great Southern after Darkan Sheepfest

Regional towns in southern Western Australia have been confirmed as potential COVID-19 exposure sites following an annual sheep festival held at the weekend.

ABC News · Feb 16, 2022

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.

AAP · Feb 16, 2022