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No problem :) This is true, they would have simply provided a range of different options with different risk. If the Premier has claimed that 'the only option is to keep the border closed - that's the health advice', he would be contradicting his CHO. That would be a story. McGowan has said...

Regarding the WA CHO's border closure comments reported yesterday, we now have a transcript, 20 pages: https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/commit.nsf/(Evidence+Lookup+by+Com+ID)/E9D127B18D7C585D48258601002A5D8F/$file/09832545.pdf And I have done my best to summarise just the bits that...

I'll eat crow on that - I thought the Premier was actually in charge. Turns out it's "collaborative" which actually means 'no one is responsible if something goes wrong'. Things are even worse than I thought.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/caught-out-mcgowan-s-claims-about-hard-border-contradicted-by-chief-health-officer-20201014-p56549.html WA Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson told the inquiry his health advice to ease the border policy had not been taken up. “I’ve given...

Keep this up and we'll find you in contempt *adjusts peruke *

Expensive and politically toxic. Who want's to be associated with Palmer? PR disaster - cost more than it's worth. People think "McGowan and Palmer are fighting - go McGowan go! (or) go Palmer go!" not "the seven best judges in the country need to do the job of independently assessing if these...

From 'We have higher incomes': Premier says desire for WA tourist dollars driving anti-border push WA's hard border has repeatedly been criticised by some other state governments for being too strict, but Mr McGowan said "self-interested reasons" were behind the comments. "The other states...

I live in hope. State of play; Case is due before the High Court on November 3 and 4. Decision will take some time to arrive at, but I'm guessing before Christmas. Federal Court established agreed upon facts included the closures were intended to protect health. Stevie Wonder could have seen...

It would depend on their circumstances rather than someone else's. Some people certainly won't be affected by border closures, and some people will. I hope the premiers are doing a good job trying to take all this into account.

They haven't yet analysed if the relevant sections of the constitution provide any limit to what they're doing. Having ploughed through the history of jurisprudence on the relevant sections, I'd be surprised if there is not some limitations which would apply even under these circumstances. What...

Pretty astonishing that despite NSW's proven ability to keep a lid on the outbreak that there is a strong prospect of not being able to cross the border from QLD at Christmas time. I'm also astonished that no one else has taken the QLD govt to the High Court as yet to get some clarity on the...

I’d be tempted to say to him “Why bring the constitution into now, eh McGowan? Starting to sound like crazy old Clive and the Palmy Army. Gotta keep your citizens safe.”

I've texted my pals in America to see if we can get the contact details of the guys who re-print all their flags every time the number of states change. To be fair, we just need a point removed from one star, so we should get a decent rate.

Restraint is always the better part of valour. I do wish there were less politically charged individuals driving this constitutional issue into the high court. The failure of statecraft we've seen unravel today and over the last six months is exactly what the relevant sections of the...

It's not the virus which is legislating unconstitutional border closures, nor is it a failing National Cabinet. Anyone who chucks dog poop at a car because of it's number plate is a goose and is responsible for their actions, but there is some blame to be laid on the spectacular failure of...

Queensland for the Queenslanders! Western Australia for the Western Australians! One Vision! One Solution! One Germany! I, for one, am shocked, that separating the federation has led to separation of the federation,

As is his prerogative, the WA Premier and his political machine put out pure spin based on Obiter Dictum. Looks like we'll see what the HC has to say (if anything) on the constitutional matters in October. In other news, Justice Perkins found that "the best measure to prevent STD spread is...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-16/how-long-can-wa-keep-its-border-closed-in-the-coronavirus-fight/12455570 "I think there's this underlying view that Western Australians have that we've had a raw deal from the other parts of Australia for such a long time that maybe we should do it alone,"...

It took me 50mins to get through this morning after 5 attempts ringing out to a "call back later" message, and one instance where I got on hold then was cut off after 15mins. At the end of which I was informed that I may not use my Conditional Travel Credit to book a flight for my partner...

Has WA got a national anthem picked out yet or?