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The Latest Breaking News from Western Australia

WA surgery freeze as COVID-19 surge looms

Some non-urgent elective surgeries will be delayed in Western Australia as the state prepares for a steep rise in COVID-19 infections.

AAP

Australia travel rules: Everything you need to know as country prepares to reopen to vaccinated tourists

Pre-departure tests are not required for arrivals from 17 April

The Independent UK

Mark McGowan says WA COVID spread means new quarantine rules will kick in Tuesday

WA Premier Mark McGowan announces new definitions and protocols for close contacts of COVID cases in Western Australia will kick in on Tuesday as Omicron continues to spread through the community.

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WA fires fuelled by 'changing climate', authorities say, as emergency warnings downgraded

The threat eases from four destructive bushfires in Western Australia's south after they razed several properties and critically injured one man over a horror weekend for fire crews.

ABC News

ADF to support aged care sector as 46 Covid deaths nationally – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

'Horrendous' Wheatbelt bushfires still pose a threat, says fire chief

Fires that tore through Western Australia's agricultural heartland overnight scorching farmland and destroying property are still posing a threat as firefighters battle to contain them today.

ABC News

Climate concern amid intense WA bushfires

Four homes have been lost to a bushfire on Western Australia's south coast as climate change is linked to the intensity of blazes in the state this season.

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Returning northern WA residents confused and frustrated over border rules

For the first time since early January, residents in the East Kimberley can drive back into Western Australia, but the approval process has some tearing their hair out.

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Bridgetown and Denmark bushfires: Resident critical, at least five properties lost as blazes rage in WA south

A blaze burning near the Western Australian town of Denmark is downgraded on Sunday evening after a Bridgetown man suffers burns and several homes are lost to flames in fire emergencies in Western Australia's south.

ABC News

COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place — as it happened

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WA bushfires: Emergency bushfire threatening lives and homes in Bridgetown, residents evacuated

People in Bridgetown in Western Australia's south-west are told to leave immediately with authorities issuing a bushfire emergency warning.

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Bushfire threat upgraded in WA

A basketball stadium has been converted into an evacuation centre as fires threaten homes and properties in Western Australia.

AAP

Western Australian officials warn of catastrophic bushfire conditions

Western Australian officials warned on Saturday of forecast "extreme to catastrophic fire conditions" as a large bushfire burned out of control in the west of the country, forcing families to flee their homes.

Reuters

WA announces 25 new local COVID-19 cases as border eases, but many families remain separated

As some families are reunited in Western Australia under relaxed compassionate leave grounds, others remain separated by the state's hard border.

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Western Australian man arrested in possession of gun in Canberra's parliamentary zone is granted bail

A man allegedly caught with a loaded gun and more than 100 rounds of ammunition in Canberra's parliamentary circle yesterday has been granted bail.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria reports 41 Covid deaths, Qld 21 and NSW 18; anti-vaxxers protest in Canberra – as it happened

Firefighters in Western Australia battle two emergency-level bushfires. This blog is now closed

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AAP

Govt backing for major urea plant divisive

Traditional Owners fear spectacular rock art will be damaged if more industry is developed on Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula.

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New bushfire threat tests WA firefighters

Firefighters in Western Australia are dealing with two emergency-level bushfires, forcing some residents in the state's south to flee their homes.

ABC News

Qantas chief Alan Joyce takes aim at Mark McGowan over his border backflip as WA records 18 new COVID cases

Qantas chief executive likens fortress Western Australia to North Korea, warning the state will remain shut "indefinitely" until it has a plan to live with COVID.

The Guardian - AU

Qantas boss Alan Joyce compares Western Australia border restrictions to North Korea

Chief executive takes a swipe at state premier Mark McGowan saying: ‘I think we should all be a bit outraged by it’

The Guardian - AU

Eighty-four coronavirus deaths recorded; Morrison backs slow reopening for WA – as it happened

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The Conversation

Is it time to rethink vaccine mandates for dining, fitness and events? We asked 5 experts

The requirement to show proof of two doses of a COVID vaccine to do things such as eat out, go to the pub and visit sporting events is still in place across parts of the country including Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.

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Mitsubishi, Mitsui to team up for CO2 storage off Australia

Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsui Co. plan to launch a project to store carbon dioxide in the seabed off Western Australia, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

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