In leading WA's coronavirus fight, Premier Mark McGowan has had to adopt extreme measures
ABCOn an almost daily basis, the West Australian Government has been fundamentally changing the lives of its citizens in ways that often felt unimaginable just weeks prior. "It is surreal," WA Premier Mark McGowan said this week, reflecting on perhaps the most dramatic period his state has seen in the 75 years since World War II drew to a close. "It is not easy," Mr McGowan said of managing WA's coronavirus response. Unity emerges amid pandemic Much of Mr McGowan's time over the past weeks has been spent in national cabinet video hook-ups and in discussions with other state leaders on the side. WA officials have said the national cabinet process has worked exceptionally well, with particularly high praise directed towards Prime Minister Scott Morrison's handling of the situation.
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