WA's COVID Safe Transition Plan™️

63.7% of the 12+ population are fully vaxxed in WA right now.

Border will come down in WA when 90% double dose vaccination rate, which is forecast to be reached in late Jan-early Feb.

We'll get a specific date for transition when we reach 80% We're on track to reach 80% fully vaxxed rate in December.

The Premier will not hesitate to introduce intrastate borders if specific areas lag in getting vaccinated.

"I don't want to shut off the Pilbara but I will."

A 36-year-old man is now the focus of the Cleo Smith investigation. He's been taken back to hospital again today but police are just taking precautions🧵

"People can cause minor injuries to themselves and that’s what happened here,” Acting Commission Col Blanch said. "We’ve got to make sure that he’s well fed, well rested, in a good mental state & a good physical state as we’ll be asking him a series of Qs, as we did yesterday, & hopefully make some decisions this AM."

Police Minister Paul Papalia said charges are expected to be laid today.

More good news today: From 12.01am on Saturday, NSW will be classified as a “high risk” jurisdiction instead of “extreme” in WA.

BUT… People wanting to come in must be fully vaxxed (if possible) and with an approved G2G pass.

Exemptions include:
- Some “senior” Government officials
- Some military peeps
- Federal MPs
- Some public servants
- People carrying out “ a limited range of specialist functions”

6 crew members of a live export ship which arrived from the Middle East last Friday have tested positive to COVID at Fremantle Port this morning.

It was granted permission to dock by the Federal Gov on May 20, even though crew members had high temps. Port officials were only made aware of all these medical issues by "word of mouth" according to @MarkMcGowanMP.

The remain 42 crew members will stay on the ship and to be tested.