Category: David Honey

COVID-19 Officers to Receive Powers to ‘Break and Enter’ in Western Australia

October 12, 2022
Asia & PacificAustraliaCCP VirusDavid HoneyDavid TemplemanInternationalWestern AustraliaWorld
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The Western Australian Labor government looks set to pass an impending law for the “ongoing management” of COVID-19 that grants law enforcement extensive powers, including the authority to “break into and enter any place or vehicle.” A debate has been ongoing since the end of September 2022, with opposition MPs refusing to back the Emergency Management…

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WA Liberal and National Parties Join Forces to Form New Opposition

April 20, 2021
AustraliaDavid Honeymark mcgowanMia DaviesWAWorld
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The Western Australia Liberal and National parties have entered into a formal alliance as the new opposition to WA’s recently elected Labor party. In a crushing defeat during the WA elections, the Liberals garnered only two seats—less than the National party’s four—making it the first time in WA election history that the Nationals surpassed the…

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