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Border call not easy but Premier can be trusted

It is looking increasingly likely Premier Mark McGowan will on Friday announce his long-awaited roadmap for bringing down WA’s hard borders.

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Is McGowan set to bring down WA’s hard border?

Premier Mark McGowan is expected to significantly relax WA’s hard border to allow quarantine-free travel from all States and Territories except NSW and Victoria, The West Australian can reveal.

Peter Law

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West Aussies backflip on WA hard border support

An exclusive poll has revealed nearly three-quarters of West Aussies want Premier Mark McGowan to set a tentative date for the opening of WA’s hard border.

Peter Law

‘Well done Victoria’VideoMcGowan lauds Victoria’s ‘incredible’ COVID result

Mark McGowan has labelled Victoria’s second wave response a ‘gold standard’ after the state celebrated zero new COVID cases for the first time in four months, as WA records two new cases.

Peter Law

‘seven out of eight’PremiumWA won’t ‘be rushed’ into border deadline: Premier

Mark McGowan has hit back at Prime Minister Scott Morrison, saying WA would ‘not be rushed’ into opening the State’s borders for Christmas and jeopardising West Australians’ way of life.

Sarah Ison and Peter Law

Virus vesselsCommentsPremiumMcGowan floats idea to turn back COVID-19 ships

Commercial vessels battling COVID-19 infections would be barred from collecting their cargo in a policy being investigated by the WA Government.

Josh Zimmerman

Mistakes madePremium‘Human tragedy’: McGowan sorry for Annaliesse’s death

Mark McGowan has apologised to ‘everyone involved’ for the death of Annaliesse Ugle, describing the 11-year-old’s suicide after her alleged sex abuser was granted bail as ‘beyond understanding’.

Josh Zimmerman

Quarantine debtVideoCommentsPremiumMcGowan’s brutal takedown of claims WA ‘owes NSW $8m’

Mark McGowan has blasted suggestions that WA should repay New South Wales for the cost of quarantining West Australians, saying WA had accepted the most returning Aussies per capita of all States.

Josh Zimmerman

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States unite to back WA against Clive in border battle

In a boost for the McGowan Government’s chances of winning the highly-anticipated trial, the Tasmanian Government has joined the NT, ACT, Victoria and Queensland in support of WA.

Peter Law

‘Political gain’CommentsPremiumMcGowan’s $100k COVID ‘sentiment’ bill blasted by Libs

Mark McGowan has been accused of basing WA’s COVID-19 response on popularity after it emerged his department set aside more than $100,000 for reporting on ‘community sentiment’ during the pandemic.

Josh Zimmerman

Bubble troubleCommentsPremiumMore New Zealanders ‘border hop’ into WA

The number of New Zealand travellers who have made it to WA after arriving on the east coast through the trans-Tasman travel bubble has more than doubled.

Josh Zimmerman

Border debateVideoCommentsPremiumAll 23 Kiwi ‘border-hoppers’ already granted exemptions

All of the New Zealand ‘border hoppers’ had valid reasons for entering WA and will be permitted to stay after completing two weeks of hotel quarantine, Police Commissioner Chris Dawson revealed today.

Josh Zimmerman, Charlotte Elton & Sarah Ison

‘Not an ideal situation’CommentsPremiumMcGowan discourages Kiwis from using travel bubble

Speaking after the arrival of 23 unannounced New Zealand travellers in Perth today, the premier said New Zealanders coming to Australia would limit the number of Australians who could return home.

Michael Traill and Josh Zimmerman

Rhetoric retaliationCommentsPremiumOpposition blasts Premier’s ‘COVID fearmongering’

Liberal leader Liza Harvey has accused Premier Mark McGowan of ‘creating fear and anxiety’ after he expressed concerns a second COVID wave could cause ‘mass deaths’.

Charlotte Elton

War of wordsCommentsPremiumMcGowan and Morrison governments in virus ship face-off

The McGowan and Morrison governments have traded barbs, blaming each other as crew from two more ships berthed at Geraldton and Fremantle tested positive for coronavirus.

Joe Spagnolo & Peter Law

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‘I’m afraid of having mass deaths on my conscience’

Mark McGowan has said he is afraid that thousands will die if the coronavirus were to return to WA, as he stares down critics of the State’s controversial hard border in an exclusive interview.

Peter Law

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A pandemic is no time for border games

West Australians have trusted Premier Mark McGowan. He now needs to trust us with the truth. We need him to be upfront, be clear and own the tough decisions that are coming.

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Labor planning to face new Liberal leader at State poll

As clouds gather over Liza Harvey’s position as Opposition leader, the ALP is dedicating valuable time to ‘war-gaming’ for a leadership change — with Libby Mettam among the frontrunners.

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Election pitchCommentsPremiumMcGowan Govt ‘embarrassingly un-Australian’: Harvey

Opposition Leader Liza Harvey has sounded the call to ‘silent West Australians’ in a Budget reply characterising the McGowan Government as ‘mean-spirited’ and ‘starved of hope and aspiration’.

Josh Zimmerman

Border twistVideoCommentsPremium‘No health reason’ to ban interstate travel from WA

There is no health reason West Australians should be barred from travelling to other States and Territories, provided hard borders are in place with NSW and Victoria, says WA’s Chief Health Officer.

Josh Zimmerman

‘Serious conflict’PremiumHands off our GST, McGowan warns struggling States

The Premier acknowledged that while WA was expected to be in a better financial position than other States, it was not willing to revisit the national tax carve up.

Tess Ingram

Stepping downCommentsPremiumNationals members resign over ‘disgusting’ nazi slur

Two young Nationals members embroiled in a nazi salute scandal which Premier Mark McGowan labelled “un-Australian” have resigned from the party.

Tom Zaunmayr

Coal to take hitCommentsPremiumWA’s remarkable new renewable energy targets revealed

Newly released modelling predicts at least 70 per cent of WA’s main electricity network will be fuelled by renewable energy in 2040.

Michael Traill

Eye on the prizeCommentsPremiumBudget hints at Labor’s drive towards election

Amid news WA is on track to deliver a pandemic-defying $1.2b surplus, five words from the Premier offered a glimpse of Labor’s likely election campaign messaging ahead of the March 13 poll.

Peter Law

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