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Coronavirus measuresKimberley Local Governments Areas to close borders

Premier Mark McGowan made the announcement at a press conference this afternoon.

Peter De Kruijff and Carly Laden

“NOTHING SPECIAL”Telstra techs go beyond the call

Elise Van Aken

Coronavirus arrestMan arrested for illegally entering Broome

The man, 36, was denied entry into the region but was located in a suburban premises last night.

Staff reporters

MIRIWOONG MAGICFeast of food & culture cooked up

Jangeb Yarrenkoo!, which translates as “Let’s Eat!” in Miriwoong, is the latest publication from the Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre.

Elise Van Aken

CONSUMER PROTECTIONKnowing your rights is important in a crisis

Questions answered regarding housing and accommodation, goods and services, events and travel.

Tom Chapman

Coronavirus crisisChild body bags sent as communities fear for the worst

Body bags — including those for children — have been sent into remote indigenous communities to prepare for the worst-case pandemic scenarios.

Lanai Scarr & Annabel Hennessy

Coronavirus columnCommunity must take virus seriously: BRAMS boss

The Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service chief executive has called on the community to stay healthy to keep families safe.

Cassie Devereux

Health fearsNorthern Minerals halts work at rare earths venture

The company said today it had made the difficult decision to place the facility on care and maintenance because of travel restrictions and the serious health threat.

Stuart McKinnon

Kyle Andrews camp, walk cancelled for 2020

The organisation announced on social media today it could not go ahead with the heart-warming charity event because of coronavirus restrictions.

Broome Cup and town’s racing season cancelled

The Broome Turf Club made the announcement on its Facebook page this evening.

Kimberley councils call for travel ban to region

The four Shires across the region have called on the State Government to enforce a travel ban to the Kimberley.

Fatal crashMan dies after car rolls off road in Willare

It was alleged around 4:20am, a beige-coloured Toyota Landcruiser was travelling north-west bound on Great Northern High near the one lane bridge at the Willare Roadhouse with five people on board.

Carly Laden

Funding packageState Govt’s $266m Aboriginal youth suicide response

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt has unveiled a new funding packing which comes in response to the inquest into the suicides of 13 children and young people in the Kimberley.

Annabel Hennessy, Carly Laden and Peter de Kruijff

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Trial of the centuryClaremont trial: Everything you need to know

For so long, so much has been said and written about the Claremont serial killings, but so little was known. Now for the first time, read everything you need to know about the ‘trial of the century’.

The West Australian

PLOTTING THE CASESREVEALED: Maps show Perth suburbs hit hardest by virus

For the first time maps plotting the spread of COVID-19 infections in Perth suburbs and in the wider WA area reveal the hotbeds for the potentially deadly virus. SEE THE MAPS.

Angela Pownall and Peter De Kruijff

WATCH NOWCousins Uncut: Watch the footage too raw for TV

EXCLUSIVE: Ben Cousins opens up on time behind bars, getting king hit as a partying teen and breaking a promise to his young son in unreleased clips from the Brownlow medallist’s Coming Clean doco.

Rourke Walsh

Regional News

Virus updatePremier flags regional travel restrictions

The Premier has told tourists to stay away and has threatened to close WA beaches.

Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman

Motorboats bannedCoronavirus hits Kalgoorlie’s skimpy barmaids

With several of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s main skimpy bars closing due to COVID-19, only two Brief Encounter girls have stayed on to service the remaining pubs in town.

Tegan Guthrie

Coronavirus closuresRex to shut down flights to South West, Mid West WA

Regional Express Airlines (Rex), an airline that provides vital links to South West and Mid West towns in WA, will shut down from April 6 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Geoffrey Thomas

Stop sending mixed messages about our safety

Living in unprecedented times, we are tired, scared and confused. We need crystal-clear communication, consistency and decisive action. And yet, at each step of the way we have been left behind.

Airlines need Govt support to survive COVID-19 impact

The time has come for Federal and State governments to move swiftly to secure our airlines and thus our lifeline around the country and to the regions.

Schools will support parents decisions

Nervous parents have the choice of listening to the pleas of the PM and Premier to keep their kids at school or making up their own mind and withdrawing them ahead of Government advice.

WA News

COVID-19 spreadCook: Why regional WA needs tougher lockdowns

The spread of coronavirus in the Kimberley has alarmed the McGowan Government, which has decided to bring in more movement restrictions starting tonight. Here’s why.

Peter de Kruijff

EXCLUSIVEChild protection staff asked to take kids home

EXCLUSIVE: WA child protection staff have been asked to take kids in care home with them as the department prepares for a scenario where wards of state are left without placements due to COVID-19.

Annabel Hennessy

Drivers avoid serious injury after three-car crash

The drivers of each of the vehicles have been assessed by St John Ambulance paramedics, with two understood to have been taken to hospital in the back of one of the two ambulances on site.

UWA students can opt out of grades this semester

Undergraduate students at UWA will be able to opt out of receiving grades in Semester One, as the university moves instead to a pass or fail system to soften the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

Locked out: Premier turns WA into an ‘island’

Mark McGowan plans to shut out visitors from Sunday night.

Nick MartinRebels boss granted bail, despite police opposition

Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin and his wife Amanda have been granted bail after a court heard they allegedly extorted their accountant and a tattoo parlour owner.

Phil Hickey