NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian would not be drawn on calls by her Western Australian counterpart to crack down on overseas travel exemptions, saying it is “not a call for the states” to decide why people are allowed to leave Australia.on Sunday, Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan said a group of state leaders believed fewer exemptions should be granted, after previously alleging many people in Perth quarantine had left Australia multiple times for personal reasons.
“That’s not a call for the states: the federal government decides who’s allowed to leave and who’s allowed to come back.”Sumeyya Ilanbey There have been 43 overseas cases detected in Sydney’s Special Health Accommodation over the past seven days. Data released by NSW Health last week showedRestrictions remain in place on people in NSW who have been in the Perth and Peel areas since April 24, in light of community transmission of COVID-19 in Western Australia. Anyone who would have been subjected to the Perth lockdown but has travelled to NSW since this date is required to comply with the lockdown directions while in NSW.
WA Police superintendent Ricky Chadwick said the closure of the border checkpoint was due to burn-offs in the area and two serious crashes.“At the moment we have closed Forrest Highway to all traffic heading south and all traffic heading north from Bunbury, the reason being the smoke .... is extremely dangerous, we’ve already had two serious crashes as a result of this,” he told Radio 6PR.
The diner was the second person infected by the returned traveller after a woman in her 40s from Kardinya also contracted the virus after spending time with the man at her home.Eagles fly home to isolate ahead of Derby clash with Dockers at Optus StadiumWest Coast players returned to Perth on a chartered flight on Saturday night after their round six match against Geelong in Melbourne.
What a load of buck passing, panic and complete bs. This guy wants to blame everyone else and lock down things. He and DicDan smoke the same stuff and try to lay similar smoke screens. It world be nice to see someone hold them to account. In both states a pathetic opposition
Give it time
We desperately need purpose built quarantine facilities in every single capital city. Hotel quarantine was a quick fix which has gone on top long. The logical choice is to use our existing RAAF bases as quarantine hubs. Every city has one. They're secure, have space & logistics