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Plan was NEVER to ‘let it rip’ on February 5

As time passes in the wake of Premier Mark McGowan’s decision to abandon the promise to reopen WA to the world on February 5, clear themes have emerged around how he seeks to justify the backflip.

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EXPLAINEDCommentsWho can and can’t enter WA under new COVID rules revealed

The new exemptions are headlined by a big expansion of travel on compassionate grounds.

Josh Zimmerman

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

Latest updateCommentsBunbury outbreak grows to 17 amid 24 new infections

WA has recorded 24 new COVID cases overnight, with a Wheatbelt case and a mystery case among the new infections.

Briana Fiore and Josh Zimmerman

Court battleCommentsPremiumMcGowan can’t dodge NSW trip after defamation trial delayed

The legal showdown between Mark McGowan and billionaire businessman Clive Palmer will not go ahead next week with the Federal Court judge presiding over the matter agreeing to reschedule the trial.

Emily Moulton

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

Back to school planCommentsNo masks for primary school kids as 15 cases recorded

Primary school children will not be expected to wear masks under the McGowan Government’s back-to-school COVID-19 plan — but they will in the event of a “large-scale outbreak”.

Bethany Hiatt & Josh Zimmerman

Last-minute movePremiumPremier’s bid to swerve COVID restrictions in Palmer scrap

The Premier has lodged an urgent application in the Federal Court to allow him to defend allegations he defamed Clive Palmer via video link citing his own decision to keep the State’s border shut as an issue.

Emily Moulton

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

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Health bungle puts more heat on Government

Two facts became obvious on Sunday: that the virus is now spreading through the community and that West Australians have good reason to doubt whether enough has been done to get our health system up to scratch.

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Why Mark McGowan’s WA border backflip is a fail

Premier Mark McGowan’s announcement on Thursday that the State’s border reopening was being called off indefinitely was a kick in the guts to so many people who had been counting on him to stick to his word.

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Trust in leaders depends on receiving right information

Part of our acceptance of the Government’s pathway over the last two years has been based on transparency from our leaders and trust in what they were telling us.

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Mental tollVideoCommentsPremium‘Set a date’: AMA boss demands border reopening clarity

AMA WA president Mark Duncan-Smith has called for Premier Mark McGowan to urgently set a date for border reopening after revoking the February 5 plan. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

‘More suffering’CommentsPremiumBusinesses blast McGowan over ‘inexcusable’ border bungle

The decision to indefinitely delay the reopening of the State’s borders will only exacerbate a critical skills crisis which has left many key industries in limbo, says the country’s peak business body.

Daniel Newell

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How can Premier say we’re STILL unprepared?

If WA can’t open after two years, an economic boom, a relatively healthy population living in mostly hot weather and an urban sprawl that prevents congestion . . . then who the hell can be prepared?

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CONFIRMED: Mark McGowan to delay WA’s full border reopening

Mark McGowan is set to announce the plan to fully reopen WA’s border to quarantine-free travel on February 5 will be delayed, The West Australian has confirmed.

Peter Law

Legal stoushPremiumMcGowan loses court bid to keep Clive Palmer texts secret

Confidential text messages from West Australian Premier Mark McGowan about mining magnate Clive Palmer will be revealed at their defamation trial.

Angie Raphael

Call to come cleanCommentsPremiumMcGowan won’t reveal RAT order date as delay fears grow

The State Government still can’t reveal the exact date it ordered millions of rapid antigen tests in preparation for WA’s border reopening, as fears grow about delivery delays.

Peter Law

‘Strong possibility’CommentsPremiumMasks here to stay in WA ‘for long term’: McGowan

There is a ‘strong possibility’ West Australians will be required to wear masks in public until at least the end of winter in a bid to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.

Josh Zimmerman

Latest updateCommentsPremiumPremier warns of undiscovered Omicron cases in community

Mark McGowan has urged anyone with even ‘slight symptoms’ to get tested amid fears there are more cases of the COVID variant Omicron lurking in the WA community.

Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman

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LIVE: Mark McGowan to speak on latest COVID-19 outbreak

WA Premier Mark McGowan is due to provide a COVID-19 update the day after mask-wearing restrictions were re-introduced to help fight the latest Omicron outbreak in the State. WATCH IT LIVE HERE

David Johns

Cluster growsCommentsMcGowan: Mask up as Omicron is here, and it’s spreading

Masks will be reintroduced in Perth and Peel from 6pm on Sunday after a surge in cases linked to a day spa in Applecross.

Briana Fiore

Locked outCommentsWA shuts out Australia as NT elevated to ‘extreme risk’

All domestic travel to WA will be banned for all but the most exceptional circumstances when the Northern Territory is upgraded to an ‘extreme risk’ jurisdiction on Thursday.

Josh Zimmerman

Short supplyCommentsPremiumRATs race: Chemists start waiting lists for in demand tests

The ban on rapid antigen tests was lifted on Monday, but there was not a kit in sight in WA.

Briana Fiore