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COVID-19 chaosHealth industry floored by cruise ship plan

The State’s medical community has been left reeling by revelations private hospitals will be required to treat scores of German cruise ship passengers and crew infected with COVID-19.

Josh Zimmerman and Joe Spagnolo

Behind the scenesMcGowan: A day in the life of a ‘wartime’ premier

As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of Western Australia, Premier Mark McGowan found himself in charge of steering the state through an international crisis. Here is what that looks like.

Joe Spagnolo

tell-all interviewCousins ‘sorry for creating Eagles drug culture’

Ben Cousins has apologised to West Coast for helping cultivate the drug culture that derailed the powerhouse club for several years.

Sam Landsberger and Fiona Byrne

Save our jobsPM, we need wage guarantees, not millions on the dole

In wartime, economies of nations gear up to produce weapons, tanks, planes, munitions and supplies. Here, precisely the opposite is happening. We are shutting down, with devastating cascading effects.

Gareth Parker

WATCH THE VIDEOPerth parents’ ‘drive-by’ birthday party for son, 3

In Palmyra, coronavirus chaos couldn’t stop Jessica and Nathan Peake throwing their three-year-old son Louie the third birthday party of his dreams while also staying safe.

Carmelle Wilkinson

Experts share ...What you can do to help kids cope in a changing world

Not since World War II have our children’s freedoms been so heavily curtailed. How can parents soften the blow and protect both their children’s physical and metal wellbeing?

Laura Newell

COVID crisisCruises our ‘Achilles heel’ with 46 on Artania COVID+

Cruise ships continue to be the State’s “Achilles Heel” when it comes to combating the spread of coronavirus according to the WA Premier who revealed 46 passengers on the Artania had tested positive.

Sad dayGood Sammy closes WA stores to safeguard staff

Good Sammy has closed 29 shops across WA for the first time in the store’s 62-year history.

Sarah Steger

Live to workDoes coronavirus spell the end for Generation Busy?

As the pandemic upends our working life on a scale not seen since World War II, many millennials are facing a challenge: can a work-obsessed generation switch off?

Kate Emery

Race inIt’s a whole new ball game for fitness at home

Home gym equipment has become one of the latest targets of panic buying as fitness fanatics come to grips with the latest wave of business closures.

Kate Purnell

EXCLUSIVETwo Perth private hospitals to take Artania passengers

The hospitals in Perth’s western suburbs will be used to accept up to 70 cruise ship passengers potentially infected with COVID-19, with Federal police to provide security.

Joe Spagnolo

On ‘active rest’Netballers agree 70pc pay cut to stay at home

With minimum wages at $30,000 a year, the players’ association says the pay cut will hurt.

Mitchell Woodcock

Air supportRegional airlines get $200m to keep them flying

Regional airlines are being thrown a lifeline by the Federal Government after more support was announced today to keep them flying.

Sarah Ison

RECAPPerth Cafe slams patrons for flouting distance rules

A popular cafe took to Facebook to lament the ‘un-Australian’ behaviour of some customers today - as it bids to adhere to distancing rules citing the day as ‘horrible’. RECAP OUR COVID-19 LIVE BLOG.

Planes en-routeRescue plan revealed for Artania’s German passengers

Four rescue aircraft are on their way to Perth to pick up passengers of the Artania, according to German-based airline Condor. Here’s how it will work.

Geoffrey Thomas

Free vaccinesFlu jabs days away in bid to stave off double threat

Free flu vaccines are expected to be available to West Australians over the age of 65 within days, as health authorities warn getting jabs this winter has never been more important.

Joe Spagnolo

heads in the sandSigns at Perth beaches warn about social distance

After continuing to flock to the seaside in droves, Perth beachgoers have been put on notice with local government authorities ramping up social distancing warnings.

Danielle Le Messurier

COVID-19 QuarantinePerth hotels sign on to isolate international arrivals

A collection of Perth hotels will join Rottnest Island as dedicated quarantine zones for thousands of Australians returning home as COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the globe.

Josh Zimmerman and Geoffrey Thomas

#flattenthecurveCOVID-19: the dos and don’ts of staying safe

We are living in a coronavirus world, where the rules are changing day by day. The West Australian will help you keep track of what you can do to stay safe, keep others healthy and flatten the curve.

MUST-READ EXCLUSIVEUp to 70 on German cruise ship could have COVID-19

The captain of a cruise ship docked at Fremantle tonight reported more than 70 foreign passengers and crew have COVID-19 symptoms, plunging WA into an international crisis.

Peter Law

EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEKNic Nat reveals how Cousins ‘saved him’ in documentary

Unfiltered and uncensored, Nic Naitanui admits he could have ended up a drug addict if not for the well-publicised downfall of his “childhood hero” Ben Cousins.

Kate Campbell

International tensionsRail deal uncertain after McGowan dumps Chinese telco

The $205 million 4G rail network communications contract with the State Government and a consortium, which includes controversial Chinese telco Huawei, is in danger of falling apart.

Peter de Kruijff

Cruise ship arrivesPassengers cheer as Vasco da Gama arrives at Fremantle

Hundreds of Australian and New Zealand passengers aboard the Vasco da Gama, which is also carrying 200 West Australians, cheered and waved as the ship pulled into Fremantle Port this afternoon.

Sarah Steger

COVID-19 crisisWA man charged for failing to self-isolate

A 61-year-old Carlisle man has been charged after allegedly failing to comply with a direction to self isolate after returning from overseas last week.