The Western Australian government will place a hard border closure on the state from April 5, in an effort to contain the further spread of Covid-19 in the state.
“These new harder border closures essentially mean we will be turning Western Australia into its own island, within an island – our own country.
"These are drastic steps, but also sensible and workable,” Premier Mark McGowan said. Mining major BHP on Friday said that it was well prepared for the stronger border controls being brought in by the Western Australian government, and would continue to implement measures to protect its staff and their families.