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SA Police say it will now finalise an internal inquiry into its handling of a border checkpoint where a fatal truck crash occurred last year, with a coronial investigation finding “a number of deficiencies” in its COVID-19 border closure management.
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The state’s political leaders are gearing up for the March election in the shadow of the Omicron outbreak, with the Premier fronting up to deliver daily data and the Opposition Leader confined to quarters. It will be a campaign like no other in SA history, writes Tom Richardson.
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Premier Steven Marshall says most South Australians will enjoy a “normal Christmas” despite some having to be in isolation due to positive COVID cases, and he hopes that the transition committee will this week announce which restrictions will lift once the state hits its 90 per cent vaccination target.
South Australia’s transition committee is “cautiously optimistic” that it can keep state borders open but says SA Health is waiting for more detailed information on the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
Plans to lift most of South Australia’s restrictions at 90 per cent vaccination will depend on the severity of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, police commissioner and state emergency coordinator Grant Stevens warns, as the number of people in SA quarantine rapidly approaches 1000.
The SA Government has opted against reimposing hard border restrictions on the eastern states – despite conceding it was advised to do so by the state’s chief public health officer – but will impose new “speed bumps” on people entering South Australia.
The State Government has moved to end confusion around testing requirements and entry rules for the thousands of people who are expected to travel into South Australia from next Tuesday, with vaccinated arrivals from all Victorian and most New South Wales local government areas given the all clear to enter without quarantining.
