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SEE THE PICTURESCommentsPremiumParliament protest: Anti-vaxxers slam ‘new world order’

Hundreds of people are rallying outside Parliament against the WA Government’s ‘no jab, no job’ vaccine mandate.

Peter Law

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Terrifying messagesPremium
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Premier hit by chilling death threats from anti-vaxxers

Mark McGowan has received multiple death threats after anti-vaxxers shared his personal mobile number in online chat groups overnight.

Peter Law

As it happenedVideoIN FULL: McGowan’s important Cleo announcement

Police believe four-year-old Cleo Smith was snatched from her tent at a WA campsite and have offered a $1 million reward for information leading to her location. CATCH UP ON THE PRESS CONFERENCE HERE.

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Sweeping changesVideoCommentsPremiumThousands could lose job, even at 99pc vax compliance

The staggering amount of West Aussies who could soon be without a job — if they refuse to get vaccinated under an expanded mandate announced by the State Government — has been revealed.

Charlotte Elton

Shot in the armVideoCommentsWA’s vaccine mandate to cover 75pc of State’s workforce

Vaccination will become mandatory for a huge list of occupations including teachers and those in construction, with the Government saying we’re in the ‘final quarter’ of the fight against the virus.

Charlotte Elton

As it happenedVideoWatch in full: McGowan delivers latest on vax mandate

COVID-19 vaccinations will become compulsory for most West Australian workers, including teachers and supermarket staff, by the end of the year. Watch the Premier’s full press conference here.

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‘Running blind’PremiumWA businesses demand plan for interstate borders

Companies stand to lose billions in lost opportunities the longer the State Government keeps the border shut, experts warn, with WA the only state yet to unveil plans.

Adrian Lowe & Kate Purnell

Border trade-offCommentsPremiumWA to be Australia’s most isolated State for Xmas

Mark McGowan wants West Australians to have a ‘lovely, normal Christmas’ without venue capacity limits and face masks, but it will come at a price.

Peter Law

Desperate effortMcGowan commends tireless Cleo search crew

The Premier has recognised the work of those who have returned to scouring the land and ocean for Cleo in the Carnarvon area.

Staff writers

Loss of freedomsVideoCommentsPremiumRestrictions will return when WA reopens borders

Mark McGowan has confirmed that capacity limits will return for concerts and AFL games when WA reopens its borders — and masks may be back too.

Brianna Fiore

Staying silentCommentsPremiumPremier slams Lib MP as ‘selfish’ for hiding vax status

Mark McGowan has hit out at Upper House MP Nick Goiran for refusing to reveal whether or not he has been vaccinated against coronavirus.

Charlotte Elton

‘Strong rules work’CommentsPremiumWA border won’t be bowled by Ashes bid: McGowan

Premier Mark McGowan has insisted the Australia and England cricket teams ‘must comply’ with WA’s strict border rules for the fifth Ashes Test to be played at Perth in January.

Peter Law

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Is McGowan milking the GST row for all it’s worth?

Opposition leader Mia Davies believes Mark McGowan is milking the GST battle with the east for all it’s worth — and she’s probably right.

Joe Spagnolo

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Kean sidesteps GST fight as Perrottet backs away

The man replacing GST grump Dominic Perrottet as NSW Treasurer, Matt Kean, has indicated he’s not as up for a fight over the tax distribution as his new leader.

Lanai Scarr

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Free ticket bonanzaCommentsPremium
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Premier, ministers showered with $60,000 in GF gifts

Premier Mark McGowan — along with 10 of his ministers — were showered with more than $60,000 worth of tickets and corporate hospitality for the AFL grand final.

Josh Zimmerman

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‘Tough but necessary’CommentsPremium
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Rio to make jabs mandatory for entire WA workforce

Mining giant Rio Tinto says it will extend the State Government’s mandatory COVID jab policy for FIFO workers in the State’s resources sector to its entire WA workforce.

Stuart McKinnon, Josh Zimmerman & Charlotte Elton

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UndisclosedCommentsPremium
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Quigley’s Christmas chopper ride not declared

Attorney-General John Quigley opted against declaring a December helicopter ride with former Crown director John Poynton in his annual return filed with Parliament on Thursday.

Josh Zimmerman

Not on my watchCommentsPremiumMcGowan to ‘fight to death’ to keep GST share

WA’s Premier and the Prime Minister have told the leading contender for the new NSW leadership position to keep his hands off hard-fought GST deal.

Kimberley Caines

EditorialCommentsPremiumYes, protecting our GST is a fight to the death

Those who may suggest we are paranoid to foster fears of another unfair GST carve-up looming on the back of the sudden rise of Dominic Perrottet to NSW Premier might have short memories.

Labor praiseCommentsPremium‘Virtual’ Albanese seeks westward route to The Lodge

The Federal Labor leader has firmly hitched his wagon to wildly popular WA Premier Mark McGowan.

Josh Zimmerman

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McGowan raises fresh fears of COVID deaths

More than 4000 West Australians will be hospitalised with COVID-19 and over 700 will die within six months if WA reopens its border to virus-infected States at 80 per cent vaccination.

Peter Law

Hard lineCommentsPremiumMcGowan won’t drop borders until vax rates hit 90pc

Premier Mark McGowan has trumpeted WA’s COVID-19 success story but is adamant he won’t bring down hard borders until nine in 10 West Aussies are fully vaccinated.

Joe Spagnolo

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Mark McGowan’s $5500 Crown gamble

The premier was the star guest at a $5500 dinner hosted by Crown to raise funds for Labor’s re-election — at the same time the casino giant was being investigated over money laundering in WA.

Peter Law & Josh Zimmerman

Go for goldVideoCommentsPremiumBasil tells Premier to fight for Commonwealth Games

Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas has urged the Premier to ‘seize the moment’ and ‘throw his weight behind’ Perth securing hosting rights for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

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