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State lockdownRegional travel bans in place: What it mean for you

Read the full details of regional travel bans and find out if you’re exempt.

COVID-19 crisisHope after WA’s best day yet in killer virus fight

Western Australia might be ready to kick-start its economy in a few weeks if the number of new coronavirus cases continues to fall, but yesterday’s single-digit case day no cause for complacency.

John Flint, Josh Zimmerman and Sarah Steger

EXCLUSIVEHealth risk fears for accused criminals out on bail

The State Government is refusing to rule out relaxing bail conditions for accused criminals — including removing requirements to report to police stations — amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Rourke Walsh

Hospital escapeSouth West man charged over ‘false’ COVID claims

A Bridgetown man has been charged after allegedly claiming he had COVID-19 while in police custody.

Tristan Wheeler

COVID-19Billionaire’s $295m yacht docks in Freo amid ship chaos

More than 20 crew members aboard a luxury super yacht, owned by a Russian billionaire, will not be able to leave the ship until quarantining after it docked in Fremantle this week.

Peter de Kruijff

Hitting pausePandemic puts Perth mega building projects on ice

One of the city’s biggest projects — the $3.8 billion Belmont Park — is among several major commercial property projects put on ice amid the coronavirus crisis.

Kim Macdonald

Business blazeWelshpool business destroyed by fire

Fire has torn through a Welshpool business sending smoke across Perth’s inner eastern suburbs.

Caitlyn Rintoul

RESTRICTIONS EXPLAINEDRegional WA to be locked down like never before

Unprecedented restrictions on intrastate travel aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 will come into effect at midnight tonight, with rule breakers facing fines of up to $50,000.

Rourke Walsh, Peter Law & Shannon Verhagen

COVID-19 pandemicExclusive poll reveals WA wants ‘full lockdown’

West Australians want the nation placed into “full lockdown” to slow the coronavirus spread, despite two-thirds being worried about losing their jobs in the next six months.

Peter Law

Day 65‘The Car Seizure that Changed the Investigation’

On day 65 of the Claremont serial killings trial, the officer who seized the car Bradley Edwards drove in the 90s told court of the breakthrough police had when they realised the car still existed.

Kate Ryan

Coronavirus tragedy‘My dad was dying in front of me’

The family of WA’s second coronavirus victim, Ray Daniels, have opened up about their tragic loss on the day when their husband and father should have celebrated his 74th birthday.

Caitlyn Rintoul

COVID-19 crisisArtania cruise ship ordered to leave WA

The coronavirus-riddled Artania cruise ship with 500 foreign crew aboard is tonight waiting for medical supplies before its expected departure from Fremantle.

Peter Law

PAUL MURRAY’s MUST READ COLUMNDoes the AMA boss need a dose of reality?

The AMA is central to health policy formulation in WA, but under outspoken President Andrew Miller, the doctors’ union is in danger of being sidelined during the virus crisis, Paul Murray writes.

Paul MurrayColumnist

More cutsWA stakes cut by 20 per cent from Monday

Racing and Wagering WA CEO Richard Burt said TAB turnover had plummeted by at least 50 per cent and expenditure cuts were need to ensure the racing industry survived.

Ernie Manning

Trial of the centuryHow Claremont detectives discovered crucial Commodore

The moment police found the car that prosecutors say may have been used to lure Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon to their deaths was detailed today at accused Claremont killer Bradley Edwards’ trial.

Tim Clarke

Indecent assault caseEx-McGowan Govt adviser’s court case adjourned

Former McGowan Government media adviser Stephen Kaless has failed to convince a magistrate to list his indecent assault case for trial.

Shannon Hampton

Isolation adventure‘Paradise’: WA residents rave about isolation on Rotto

WA passengers from the Vasco da Gama cruise ship isolating on Rottnest say they are in ‘paradise’ compared to their interstate counterparts.

Danielle Le Messurier

Social distancingPublic transport services to be dramatically cut back

Public transport services in Perth will be dramatically reduced after a reduction of about 80 per cent in patronage thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

Workflow disruptedWA warned to brace for big resource production whack

WA’s resources sector — the engine room of its economy — is set to take a production hit as its tightly managed fly-in, fly-out workforce is upended by measures to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Sarah-Jane Tasker

RaidPerth Vietnamese crime syndicate ‘busted’

Police claim to have smashed a Vietnamese crime syndicate operating in Perth after seizing millions of dollars in cash found hidden in suitcases.

Rourke Walsh

Breaking newsLIVE: WA Premier gives coronavirus update

WA Premier Mark McGowan will hold a press conference this afternoon with the latest on the coronavirus pandemic.

BreakingMurdoch axes exams, won’t record failed units

Murdoch University has cancelled its first semester exams and if any students fail a unit in the first half of this year, it won’t be recorded on their academic record.

Bethany Hiatt

Virus latestWA flattening the curve with nine new cases

WA has recorded nine new cases of coronavirus, showing a significant slowdown in the growth rate for the deadly virus in the State.

Peter De Kruijff

Whistle blowerPrincipal in ‘sack threat’ over early school ‘closure’

EXCLUSIVE: An acting principal in WA was allegedly told she could be stood down after she pre-empted the PM’s advice to keep kids at home — by a day — to protect her staff from COVID-19.

Bethany Hiatt