Masks off as COVID-19 restrictions lift in Perth, Peel regions amid no new cases
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Fiona Stephens says her fitness clients are so happy masks are no longer compulsory.
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An early Sunday start couldn t wipe the smiles off mask-free faces at an East Perth gym this morning.
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Restrictions on the number of patrons in hospitality venues also eased
Some business operators say the two-week long restrictions had a huge impact Everyone s so happy to have [the masks] off, she said. There were lots of social media posts yesterday celebrating the last masked workout, and I m sure this morning will be all about the first mask-free workout.
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan says Labor will place One Nation last on the party's ticket but will not rule out preference deals with other minor parties, as Liberal leader Zak Kirkup pledges a "seat-by-seat" strategy.
All four security companies supplying workers for WA's quarantine hotels agree to a ban on second jobs, with the change also affecting other "high-risk" staff like cleaners and those in catering.
The WA Premier says changes to the current benchmark for lifting interstate borders will be considered if alternative advice is provided by the state's Chief Health Officer.
Man arrested for allegedly threatening to spit on Perth coronavirus hotel quarantine guard
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The man allegedly left hotel quarantine after returning from overseas.
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Police in Western Australia have charged a returning overseas traveller with failing to comply with a COVID-19 quarantine direction and threatening to spit on security staff.
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He is due to face court as WA emerges from its snap lockdown
WA has recorded its eighth straight day of no local COVID-19 cases
South Australian man Dariusz Tarnowski allegedly left his quarantine hotel room last night and entered the emergency stairwell where he threatened to spit in the face of a security guard.