WA has not recorded any new locally acquired cases of COVID, giving the green light for the majority of the interim restrictions to lift for Perth and Peel from midnight tonight.
The state’s peak business association has called on the state government to increase its relief for businesses affected by the lockdown and subsequent restrictions.
Interim lockdown restrictions will lift from midnight Friday, but masks will remain mandatory while the state waits for the incubation period of the coronavirus to come to an end.
Interim lockdown restrictions appear on track to end from midnight Friday, as WA records its fourth consecutive day of no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19.
Premier Mark McGowan has announced a gradual easing of lockdown restrictions from midnight tonight, as the state records its second day with no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19.
The state's health department has confirmed that a positive test result has been returned this afternoon, the second case of community transmission in WA in 24 hours.
Victorian authorities are working to contain a potential COVID-19 outbreak after a Melbourne man tested positive for the virus after landing on a flight from Perth.
UPDATE: Australians over the age of 50 will be able to get the AstraZeneca vaccine from next month as the nation's leaders reset the coronavirus jab rollout.
Another half a billion-dollar cheque has been written by the federal government to help Australia foster international partnerships on clean energy technology.
Australia's coronavirus vaccine rollout is facing a critical juncture as Prime Minister Scott Morrison prepares to meet with premiers and chief ministers to rejig the program.
Former treasurer Ben Wyatt has been appointed to the board of medical research organisation Telethon Kids Institute, his first role since leaving from politics.
An investigation is now underway after four Royal Perth Hospital staff were forced into quarantine over two alleged COVID-19 personal protective equipment breaches.
Australia's health experts say even with the proposed reset of the COVID-19 vaccination program there is no way of putting a timetable on its completion.
Australia's chief medical officer has urged people to continue to get vaccinated and not jump to conclusions as investigations continue into a NSW woman's death.
Top doctors have raised serious concerns about Australia's vaccine rollout as major airlines talk up the prospects of more domestic flights and the reopening of international routes.
A crew member onboard a vessel off waters in the state’s north west is being transferred to Royal Perth Hospital this afternoon after testing positive for COVID-19.
