Western Australia had been tentatively tipped to enter the next phase of eased COVID-19 restrictions on October 24, but that seems unlikely to happen — and those in hospitality and live events fear many businesses simply won't survive.
With internal COVID-19 restrictions looser than in any other state, Premier Mark McGowan has repeatedly boasted that Western Australia is the most "economically free and open" jurisdiction in the country.
Capacity limits remain in place and, for some venues and the people who typically make a living from them, the impact is substantial. "We would be back to about twice as many people in the building, so not quite twice as many staff but a lot more," she said. "The event schedule is what makes a Perth summer so special and there is a real risk we may lose some of those events and even worse some of those key suppliers."
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