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The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

Qantas to continue its Darwin to London service until June as WA border remains closed

Qantas will continue to run direct daily flights between Darwin and London until at least the end of June amid ongoing uncertainty about the reopening of the border to Western Australia.

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WA reports 62 new local COVID-19 cases, another daily record, despite 'low' testing numbers

Another 62 locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 are recorded in Western Australia, along with 13 cases linked to interstate travel, despite just 4,351 people being swabbed at PCR clinics yesterday.

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WA has 62 new cases, more aged care spread

More than half of eligible West Australians have received their third vaccine dose as the state posts a record 62 local COVID-19 cases.

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Why are there more earthquakes in Western Australia than the rest of the country?

It's been a shaky start to the year for Western Australia, with more than 100 earthquakes recorded in the state — and there are several reasons for that.

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PM got copy of report into Tudge allegations on 28 January – as it happened

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Uncertainty over jobs data due to Omicron as nation records at least 47 virus deaths – as it happened

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How South Australia might inform Western Australia's border reopening

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?

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Western Australia records 26 new local COVID-19 cases, with the source of six still unclear

Western Australia records 26 new local cases of COVID-19, with the source of six of those not yet clear.

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Thousands protest in Canberra; NSW records 32 Covid deaths and Vic 19 – as it happened

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Three WA emergency bushfire warnings

Emergency bushfire warnings have been issued for residents in parts of Jerramungup, Hopetoun and Mount Sheridan in Western Australia.

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Former coronavirus advisory board head Neville Power pleads guilty to breaching WA's COVID-19 border laws

The former head of the National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board faces a possible jail term after he flew into Western Australia without a G2G pass and failed to quarantine for 14 days.

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WA has 51 new COVID-19 cases, one death

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.

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Man with COVID-19 dies in Perth hospital as WA records 51 local cases among 99 new infections

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.

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‘Omicron is here’: Another COVID case record for WA

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

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Northern Redbacks all-female soccer club merges with ECU Joondalup to form Perth RedStar

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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Victoria’s ‘code brown’ to end; WA records second Covid death – as it happened

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McGowan defends WA allowing AFLW games

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

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Another six COVID cases confirmed at Juniper's Cygnet aged care home in Perth's south

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.

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Alarm raised over spate of WA farm deaths

An elderly farmer has died after being struck by a tractor in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region, prompting a WorkSafe investigation.

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Aged care cases among WA Omicron spike

Authorities are yet to determine the source of Western Australia's first aged care COVID-19 outbreak as the state posts a daily record of 139 new infections.

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Western Australia's big miners step up measures to keep COVID-19 out of their workforces

Western Australia's iron ore miners are doing all they can to prevent COVID-19 infiltrating their workforces.

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Woman, 20, forced to swim 200m to shore after 'Great White Shark' attacked her in sea

Jacquelin Morle, 20, was lounging in an inflatable pool ring in the sea off Western Australia's south coast when a monster Great White Shark plunged its razor-sharp teeth into her torso - leaving her severely injured 200 metres from the safety of the shore

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WA's Omicron outbreak spreads to aged care

An aged care resident and staff member have tested positive to COVID-19 in Western Australia as the state's Omicron outbreak continues to spread.

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AFL finalises exemptions to enter WA

The AFL has secured exemptions for women's teams Carlton and Collingwood to play in Perth despite Western Australia's continued hard border stance.

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Abrolhos Islands drug-smuggling trial told men were on drinking trip when boat ran aground

Prosecutors say an attempt by three men to import $73 million worth of drugs into Western Australia failed when their boat ran aground on a reef, but defence lawyers say the accused were just "cruising around drinking a few beers".

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