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WA FIFO ‘probably positive’ while in the community

Premier Mark McGowan has revealed a WA FIFO worker is suspected of being COVID-positive while in the community, although he has held off plunging the State into another lockdown.

Peter Law

Ben O’SheaCommentsPremiumWhat McGowan can learn from Farmer Wants a Wife

I reckon the McGowan Government needs to follow in the footsteps of a certain Farmer Wants a Wife bachelor when it comes to solving the State’s skills shortage, and not buckle to pressure and commit.

Ben O'Shea

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No jab, no playCommentsPremiumWest Aussies without vaccine face missing out on footy

West Australians who refuse to be vaccinated face being barred from the footy and other major events as part of plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

Josh Zimmerman

‘New standard’CommentsMcGowan reveals plan to turn away COVID ships

The Premier will impose new protocols amid revelations there are six ships on their way to WA which have docked in COVID-ravaged Indonesia in recent weeks.

Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman

Skills SummitCommentsPremiumWA’s leaders meet for urgent talks on economic repair

Attracting seniors and women back into the workforce and poaching skilled migrants from other States will be among the ideas discussed to address critical skills shortages in WA.

Josh Zimmerman

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Coronavirus controversyCommentsPremium
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McGowan slams ‘arrogant’ NSW approach to virus outbreak

The WA Premier says the NSW Government is taking a ‘very arrogant and inadequate approach’ to its deadly outbreak, as new cases hit a record high and the defence force was called in to help today.

Peter Law

Coronavirus emergencyVideoCommentsPremiumNSW slams other states for ‘hoarding’ vax supplies

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has accused other states of abandoning Sydney to a ‘growing’ virus disaster — comparing hoarding Pfizer supplies to withholding firefighters from a bushfire.

Charlotte Elton

Plea rejectedVideoCommentsPremiumNo emergency Pfizer doses for NSW: Scott Morrison

The Prime Minister has confirmed the Delta-ravaged state will not be granted additional Pfizer vaccines after NSW declared its COVID-19 outbreak a ‘national emergency’. But there is a change of tack.

Kimberley Caines

‘National emergency’VideoMcGowan’s ‘how to crush and kill COVID’ guide for NSW

The WA Government is not prepared to hand over its share of jabs to virus-hit NSW, with Mark McGowan adding that Sydney’s outbreak could be controlled if the city was locked down properly.

Peter Law

Ship showPremiumFarmers nervous over Premier’s Indo vessels talk

WA’s agriculture sector is on edge after Premier Mark McGowan suggested ships could be banned from Indonesia as a last resort.

Jenne Brammer

COVID-19CommentsPremiumJandakot Airport favoured site for quarantine facility

Jandakot Airport is the frontrunner to host WA’s first purpose-built COVID quarantine facility because aircraft flying in and out of Perth Airport are too noisy, according to Premier Mark McGowan.

Peter Law

Jab rolloutCommentsPremiumPM wants McGowan to embrace AstraZeneca boost for WA

Scott Morrison’s plea to the Premiers comes as new figures show WA is at the back of the pack when it comes to vaccinations.

Peter Law and Sarah Ison

Long-term plan?CommentsPremiumPut hospital revamps ‘on backburner’: WA roadmap

The long-term plan for the State’s future infrastructure recommends punting major projects further down the track, with the Premier lauding its focus on ‘does something need to be built at all?’

Josh Zimmerman

COVID-19CommentsPremiumMcGowan to ask for stricter Indonesian cargo ship rules

Premier Mark McGowan will ask National Cabinet to consider strict new rules for cargo ships transiting through Indonesia.

Charlotte Elton

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BerejokelianCommentsPremium
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McGowan’s stark warning for Gladys’ ‘lockdown lite’

Mark McGowan says NSW counterpart Gladys Berejiklian must accept her ‘lockdown lite’ isn’t working and enforce stronger restrictions to stamp out the Sydney outbreak.

Peter Law

Suppression approachPremium“Go hard, go early” lockdown strategy best for economy

Economists say new research showing early COVID-19 suppression has the lowest costs to both the economy and public health validates the aggressive lockdown approach of Premier Mark McGowan.

Danielle Le Messurier

Coronavirus crisisCommentsPremiumMcGowan warns of harder border with COVID-hit NSW

WA’s hard border with NSW is set to get even harder, with Premier Mark McGowan foreshadowing even tougher restrictions for anyone trying to come west from the virus-ridden state.

Joe Spagnolo

Off the agendaCommentsPremiumWhat’s Labor hiding on electoral reform?

No party ever comes to the task of electoral reform with clean hands. Politicians want to win and their interest in voting laws has more to do with advancement and survival than democratic purity.

Paul Murray

Trade-offPremier floats $100 vouchers to encourage COVID jab

Mark McGowan says Bunnings vouchers could be used to encourage more people to get vaccinated against coronavirus.

Briana Fiore

Promising resultVideoZero! No new COVID cases recorded amid Geraldton scare

Residents in the Mid West can breathe a little easier after the Health Department reported no new COVID-19 cases had been diagnosed in WA overnight.

Josh Zimmerman

Decision reversedVideoCommentsPremiumGovt U-turn places dozens in iso after Geraldton breach

More than 50 staff, patients and visitors at the Geraldton Health Campus on Sunday evening have been told to quarantine – more than three days after they shared an ED with a COVID-infected seafarer.

Josh Zimmerman

Doubling downCommentsPremiumHard border ‘bleeding obvious’ for ‘rogue’ NSW: McGowan

The Premier has reiterated his stance that WA would keep a travel ban in place with the State until locally-acquired COVID cases drop.

Josh Zimmerman

Mark vs BazVideoCommentsPremiumLord Mayor: McGowan has ‘spat the dummy’ over WACA pool

A catfight has erupted between the McGowan Government and the City of Perth over the scrapping of plans for a WACA pool, with Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas accusing the Premier of ‘spitting the dummy’.

Briana Fiore & Josh Zimmerman

‘turn around’CommentsPremiumCOVID positive man airlifted to Perth from Geraldton

Mark McGowan has urged the Federal Government to stop a grain ship berthing at Kwinana after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19, and wants ensure ‘the ship sails away immediately’.

Cally Dupe