Suspicious Package Scare at WA Premier’s Office Amid Mandate Backlash

Suspicious Package Scare at WA Premier’s Office Amid Mandate Backlash
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A swathe of chemical specialists, police, ambulance and firefighters appeared at the electorate office of Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan on Tuesday in response to the discovery of a package filled with an unknown white substance.

The item was seized and taken to the WA Chem Centre for analysis, with preliminary testing indicating the substance to be innocuous.