Commentary
We may assume that the worse of all those COVID-19 restrictions and emergency powers have finally gone in Australia. However, this is not entirely so, particularly in Western Australia (WA), where vaccine mandates remain in place and thousands of local workers across numerous industries have either stood down or are being stood down.
In this context, in October last year, WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson, soon to commence his appointment as the new Governor of Western Australia, imposed a harsh policy forcing all non-vaccinated police officers and police staff to have two COVID-19 vaccine doses by Jan. 1 or face summary dismissal….