For the first time in more than two months, WA has no new COVID-19 cases. What now?
In the last week alone the state only recorded 28 new cases, with more than half attributable to cruise ship passengers and crew members.
- by Hannah Barry
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As the day unfolded: Artania crew to depart WA as Premier reveals minor changes to rules soon to come
After being the WA government's biggest headache for weeks, the virus-riddled Artania has finally departed Fremantle.
- by Hannah Barry and Lauren Pilat
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Coronavirus pandemic
'Stop looking for loopholes': What are the new COVID-19 social rules?
Tennis, anyone? Can we go on take our pet to the vet? Can we babysit? Your questions answered – with regular updates.
- by Sherryn Groch, Stuart Layt, Michael Evans, Hannah Barry, Tammy Mills and Felicity Lewis
'Gold standard testing' means COVID-19 could be on brink of extinction in WA: disease expert
"While that doesn't mean it isn't coming back or we won't see a resurgence, I think the curve is definitely heading towards extinction soon."
- by Hannah Barry
WA coronavirus LIVE: Premier moves to ban evictions but warns tenants 'must still pay rent'
The state's testing regime is expected to expand across the metropolitan and Peel regions this week.
- by Kate Hedley and Hannah Barry
Thousands of WA healthcare workers to roll up sleeves for potential vaccine test
It is hoped the vaccine, originally intended to fight tuberculosis, will reduce their chances of contracting coronavirus, lessen the severity of symptoms and boost immunity in the long term.
- by Hannah Barry
WA coronavirus LIVE: Six new COVID-19 cases as state reviews education plan for term 2
A record low number of positive cases over a single day for the state has not stopped WA Premier Mark McGowan's mission to keep West Australians safe as he vowed to keep the 'fortress' intact.
- by Hannah Barry and Lauren Pilat
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Crime
'Very suspicious and tragic': Man in custody over suspected double homicide in Victoria Park
WA's Easter long weekend has taken a sinister turn after police found a body in a unit complex in Victoria Park on Sunday.
- by Fran Rimrod and Hannah Barry
WA hospital staff stood down, beds empty in unexpected COVID-19 lull
In bracing for the strain on WA hospitals, the state government announced it would cancel all non-urgent elective surgery to free up beds.
- by Hannah Barry and Lauren Pilat
WA country cop serves as 'excessive force' example in CCC report
The report, tabled in WA Parliament on Thursday, was a follow-up from a 2018 investigation into an incident where a man was ‘leg-sweeped’ while handcuffed.
- by Hannah Barry
WA crime rate drops as people cop fines, jail time under new COVID-19 laws
WA's crime rate has decreased slightly compared with the same period last year, but fines and charges for breaking mandatory self-isolation are increasing.
- by Hannah Barry
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