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Just because something is politically popular does not necessarily make it right.
Time and again over the past year we have witnessed hardline actions by governments and law enforcers that have infringed on basic liberties and rights, all in the name of keeping us safe.
COVID-19 politics: people are happy they are being kept safe, more so with what they are seeing on TV each night coming out of India. Â
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In all cases, it has led to political reward while at times raising questions as to the necessity of it all.
Hundreds of stories of hardship and sadness inflicted by the application of emergency powers and border closures have marked Australiaâs battle with the coronavirus.
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Perth avoids lockdown after MIQ worker tests positive, flights to NZ cancelled
2 May, 2021 01:38 AM
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Passengers from Sydney are escorted to waiting buses after being processed following their arrival at Perth Airport in October 2019. Photo / Getty Images
Passengers from Sydney are escorted to waiting buses after being processed following their arrival at Perth Airport in October 2019. Photo / Getty Images
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By: Natalie Brown
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced he wants to avoid another lockdown at all costs after a hotel quarantine guard tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday. Instead he introduced a slate of new restrictions.
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West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says there have been no new cases of COVID-19 detected in the community overnight and Perth would therefore avoid a lockdown for now.
But he will alter Perthâs COVID-19 restrictions and not permit spectators at Sundayâs western derby at Optus Stadium this afternoon.
WA Premier Mark McGowan had good news and bad for the community after the latest hotel quarantine outbreak.
He said 45,000 spectators trying to arrive at Optus Stadium, most via WAâs public transport system, would put too much strain on contact tracing efforts.
Nightclubs would also be closed immediately until just after midnight on Saturday, May 8.
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced Perth will not re-enter lockdown after three new community cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the city yesterday.
There are fears at least one of the people was circulating in Perth for up to four days before it was confirmed he had Covid-19.
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A security guard tested positive for the virus while working at the Pan Pacific Hotel, along with two of his housemates.
McGowan said at a press conference this morning that no new cases of community transmission had been recorded since yesterday.
However, while Western Australia is not going into lockdown today, fans will not be able to attend the AFL western derby at Perth Stadium.