An extra 500 people per week will be allowed to return to WA from overseas by October 11, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison guaranteeing support from the Australian Defence Force.
Western Australia will take an extra 500 international arrivals per week by October 11 in a staged approach to lifting the current cap, with the Commonwealth providing an "express guarantee of support" through the Australian Defence Force, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.
"We have a large Border Force contingent operating at all our ports and airports," Mr Cook told ABC Radio Perth. "So, surely, there are Border Force personnel that are sitting around available to be tasked to assist us in what is essentially their jobs. I can't understand why the Commonwealth isn't providing more resources."Each quarantine hotel in WA requires three doctors and nine nurses, as well as welfare staff, working around the clock.
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