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Unvaxxed parents may need exemptions to visit sick kids

Unvaccinated parents would have to apply for exemptions to visit their sick kids in hospital – and possibly provide a negative rapid test – under a visitation plan being considered by the McGowan Government.

Josh Zimmerman

PoliticsGladys makes surprise appearance

Months after her appearance at a corruption hearing former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has made a brief return to political life.

Ellen Ransley

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‘Jobs at risk’: WA builders blast McGowan over border delay

The peak body for WA’s building and construction industry has blasted Mark McGowan’s decision to delay the border reopening, warning that ‘livelihoods are at stake’.

Peter Law

RATs dealCommentsGovernment finally signs deal for local rapid antigen tests

A deal has been signed to purchase rapid antigen tests from a Perth-based supplier after it emerged tens of millions of kits were being sent to the Eastern States.

Peter Law

CORRUPTIONAnna’s huge claim about watchdog boss

The shock resignation of Queensland’s corruption watchdog boss was not forced by government, despite the embattled position coming under intense criticism.

Alex Druce

50th anniversaryEmotional scenes at anniversary march

More than 2000 people have marched to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.

Ashleigh Gleeson

WATCHVideoPress conference recap: Premier reveals dozens of new cases

WA has recorded 24 new COVID cases overnight, with the virus now confirmed to have spread to the Wheatbelt. WATCH HIS PRESS CONFERENCE HERE.

Peta Rasdien

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WA split on hot button Feb 5 border issue

Just over half of West Australians believe the McGowan Government could have done more to prepare WA for a February 5 border reopening.

Peter Law and Lanai Scarr

Read the memo in fullCommentsPremiumREVEALED: WA hospitals’ plan for dealing with Omicron wave

Hospital workers have been told what to expect when the Omicron wave peaks in WA via a Chief Health Officer memo, including elective surgery cancellation and ambulances reserved for patients who need them.

Peter Law

All for nothingPremiumAnti-vaxxer who threatened Premier now vaccinated and fined

A man who called the Premier while drunk and told him he was a ‘p..fter-looking c..t’ who ‘deserved to die in a hole’ for mandating the vaccine has walked away with a $3000 fine — and is now vaccinated anyway.

Briana Fiore

UPDATEDGrace Tame fires back at critics after PM pic

Outgoing Australian of the Year Grace Tame has returned fire at her critics after her icy meeting with Scott Morrison sparked national media coverage.

Ashleigh Gleeson and Samantha Maiden

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The West Australian exclusive
‘Unsafe and unsustainable’CommentsPremium
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Workers could strike over child protection staffing crisis

The union which represents WA child protection workers is threatening industrial action over what it says is ‘chronic understaffing’ in the Department of Communities.

Annabel Hennessy

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RAT trapCommentsPremium
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WA bypassed as rapid antigen tests sent to Eastern States

Tens of millions of rapid antigen tests are being sent from Perth to the Eastern States because Victoria, NSW and the Commonwealth moved faster than the WA Government to purchase kits.

Peter Law

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Miners promised softer isolation rules within days

The State’s biggest mining and energy bosses have been told by the Premier they will be given guidelines for isolation and close contacts within days at a major meeting with 30 leaders.

Danielle Le Messurier

TIME TO OPENCommentsPremium‘It’s time’: Doctors call for WA border to open on Feb 5

An intensive care specialist at one of Perth’s biggest hospitals is behind a petition attracting support from doctors across WA that calls for Mark McGowan to reopen the border on February 5.

Peter Law and Briana Fiore

PoliticsPremier hits back over integrity claims

The Queensland premier has brushed aside criticism after the state’s top integrity chief quit amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of unlawful lobbying.

Blake Antrobus

Covid-19Dom slaps down wild WA claim

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has slapped down an extraordinary Covid claim from the West Australian government.

Anton Nilsson

Show goes onCommentsPremiumAustralia Day Skyworks given green light by State Government

The State Government has given the green light for Wednesday’s Australia Day Skyworks to go ahead despite a jump in local COVID-19 cases.

Peter Law

Major blunderCommentsPremiumCOVID positive mum could have exposed others in ED bungle

A COVID positive mother and child were wrongly directed to the ED waiting room of a major Perth hospital in an embarrassing bungle just days after Mark McGowan delayed WA’s border reopening.

Peter Law

CoronavirusWhy we aren’t told to wear N95 masks

Australian experts have stopped short of recommending everyday people begin wearing N95 respirators during the pandemic - here’s why.

Steve Zemek

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How McGowan has made his mark over the past 10 years

Mark McGowan’s former chief of staff Guy Houston gives an unprecedented insight into the popular but controversial Premier who has led WA Labor for 10 years.

Guy Houston

Still strugglingNew restrictions ‘worse than lockdown’

Restaurants and retailers are facing “lockdown-like conditions” as Omicron continues to rage, fuelling fears some businesses will not survive the wave.

Angie Raphael

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The 30 burning questions McGowan must answer about COVID

Mark McGowan’s border backflip has left many West Australians confused about the reasons why we are still isolated. These are the 30 pressing questions he must now address.

The West Australian

Anti-vax ralliesVile signs at nationwide ‘freedom’ protests

Thousands of protesters against vaccines and lockdowns swarmed on city centres during ‘freedom’ rallies, with some carrying vile signs.

Ryan Young