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West Australians are going to the polls on 13 March, despite the opposition leader conceding defeat last week.

NEW RULES FOR NEW ZEALAND According to the ABC, Australia’s eastern states have imposed new quarantine restrictions on New Zealand travellers after the number of COVID-19 cases linked to an Auckland high school grew to eight. While NZ authorities believe the outbreak, which prompted a lockdown on Sunday February 14, is under control, NSW Health has also announced it is contacting travellers who have arrived from the country since Saturday and recommended that, as a precaution, they should get tested and isolate until they get a negative result. The news comes after private aged care compan...

Last modified on Sun 21 Feb 2021 21.02 EST The decision that cemented Mark McGowan’s extraordinary popularity came three weeks into the coronavirus pandemic. On 2 April, when the Ruby Princess outbreak was reaching its peak and Australia recorded its 24th death from Covid-19, the premier announced he would introduce a hard border banning all travel into Western Australia, with limited exemptions, turning the state “into its own island within an island – our own country”. The border was criticised outside WA, but that seemed to only increase its popularity within the state...

Amid warnings the WA election may end in 'total control', it's worth examining what that means WedWednesday 17 updated WedWednesday 17 FebFebruary 2021 at 9:50pm The warning that Labor could take 'total control' in parliament poses a whole lot of questions. ( Share Print text only Cancel A Labor government with "total control" is "dangerous for the future of our state," WA Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup is warning. But what is total control? What would it mean for politics? And is it actually likely after the state election on March 13? What is total control? Having total control of parliament ...

One tool to rule them all: The WA state election 2021 promise tracker We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss One tool to rule them all: The WA state election 2021 promise tracker Normal text size Advertisement 2021 has only just begun, but the COVID-safe elbow bumps with voters and pork-barrelling have been building up for months. To date, the four major political parties have made more than 200 commitments on how to improve the lives of West Australians ahead of the March 13 state election. But if you were more preoccupied with working on the pe...