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NEW NORMALPremiumThese City venues will ask for proof of COVID vax on Monday

Multiple popular venues owned by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination on Monday, in a change Mayor John Bowler described as ‘two years in the making’. 

Tom Robinson

Human RightsDissident's Wuhan tale published in Aust

Australian publisher Hardie Grant will release an account of the COVID outbreak in Wuhan, by dissident Chinese author Murong Xuecun.

Liz Hobday

PoliticsUK police move to limit PM parties report

UK police say they want parts of a key report into lockdown-breaching government parties to remain unpublished until they finish a criminal investigation

James Davey and Elizabeth Piper

PoliticsUN rights chief may visit China's Xinjiang

Media reports say UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is set to visit China's Xinjiang region after the February 4-20 Olympics.

Stephanie Nebehay and Gabriel Crossley

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Latest COVID ruling a masterclass in confusing our parents

All I can say is ‘good luck’ to the schools who expected to navigate the confusing isolation requirements of teachers and students when the inevitable Omicron wave hits.

Peter Law

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Chaney’s chances Premium
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Why Bishop thinks Curtin could be won by an independent

Liberal heavyweight Julie Bishop says it is possible that her old electorate of Curtin — which she represented for almost 21 years — could be won by high-profile independent candidate Kate Chaney.

Lanai Scarr

PoliticsUkraine president urges calm amid 'panic'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has suggested a Russian attack is not imminent, urging calm in the region.

Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk

PoliticsVote for Italy's president fails again

Italy's parliament has failed at a fifth consecutive ballot to elect a new head of state.

Johannes Neudecker and Manuel Schwarz, dpa

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Why WA stands united against Clive Palmer’s party

An overwhelming majority of West Australians want nothing to do with Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party at the Federal election, a new poll has revealed.

Lanai Scarr

‘Rip the Band-aid off’PremiumFrustrated WA businesses eye east coast relocation

Local businesses say WA’s quarantine restrictions leave them no choice but to switch their headquarters to eastern Australia until the State reopens.

Sean Smith and Adrian Lowe

New rulesVideoWhat you need to know about WA’s high caseload protocols

Mark McGowan has outlined a new definition for close contacts and revealed isolation rules for those affected, which are set to be applied when WA reaches a ‘high caseload environment’.

Cash splashVideoQuestions over timing of PM’s $1b Great Barrier Reef funding

Climate scientists have questioned the timing of a $1 billion Great Barrier Reef spending splash days out from Australia’s deadline to update UNESCO on how it is protecting the World Heritage site.

Georgie Moore

Breaking‘Big investment’ in natural wonder

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has insisted Australia is a ‘leader in reef management’ while announcing a billion-dollar package in an attempt to save the natural wonder.

Rhiannon Tuffield

Latest updateCommentsPremiumHow ‘high caseloads’ change WA’s close contact rules

Premier Mark McGowan has outlined new close contact and isolation requirements that will come into effect when WA reaches a ‘high caseload environment’.

Josh Zimmerman

Law and orderPrison west of Brisbane in lockdown

Borallon Training and Correctional Centre west of Brisbane is in lockdown as tactical response officers and the dog squad respond to an incident.

Laine Clark

PoliticsNew interim Qld crime and corruption boss

Bruce Barbour has been named Queensland's acting Crime and Corruption Commission boss, days after the resignation of Alan MacSporran.

Laine Clark

Law and orderCop's threat to 'blow lid' on firebombing

A ministerial aide spoke to senior officers after a cop warned he would "blow the lid" on the 1973 attack on a Brisbane nightclub, an inquest has been told.

Cheryl Goodenough

World‘Dangerous’: Ukraine support may mean war

In an extraordinary press conference, Putin’s man in Canberra has accused Australia of provoking war in Ukraine.

Courtney Gould

Get testedCommentsAlert over ‘unexpected’ detection of COVID-19 in City Beach

An alert sent to WA Health clinicians states it may indicate the presence of a COVID positive person either living or who passed through the affluent suburb.

Peter Law

PoliticsTroops a warning, not a threat: Russia

Russia's ambassador to Australia warns western countries' support for Ukraine is "dangerous" and could lead to war.

Georgie Moore

No-vax shiftCommentsPremiumBusinesses ‘thrown under bus’ with jab compliance burden

Employers enforcing WA’s double-jab requirement fear they’ll be worse off as staff who refuse end up working with bosses who won’t check amid questions about how the rule will be enforced.

Adrian Lowe

NEGATIVE RESULTSCommentsPremiumTwelve doctors cleared of COVID after partying at Perth club

All 12 doctors at a private Perth hospital who were isolating after being casual contacts of a COVID case at the Hip-E Club have tested negative.

Peter Law

TravelBig hint on when tourists will be back

The pandemic has brought tourism to a standstill, but the Prime Minister has suggested the border could be open sooner than you think.

Courtney Gould

SecurityNorth Korea confirms latest missile tests

North Korea has confirmed its two latest rounds of weapons tests were successful and says it will speed up the development of more powerful warheads.

Kim Tong-hyung