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Two-way NZ travel back before Christmas

Australians wishing to fly overseas won’t have to put a trip to New Zealand in their letters to Santa, with quarantine-free travel between the nations expected before the end of December.

Lanai Scarr

BORDER WARSPremiumD-DAY: Border set to remain shut to Sydney

It’s D-Day for the Queensland Premier’s ongoing border blockade, with business leaders warning of dire consequences if clear moves aren’t made.

Jeremy Pierce & Jack McKay

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Border call not easy but Premier can be trusted

It is looking increasingly likely Premier Mark McGowan will on Friday announce his long-awaited roadmap for bringing down WA’s hard borders.

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Is McGowan set to bring down WA’s hard border?

Premier Mark McGowan is expected to significantly relax WA’s hard border to allow quarantine-free travel from all States and Territories except NSW and Victoria, The West Australian can reveal.

Peter Law

DEVASTATEDPremiumBombing survivor’s family beg for funeral reprieve

The parents of Gold Coast Bali Bombing survivor Jake Ryan, who died two weeks ago, are pleading for funeral numbers to be increased to more than 100 after being offered Metricon Stadium for their son’s service.

Cloe Read

Doors to shutPremium250 Mosaic stores to close as landlords refuse to budge

The retail group that owns iconic brands including Noni B, Katies and Rivers is closing 250 stores as some landlords fail to come to the party on rent relief.

Rebecca Le May

Reuniting with the east?CommentsPremiumBorder decision imminent after health advice updated

Updated health advice regarding WA’s hard border will be considered at a meeting of senior McGowan Government MPs and public sector bureaucrats tomorrow.

Josh Zimmerman

Qld ElectionPremiumClubs, pubs lobby CHO to ease COVID restrictions

Queensland clubs and pubs bosses have lobbied Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young for a relaxation of industry rules ahead of borders reopening.

Darren Cartwright, Ellen Ransley

Savage blowBoeing to cut another 7000 as COVID throttles travel

Boeing has been whipsawed by falling revenue since its 737 Max was grounded in March 2019 after two deadly crashes, and then a coronavirus pandemic that caused air travel to plunge.

Dividend slashedPremiumANZ’s full-year profit smashed by COVID

Full-year profit at the bank has fallen the most in more than a decade as the coronavirus-induced recession swelled bad-debt charges.

Matthew Burgess

‘It brand’Tupperware profits soar as shut-ins store leftovers

Tupperware relied on social gatherings for explosive growth in the mid 20th century. In the 21st century, it is social distancing that is fuelling sales.

Virus crisisCommentsPremiumVictoria records three COVID cases as Europe locks down

Victoria has reported three new coronavirus cases, and as Melburnians enjoy long-awaited freedoms, European nations are set to reintroduce tough lockdown measures as infections surge.

David Aidone, Maria Bervanakis, Tiffany Bakker, Clare Armstrong, Merryn Johns, Zoe Smith, Katy Hall, Anthony Piovesan

BORDER BLOCKADEPremiumBookings blitz adds pressure to Premier’s border decision

On the eve of the state election, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is under increasing pressure to open the borders as thousands of southern families book holidays in anticipation.

Jeremy Pierce, Shiloh Payne & Cloe Read

RevelationsPremiumWhat we did in lockdown instead of drinking

Despite fears people’s drinking would sharply increase during the lockdown, new evidence shows it actually decreased. Here’s what we were doing instead.

Matthew Killoran

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Hardships behind hard border can no longer be ignored

The rest of Australia has moved forward with smart borders. It’s beyond time we did the same, writes Gemma Tognini.

Gemma Tognini

Running it tightCommentsPremiumSkyworks call looms as council sweats on cost to cancel

A decision on whether Australia Day Skyworks will proceed amid the pandemic will be made within weeks, with the City of Perth aware the longer they wait, the more it’ll cost ratepayers to cancel.

Peter Law

Testing ‘on track’CommentsPremiumWastewater delay claims ‘mischievous’ insists Cook

Health Minister Roger Cook says wastewater testing for COVID-19 will start in WA ‘this week’, just 24-hours after his department confirmed it had yet to begin.

Peter Law

Shopping shockerCommentsPremiumHard border ‘to blame for fruit, veggie price rise’

Spudshed CEO Frankie Galati has warned the price of some fruit and vegetables are set to sky-rocket this Christmas as labour shortages and WA’s hard border begin to bite.

Caitlyn Rintoul & Jenna Clarke

Another oneBusselton man charged with hotel quarantine breach

The 56-year-old man arrived at Perth Airport from Singapore on Friday and was supposed to stay in his hotel room.

Daryna Zadvirna

TestsPremiumCOVID alert: Fragments found in Ipswich sewage

Viral fragments of COVID-19 have turned up in testing of wastewater at the Carole Park treatment plant at Ellen Grove. Chief Health Officder Jeannette Young said authorities were taking the find seriously and anyone with symptoms should get tested.

Jackie Sinnerton

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WA tourism is desperate for a reopening plan

Local tourism businesses do not want to see an outbreak. But neither can we bear the burden of the border indefinitely.

Evan Hall

Growing problemCommentsPremiumPositive test for repatriated Aussie as more join list

As the number of Australians wanting to come home from overseas grows by the thousands, it’s been revealed a repatriated Australian has tested positive for COVID-19 — despite previous negative tests.

Sarah Ison

‘Temporary immunity’CommentsPremiumPerth test subjects wanted for COVID-19 nasal drops

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research has called for more human test subjects to trial nasal drops that could provide four hours of temporary immunity to the potentially deadly coronavirus.

Michael Traill

Fees factorPremiumAustralia returns to inflation as free child care ends

The end of the Federal Government’s free child care package introduced at the height of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown has caused a massive spike in inflation.

Michael Heath

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