The state of Western Australia is closing its borders to the rest of Australia, with the premier declaring “we will be turning Western Australia into an island within an island. Our own country”.
The Premier of the state Mark McGowan, said today from Sunday midnight local time the state will create a “hard border” to the rest of Australia and the rest of the world.
The state will become “an island within and island,” the Premier said.
“Western Australia is in a unique position – our isolation is now our best defence. We must use it to our advantage,” he said
“That’s why we have taken the unprecedented steps of introducing regional boundaries and brought in tough measures to restrict movement and social interaction.”
The Premier told non Western Australians not to come to his state.
“I want the message to be absolutely clear to any Western Australian over east. If you need to get home to WA – come home immediately.
If you are an eastern-stater, and thinking about visiting WA – forget about it.”
The exemptions are currently being finalised, but they will include:
- Health services
- Emergency service workers
- Transport, freight and logistics
- Specialists skills, not available in WA,
- National or State security and governance, and
- Courts and judicial services;
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