It’s been an eventful week in Western Australia. When I say ‘eventful, I don’t mean ‘fun’ eventful – I mean ‘what the hell is this asshattery?’ eventful. Last Sunday, saw an unnerved Mark McGowan plunge 80% of the WA population into a hard lockdown over one hotel quarantine worker testing positive COVID19. 

One. 

And the last time I signed off for the SpecOz, it had just come to light that the WA government dragged its feet for almost 3 weeks in implementing daily testing for quarantine workers as decided by the National Cabinet.  

But my disbelief at this government’s ineptitude didn’t end there.  

On Tuesday, a returned traveller in hotel quarantine revealed on 6PR talkback that hotel quarantine workers attending on them did not wear masks. Later, a rather embarrassed health minister,...