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BORDER BLOCKADEPremiumJust say the word: Holiday hordes at our gates

On the eve of the state election, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is under increasing pressure to open the borders as thousands of southern families book holidays in anticipation.

Jeremy Pierce, Shiloh Payne & Cloe Read

RevelationsPremiumWhat we did in lockdown instead of drinking

Despite fears people’s drinking would sharply increase during the lockdown, new evidence shows it actually decreased. Here’s what we were doing instead.

Matthew Killoran

opinion
opinion
Border battlesCommentsPremium
opinion
Hardships behind hard border can no longer be ignored

The rest of Australia has moved forward with smart borders. It’s beyond time we did the same, writes Gemma Tognini.

Gemma Tognini

Running it tightCommentsPremiumSkyworks call looms as council sweats on cost to cancel

A decision on whether Australia Day Skyworks will proceed amid the pandemic will be made within weeks, with the City of Perth aware the longer they wait, the more it’ll cost ratepayers to cancel.

Peter Law

Testing ‘on track’CommentsPremiumWastewater delay claims ‘mischievous’ insists Cook

Health Minister Roger Cook says wastewater testing for COVID-19 will start in WA ‘this week’, just 24-hours after his department confirmed it had yet to begin.

Peter Law

Shopping shockerCommentsPremiumHard border ‘to blame for fruit, veggie price rise’

Spudshed CEO Frankie Galati has warned the price of some fruit and vegetables are set to sky-rocket this Christmas as labour shortages and WA’s hard border begin to bite.

Caitlyn Rintoul & Jenna Clarke

Another oneBusselton man charged with hotel quarantine breach

The 56-year-old man arrived at Perth Airport from Singapore on Friday and was supposed to stay in his hotel room.

Daryna Zadvirna

TestsPremiumCOVID alert: Fragments found in Ipswich sewage

Viral fragments of COVID-19 have turned up in testing of wastewater at the Carole Park treatment plant at Ellen Grove. Chief Health Officder Jeannette Young said authorities were taking the find seriously and anyone with symptoms should get tested.

Jackie Sinnerton

opinion
opinion
Border bluesCommentsPremium
opinion
WA tourism is desperate for a reopening plan

Local tourism businesses do not want to see an outbreak. But neither can we bear the burden of the border indefinitely.

Evan Hall

Growing problemCommentsPremiumPositive test for repatriated Aussie as more join list

As the number of Australians wanting to come home from overseas grows by the thousands, it’s been revealed a repatriated Australian has tested positive for COVID-19 — despite previous negative tests.

Sarah Ison

‘Temporary immunity’CommentsPremiumPerth test subjects wanted for COVID-19 nasal drops

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research has called for more human test subjects to trial nasal drops that could provide four hours of temporary immunity to the potentially deadly coronavirus.

Michael Traill

Fees factorPremiumAustralia returns to inflation as free child care ends

The end of the Federal Government’s free child care package introduced at the height of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown has caused a massive spike in inflation.

Michael Heath

Online surgePremiumLockdown lights fire under Coles Q1 sales

Lockdown measures instituted across a coronavirus-ravaged Victoria have helped to deliver Coles a super-sized first quarter.

Daniel Newell

Lockdown overVideoMelbourne traders open and families reunite

A Melbourne restaurant has wasted no time reopening to customers amid easing virus rules, while people can finally welcome friends and family into their homes.

Callum Godde

Jobs 360PremiumWhere all the best jobs are in regional Queensland

Job hunters are being urged to consider employment opportunities in Queensland’s regional areas as a record number of vacancies are available.

Sophie Elsworth

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Time wasters?CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
WA still isn’t testing wastewater for COVID-19

The State Government has been slammed after revelations testing of sewage has yet to start, sparking concerns about WA’s preparedness for a potential outbreak when the hard border comes down.

Peter Law

Debt woesPremiumWorst to come for WA households under mortgage stress

Conditions may worsen for households already under mortgage stress, with a new report predicting mortgage delinquency rates will increase over the next year.

Meilin Chew

Call for changePremiumBoost to diversity needed in WA

WA’s corporate community needs to “put runs on the board” to effectively tackle inclusion and diversity in the workplace, says WA’s female business leaders.

Meilin Chew

Hard border debateCommentsPremium‘We can’t be last’: WA tourism pushes for reopening

WA’s hard border means the tourism industry is already missing out on east coast dollars for 2021, according to Tourism Council WA boss Evan Hall.

Caitlyn Rintoul & Jenna Clarke

UPDATEPremiumTassie to open borders to NSW without need for quarantine

NSW residents will be able to travel to Tasmania without the need to quarantine from next Friday after Premier Peter Gutweit re-classified the state as “low-risk”.

Anna Caldwell, Mitchell Van Homrigh, Joe Attanasio, James O'Doherty

Here to stayCommentsPremiumCOVID-19 payments likely to continue: PM

Scott Morrison said while the Jobseeker rate would be ‘lower than it is right now’ it would be ‘higher than the old Newstart rate’ of $40 a day.

Sarah Ison

Coronavirus crisisCommentsPremiumMinister ‘not responsible’ for aged care virus deaths

Richard Colbeck has denied feeling ‘personally responsible’ for Australia’s coronavirus aged care deaths, saying the Morrison Government’s approach ‘has saved lives’.

Sarah Ison

BORDER OPENING?CommentsPremiumMcGowan stays ‘cautious’ ahead of updated border advice

Mark McGowan says the State Government will ‘continue to be cautious’ over WA’s border closure as Victoria recorded consecutive days of zero coronavirus cases for the first time since March.

Peter Law and Ailish Delaney

UpdatePremiumMinisters defend move as V8 legend sent packing

Motorsport legend Jamie Whincup and six members of his team have been evicted from Queensland after earlier being admitted on freight passes returning from the Bathurst 1000. Two of the State Government’s most senior figures have rejected claims the move was political motivated.

Kate Kyriacou, Madura McCormack, Greg Stolz

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