Western Australia to Tear Down Hard Border as Omicron Spreads

Western Australia to Tear Down Hard Border as Omicron Spreads
WA Premier Mark McGowan speaks to media at Dumas House in Perth, Australia on Dec. 24, 2021. Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images
Daniel Khmelev
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Western Australia will remove its hard border closure on March 3 and allow interstate travel, with the state government admitting that rapidly growing Omicron cases were becoming harder to control.

Western Australia is the last state to release its border controls as other parts of the country begin to open up and ease restrictions.

Daniel Khmelev
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Daniel Khmelev is an Australian reporter based in Perth covering energy, tech, and politics.
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