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The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Record-breaking Western Australia heatwave has days to run before it moves east

Perth reaches 40C for the fourth consecutive day and the ninth time this summer

The Guardian - AU

A divided nation: Western Australia stays shut as COVID deaths mount in east

Australia will remain a divided nation, with the vast mining state of Western Australia cancelling plans to reopen its borders on Feb. 5, citing health risks from a surge in the Omicron COVID-19 variant in eastern states.

Reuters

WA's COVID-19 border will stay shut indefinitely. What now, and when might the state reopen?

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, WA once again has been left indefinitely closed off to the rest of Australia and the globe. How did it come to this and what happens now?

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Perth heatwave continues with temperatures above 40 degrees expected until Sunday

Western Australia's west coast, including Perth, is sweltering through the fourth day of a heatwave that could break an all-time hot-spell record.

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Nation records highest death toll for the pandemic following grim two weeks of rising numbers – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

COVID updates: WA Premier says border decision right call for the state — As it happened

WA Premier Mark McGowan acknowledges his decision to keep WA's borders shut "upsets some people", but says it's the right call.

ABC News

WA border closure 'failure of vaccination'

The premier's decision to leave Western Australia's borders closed has left people separated from their loved ones and businesses in a state of limbo.

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Western Australia suspends border reopening indefinitely amid Omicron spread

State had been due to open up to double-jabbed international and interstate travellers on 5 February

The Guardian - UK

Mystery infection among new WA virus cases

Coronavirus is continuing to spread through Western Australia with several new cases believed to have been infectious in the community.

AAP

Five new local COVID-19 cases recorded in WA as contact tracers probe mystery infection

Five new local COVID-19 cases are recorded in Western Australia, including one that is not linked to any known cases and was infectious in the community.

ABC News

Avoid visa soap opera over Slater: Andrews

Unvaccinated surfing legend Kelly Slater is set to be banned from entering Australia ahead of events in Victoria and Western Australia this year.

AAP

France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

The Guardian - UK

Two new cases, hospital staff iso in WA

Western Australia has two new local COVID-19 cases, including a man who presented at an emergency department while infected.

AAP

WA reopening 'perfect storm' for homeless

Western Australia's looming border reopening is set to place more pressure on homeless service providers and community organisations.

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Remote WA community of Kupungarri living in fear as COVID-19 reinforces need for mobile service

Most Australians are able to call for help when they're in trouble, but Deb Donation lives in constant fear for the safety of her community in remote Western Australia, where mobile phone reception is non-existent.

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COVID brings nurse Judith Warland out of retirement ahead of WA's border reopening

Not long before COVID was first detected Judith Warland retired as a nurse. This year she plans to resume nursing to support Western Australia's ailing health system as the state's border reopens.

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ASX and US stocks fall as bond yields rise amid expected interest rate hikes

The Australian share market and US stocks have been sold off sharply as traders prepare for the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to combat inflation.

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Two new COVID-19 cases in West Australian outbreak linked to massage parlours and Omicron variant

Western Australia records two more COVID-19 cases linked to a worsening cluster as Perth's City of Surf is cancelled and random proof-of-vaccination checks are announced for the Australia Day Skyworks.

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WA events cancelled amid Omicron fears

Western Australia's government faces pressure to reveal how many COVID-19 cases the state is likely to have after borders reopen in less than three weeks.

The Guardian - AU

Australia records 77 deaths on deadliest day of pandemic; national medical stockpile activated – as it happened

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New national park at Dryandra Woodland a win for critically endangered numbat

The park is created in the heart of Western Australia's Wheatbelt, providing greater security for the future of some of the state's most endangered animals.

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