Opinions divided in WA over border reopening delays

beyond his promised February 5 date.

Ms Taylor's mother was booked on one of the first flights into WA on the February 5 reopening date, but now that trip is cancelled and the 30-year-old will also miss her brother's wedding in March. Come February 5, the premier says there will be compassionate exemptions to allow travel for funerals, palliative care and the terminally ill.

Tracy Hanratty, whose family is in the UK, is happy the borders are staying closed after losing her sister Colette to COVID-19 this time last year

I am furious, not being able to see my family for over 2 years and we gave done everything right tripple jabbed then to be treated with no respect.

I’ve booked a trip to WA in Sept & am hoping that McGowan stops wetting his pants every time someone sneezes. We need to hug loved ones, celebrate, commiserate, laugh, cry, say hello or goodbye to family members. Being locked in/out of a state for this long sucks!

It's not living life I would have thought having to flee your home country, having no access to quality healthcare, medicine and education while not been truly safe wasn't living? Pre pandemic people lived way worse, but hey they only had to send their kids away to be safe...

it first interviewed a women with new born baby couldn’t be reunited with NSW grandmother, did she want her unvaccinated new born to be infected ? That’s it , no more watching 9 News!!!

9 News yesterday evening news report about WA border was bias, and statistics over 40% for ans 50% against was untrue. It didn’t Interview health workers , age care workers , teachers , small business owners.

I haven’t seen my overseas parents since July 2017. They were supposed to come in 2020, but Covid hit n they can’t come. It’s sad and frustrating, but I know it’s for the safety of everyone. Not everyone’s needs can be met in a pandemic. What WA did was to protect the majority.

Typical Peter Costello media. If WA open it’s borders you will able to be reunited with many dead people. Is that what you want? More death?

Thousands of Australians can never reunite with family members who have died from COVID-19. For WA to create thousands more would be negligent.

WA residents are so lucky to have a great government protecting them from the genocidal stupidity of the Morrison and Perrottet LNP govs. ELECTION NOW THE LNP ARE TOXIC STATE AND FEDERAL!!

WELL DON TO THE WA LABOR GOVERNMENT WHO THE VAST MAJORITY OF WA RESIDENTS LOVE FOR KEEPING THEM SAFE while the Morrison and Perrottet LNP gov’s lethally irresponsible criminally negligent genocidal open uper no matter how many die agenda IS KILLING 1000 people a week

When a PM said Let It Rip and well over 600 Aussies covid death in 20 days. Melb and Syd are imposing self lockdown by the people for the people as few trust the LNP government anymore. This is a noticeable crisis of confidence in LNP leadership.

I travelled overseas as soon as 5th Feb border open plan annoumced as I havent seen my parkinson diagnosed dad for two and half years ( since he diagnosed) and my wife who is medical student just after our wedding. And now I cant even back home to my job.

It’s time for us to revisit our constitution, it doesn’t fit in todays’ world.

Waiting for the open🙂

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