Eliza Laschon
ABC.net.au
Perth, WA, Australia
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Engaged couple eager to reunite after Mark McGowan confirms WA border open date
Regan has hardly seen her fiance since taking a job in Melbourne at the start of the pandemic. Now they will finally be reunited when WA's hard border falls on February 5. → Read More
COVID-19 vaccination deadline arrives for tens of thousands of West Australian workers
WA Premier Mark McGowan said the state's vaccine mandate could be in place for a couple of years at least, as the deadline for social and frontline workers arrives. → Read More
Omicron COVID-19 variant to be monitored before WA sets reopening date, Mark McGowan says
Mark McGowan says it is still his plan to declare in the first half of December a date for the state to open up, but authorities will watch what happens with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 carefully over the next week. → Read More
Sexual harassment inquiry told female mine worker allegedly propositioned for sex at Rio Tinto, FMG
Astacia Stevens alleges men on several mine sites asked her for sexual favours in exchange for career advancement. She declined, is on maternity leave and is scared to go back. → Read More
WA Government announces new measures to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates in schools
A rolling school-based vaccination program will begin in Term 4, making it easier for WA students and staff to get a COVID-19 jab. → Read More
WA businesses call for changes to lockdown grants, as COVID-19 vaccination rates lag
WA having the lowest vaccination rate of all the states and territories is worrying local businesses who have already suffered through three lockdowns this year. → Read More
WA should pay for its own lockdown compensation, Federal Government says
Casual workers took a financial hit during Perth's third COVID-19 lockdown of the year. Now, the WA and Federal Government are at odds over who should compensate them. → Read More
Perth lockdown may be over but many businesses will be forced to stay shut amid COVID-19 restrictions
As the shutters rise on many businesses at the end of the four-day lockdown affecting the Perth and Peel regions, a raft of remaining restrictions will force many to stay closed. → Read More
Check-ins to SafeWA app unaffected after WA Police accessed data as part of criminal investigations
Revelations WA Police accessed SafeWA data as part of criminal investigations sparked concerns over privacy — but did it amount to an unacceptable breach of trust or was it in the public interest? → Read More
Housing rental 'crisis' entrenching West Australian tenants in 'cycle of poverty'
For Renna Gayde, having a home for her family means everything, but keeping that roof over her head is also entrenching her in a cycle of poverty. → Read More
Questions remain over Aishwarya Aswath's death at Perth Children's Hospital, WA Premier says
WA Premier Mark McGowan says a fast-tracked coronial inquest into the death of Aishwarya Aswath will help answer why the seven-year-old girl was not admitted to Perth Children's Hospital earlier on the night of her death. → Read More
Roe 8 and 9 bypass funded by federal government despite WA seeking to ban wetlands development
A controversial bypass that would bulldoze sensitive wetlands is still attracting funding from the federal government, despite WA re-introducing legislation that will effectively bury plans to build it forever. → Read More
WA hotel quarantine security guard stood down over breach of coronavirus protocols
A WA hotel quarantine security guard is stood down and another is under investigation for working a second job in breach of protocols brought in by the state government to reduce the risk of coronavirus spread. → Read More
Less than a third of WA hotel security guards will be fully vaccinated against COVID by deadline
The WA government originally said there would be "enough time for quarantine workers to get fully vaccinated" but less than a third of hotel security guards will have had both shots in time for the Chief Health Officer's deadline. → Read More
Perth small businesses say masks will hurt trade as COVID-19 restrictions continue
Small business owners say while they're grateful the state government is considering grants to help ease the pain of lockdown, ongoing restrictions for the next week are likely to curb revenue further. → Read More
Thrust into an unlikely role, new WA Opposition Leader Mia Davies is eyeing the challenge ahead
Thrust into the unlikely role of Opposition Leader and facing a Labor government wielding unprecedented power, WA Nationals MP Mia Davies is ready to get "a blood nose trying". → Read More
WA government plans to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for hotel quarantine workers
The WA Government plans to make the COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for hotel quarantine workers in Western Australia, despite Premier Mark McGowan conceding it was not his preference. → Read More
Liberal MP lets fly at own party in wake of WA election catastrophe
A WA Liberal MP launches a scathing attack on his own party's performance, saying it failed to be a "credible opposition" over the past four years and calling its central election energy proposal "the stupidest policy" ever released by the party. → Read More
WA election: Mark McGowan poised for prolonged dominance following historic landslide victory
Labor has secured total control of WA politics and could become the first government in the State's history to win a third four-year term if it continues to ride the unprecedented wave of popularity to the 2025 election. → Read More
WA election day arrives as Labor seeks second term after an unprecedented campaign
After an unprecedented election campaign amid an unprecedented pandemic, the day is upon us — West Australians will today make their choice about who will govern for the next four years, writes Eliza Laschon. → Read More