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WA Police want to refine hard border after state election with permanent stop-and-search powers WedWednesday 3 updated WedWednesday 3 Police Commissioner Chris Dawson says the hard border has helped officers catch drug traffickers. ( Share Print text only Cancel Western Australias Police Commissioner wants new legislation to give officers greater powers to stop and search vehicles at the states border. Key points: Chris Dawson says police need more permanent powers to help seize drugs  He will...

1 / of 3 Reasons why Clive Palmers bid to tear down WAs hard border was blocked by the High Court revealed WedWednesday 24 FebFebruary 2021 at 3:12am WA Premier Mark McGowan has vowed "the fight will go on" against Queensland businessman Clive Palmer. ( Share Print text only Cancel Western Australias hard border with the rest of Australia was justified to prevent a potentially catastrophic event, the High Court has found. Key points: Clive Palmer was ordered to pay the states legal costs Both s...

WA brings down border with QLD and NSW after days of no community transmission FriFriday 22 updated FriFriday 22 JanJanuary 2021 at 9:53am Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 1 Share Print text only Cancel Travellers from Queensland and New South Wales will be able to enter WA without an exemption from midnight on January 25. Key points: The Government has flagged relaxing the rules for Qld further Its been more than a month sin...

WA border reopens to Victoria but G2G application still required MonMonday 18 updated TueTuesday 19 WA implemented a hard border with all states in April 2020. ( Share Print text only Cancel Since April last year Western Australia has opened and closed its doors to the rest of the country numerous times. Families have been kept apart and planes of eager interstate travellers have arrived in the state, only to be told they need to leave. As WA re-opens to Victoria for the second time following ...

WA's hard border with Victoria will fall on Monday when a controlled border will come into effect — but arrivals will still have to self-quarantine for a fortnight and get a COVID-19 test.

New WA COVID-19 border restrictions see Victorian travellers leave rather than self-isolate Posted FriFriday 1 updated FriFriday 1 JanJanuary 2021 at 12:48pm Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch 1 Share Print text only Cancel Travellers from Victoria have expressed frustration and anger with the West Australian Government, following its move to reimpose the hard border with that state and order retrospective self-quarantine meas...

WA border uncertainty leaves families rethinking travel plans amid Melbourne coronavirus cases ThuThursday 31 updated ThuThursday 31 Micheal McCormick, Lorrienne Gannon and son Hudson decided not to fly to Melbourne. ( Share Print text only Cancel Nervous families are reconsidering their travel plans to Victoria as the WA Government reassesses its controlled border arrangements amid more new community cases of COVID-19 in Melbourne. Key points: WAs Chief Health Officer is seeking updated medica...

Families reunite after making it to Perth by skin of their teeth before WA border slammed shut Posted ThuThursday 24 updated ThuThursday 24 DecDecember 2020 at 11:01pm Sydney woman Leisha Freebury and her children have been reunited with family in Perth to celebrate Christmas. ( Share Print text only Key points: Others had their travel plans ruined when the hard border was reinstated with NSW Many SA families made a last minute dash to get to WA Had they been booked to travel to Perth just ...