ADF to support aged care sector as 46 Covid deaths nationally – as it happened Follow all the day’s news The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2022
'Horrendous' Wheatbelt bushfires still pose a threat, says fire chief Fires that tore through Western Australia's agricultural heartland overnight scorching farmland and destroying property are still posing a threat as firefighters battle to contain them today. ABC News · Feb 6, 2022
Climate concern amid intense WA bushfires Four homes have been lost to a bushfire on Western Australia's south coast as climate change is linked to the intensity of blazes in the state this season. AAP · Feb 6, 2022
Returning northern WA residents confused and frustrated over border rules For the first time since early January, residents in the East Kimberley can drive back into Western Australia, but the approval process has some tearing their hair out. ABC News · Feb 6, 2022
Bridgetown and Denmark bushfires: Resident critical, at least five properties lost as blazes rage in WA south A blaze burning near the Western Australian town of Denmark is downgraded on Sunday evening after a Bridgetown man suffers burns and several homes are lost to flames in fire emergencies in Western Australia's south. ABC News · Feb 5, 2022
COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place — as it happened Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia. ABC News · Feb 5, 2022
WA bushfires: Emergency bushfire threatening lives and homes in Bridgetown, residents evacuated People in Bridgetown in Western Australia's south-west are told to leave immediately with authorities issuing a bushfire emergency warning. ABC News · Feb 5, 2022
Bushfire threat upgraded in WA A basketball stadium has been converted into an evacuation centre as fires threaten homes and properties in Western Australia. AAP · Feb 5, 2022
Western Australian officials warn of catastrophic bushfire conditions Western Australian officials warned on Saturday of forecast "extreme to catastrophic fire conditions" as a large bushfire burned out of control in the west of the country, forcing families to flee their homes. Reuters · Feb 5, 2022
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
Western Australian man arrested in possession of gun in Canberra's parliamentary zone is granted bail A man allegedly caught with a loaded gun and more than 100 rounds of ammunition in Canberra's parliamentary circle yesterday has been granted bail. ABC News · Feb 5, 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
COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place — as it happened Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia. ABC News · Feb 4, 2022
Govt backing for major urea plant divisive Traditional Owners fear spectacular rock art will be damaged if more industry is developed on Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula. AAP · Feb 4, 2022
AAP · Feb 4, 2022 New bushfire threat tests WA firefighters Firefighters in Western Australia are dealing with two emergency-level bushfires, forcing some residents in the state's south to flee their homes.
ABC News · Feb 4, 2022 Qantas chief Alan Joyce takes aim at Mark McGowan over his border backflip as WA records 18 new COVID cases Qantas chief executive likens fortress Western Australia to North Korea, warning the state will remain shut "indefinitely" until it has a plan to live with COVID.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2022 Qantas boss Alan Joyce compares Western Australia border restrictions to North Korea Chief executive takes a swipe at state premier Mark McGowan saying: ‘I think we should all be a bit outraged by it’
The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2022 Eighty-four coronavirus deaths recorded; Morrison backs slow reopening for WA – as it happened This blog is now closed
ABC News · Feb 3, 2022 COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place — as it happened Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia.
The Conversation · Feb 3, 2022 Is it time to rethink vaccine mandates for dining, fitness and events? We asked 5 experts The requirement to show proof of two doses of a COVID vaccine to do things such as eat out, go to the pub and visit sporting events is still in place across parts of the country including Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.
The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 3, 2022 Mitsubishi, Mitsui to team up for CO2 storage off Australia Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsui Co. plan to launch a project to store carbon dioxide in the seabed off Western Australia, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
AAP · Feb 3, 2022 WA supermarket limits as floods hit supply Supermarket purchase limits in Western Australia could remain in place for weeks as repairs continue on a crucial freight link with the eastern states.
AAP · Feb 3, 2022 Fourth school exposed as Omicron sweeps WA Western Australia's premier is standing by his strict COVID-19 isolation rules as hundreds of school students are plunged into 14 days of quarantine.
ABC News · Feb 3, 2022 Western Australia's uranium future in doubt as just one in four projects to proceed A five-year window to demonstrate "substantial commencement" at three out of four uranium projects has elapsed, meaning just one project now has approval to proceed.
ABC News · Feb 2, 2022 WA's COVID-19 testing rates remain low, meaning the Omicron outbreak may be worse than it looks Epidemiologists and public health experts warn Western Australia's low COVID-19 testing rates could mean there are undetected cases in the community.