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As Western Australians wonder how the state's eventual border reopening might unfold, pundits often draw on the South Australian experience. But how comparable are the states and what bearing did SA have on Premier Mark McGowan's call to indefinitely delay the border opening?

Western Australia has recorded 51 local COVID-19 cases and the death of a man in his 70s who is believed to have been unvaccinated.

Western Australia records 51 local cases of COVID-19 among a total of 99 new infections, with the Premier also announcing the death of an unvaccinated man in his 70s at Joondalup Hospital.

Western Australia has reported another daily COVID record, as Premier Mark McGowan declares "Omicron is here".

One of the few women-only soccer clubs in Western Australia, the Northern Redbacks, resorts to a merger with one of Perth's biggest clubs as it battles for survival.

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Western Australia premier Mark McGowan is confident other sporting codes will soon join the AFLW in hosting matches in Perth again.

There have now been eight confirmed cases of COVID-19 at an aged care home in Perth's south as Western Australia records its highest number of new local cases since the start of the pandemic.