The Western Australian (WA) Labor Party appears to be on track for an unprecedented win in the upcoming March election after February Newspoll results, conducted by The Australian, showed the WA Labor Party with an unassailable lead. The results released on Feb. 19 showed Labor had a 36 point lead over the WA Liberal Party in…
WA Labor Party Could Gain Both Houses Following Huge Lead in Election Polls
Western Australia Drops Quarantine for NSW Travellers
Western Australia has removed a requirement for NSW travellers to quarantine upon arrival but Victorians remain locked out for now. Premier Mark McGowan says WA will extend its hard border with Victoria until at least midnight on Wednesday. It comes as the state continues a snap five-day lockdown to combat a COVID-19 outbreak stemming from…
Rain Due After Tough Night for West Australian Fire Fighters
PERTH, Australia — Firefighters are hoping for weekend rain in Western Australia (WA), with the number of homes destroyed by a devastating bushfire in the Perth Hills rising to 86. Hopes are high that forecast weekend rain will help firefighters get on top of the week-long blaze as a tropical low tracks towards the southwest….
Late Payments Strain WA Small Businesses in Pandemic
Late payments are adding to the financial strain on West Australian small businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic, a report has found. The Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre report found more than a third of small businesses reported revenue losses last year. But optimism is considerably higher for 2021, with roughly the same number of firms expecting…
Leading Physician Frustrated at WA Mismanagement of CCP Virus Quarantine
A prominent medical professional has expressed frustration at the hotel quarantine system in Western Australia (WA) and believes that the lockdown resulted from health officials ignoring the warnings of medical experts. WA Australian Medical Association president Dr. Andrew Miller has blamed the lack of a strict mask policy and air ventilation within the quarantine hotels…
Uncontrolled Bushfires Destroy 71 Perth Homes Prompting Total Fire Ban
Bushfires have ravaged Perth’s northeastern suburbs destroying 71 homes, leading the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) to announce a Total Fire Ban (TFB) on Wednesday for areas throughout the state. The bushfire which prompted the fire ban was started in the suburb of Wooroloo and was first reported on Monday, but the cause…
Several States Shut Borders After Western Australia’s Emergency Lockdown
Several states have closed their borders to West Australians (WA) following a single locally acquired CCP virus case in Perth. After a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, the WA state government issued a five-day lockdown for the…
Authorities Warn Perth’s Hard Lockdown to Combat the CCP Virus May Be Extended
Western Australian authorities remain unsure whether the state’s five-day lockdown will end as scheduled as they continue to investigate how the hotel quarantine security guard who triggered the lockdown contracted the CCP virus. The guard at the Sheraton Four Points in Perth CBD, who has been confirmed to have the highly transmissible UK strain, attended 16…
Wild Weather Headed to WA’s Pilbara Area, Heavy Rainfall and Strong Winds Predicted
Authorities have issued a cyclone blue alert from Mardie to Ningaloo on the northwest cape of the Pilbara in Western Australia. A tropical low is predicted to track over land, roughly parallel to the Pilbara coast on February 2, before moving offshore and then rapidly intensifying into a cyclone on Wednesday. The next tropical cyclone…
Perth Enters Five-Day Hard Lockdown Amid UK-Variant
Metropolitan Perth and two nearby regions will enter a five-day hard lockdown after a hotel quarantine security guard attended more than a dozen venues while infected with the UK strain of COVID-19. From 6 p.m. on Sunday, metropolitan Perth, the Peel Region and the South West region will lock down until 6 p.m. on Friday….
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