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Western Australia Leader to ‘Reconnect’ With Korea, Japan, China Once Border Restrictions Dropped

West Australian leader Mark McGowan has earmarked a “reconnection” tour of trading partners Korea, Japan, and China after the state’s international borders are eased next year. The pledge comes amid ongoing tensions in bilateral Australia-China ties and as Western Australia (WA) prepares to keep its tough border restrictions in place over the Christmas period. On…


Hospitals in Western Australia Turn Away Patients As Vaccine Mandates Slash Staffing

Several hospitals across Western Australia (WA) have begun refusing new admissions and surgeries following a health staff crisis that worsened after unvaccinated staff were told they could not return to work. An email shown to The Epoch Times revealed that St John of God Subiaco in WA’s capital, Perth, was forced to halt any new…


Western Australia Sets Ambitious 90 Percent Vaccine Target Before Opening Borders

Western Australia (WA) will maintain its closed border policy into the new year, only allowing vaccinated travellers into the state once 90 percent of WA’s population is vaccinated, according to a new roadmap released by Premier Mark McGowan. While eastern states, New South Wales (NSW), Victoria, and Queensland, have gradually opened their borders—or are planning…


West Australian Hospitals Could Face Crisis As Staff Refuse Vaccine Mandate

According to insider information, the Western Australia (WA) government has remained silent as hospitals across the state could soon be forced to shut down or face severe staff shortages after hundreds of workers defy vaccination mandates. WA implemented vaccination mandates across the entire health sector on Sep. 2, with all public and private hospital staff…


West Australian Hospitals Could Face Crisis As Staff Refuse Vaccine Mandate: Nurse

According to a Perth midwife, hospitals in Western Australia (WA) could soon be forced to shut down or face severe staff shortages as hundreds of health workers have expressed their defiance to vaccination mandates. The midwife, who is based at a public hospital, told The Epoch Times that all WA hospitals would be affected by…


Unjustified Mandatory Vaccinations: Australians Freer Under Colonial Rule

Commentary The Western Australian (WA) government under Premier Mark McGowan is imposing mandatory vaccinations on about 75 percent of the state’s workforce, enforceable with massive fines of up to $100,000 for employers and $20,000 for workers. This, in a democracy, is to be affected by mere directions under the Public Health Act, most of which…


Australian State Govt Officials Attend CCP Events, Drawing Ire From Persecuted Groups

The state government in Western Australia (WA) is facing harsh criticism from human rights advocacy groups after the premier and cabinet members engaged regularly with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, including attending events celebrating the establishment of the Chinese communist regime. In an open letter signed by groups persecuted in China—including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, and…


Businesses Face $100,000 Fines in Western Australia Amid Vaccine Mandates

Over a million West Australians will need to be fully vaccinated by the end of January, with sweeping new mandates encircling approximately three-quarters of the state’s workforce. The new directives from Western Australia (WA) government stand out as one of the most all-encompassing and ambitious of any Australian state, with previously announced mandates for health…


Media, Govt Misinformation Affect Thousands of Western Australians Against Vaccine Mandates

Western Australians angry over the state’s vaccine mandates for around 100,000 health and mining workers have grown increasingly frustrated about the misrepresentation of them from both the state government and local media. This comes as thousands of West Australians took to the city centre in the state’s capital, Perth, on Oct. 16 to protest government…


Legal Outrage After Western Australia Law Designed To Block $30 Billion Lawsuit Upheld

The High Court of Australia has ruled in favour of a Western Australia (WA) law that specifically prevents mining billionaire, Clive Palmer, from suing the state, sparking anger from legal community members. Palmer’s Mineralogy company had pursued WA for around $30 billion in damages over a 2012 mining dispute. However, due to concerns of overwhelming…