An Australian woman who broke coronavirus rules has been sentenced to six months and one day in prison.
Asher Vander Sanden, 28, was sentenced after being found guilty of sneaking into Western Australia from Victoria by hiding in the back of a truck.
Victoria currently has more than 3,700 active Covid-19 cases, meaning many other Australian states have strict travel rules for people who have spent time there.
The Perth native did have an exemption to enter Western Australia (WA) earlier in the month, but was advised she would have to self-isolate for 14 days in a hotel - which she would have had to have paid $2,500 (£1,300) for
She was described as 'deceitful and dishonest' by arranging to hide in a car within a truck to go through the border at Eucla on 3 or 4 August.
When she didn't arrive at Perth Airport from a flight from Melbourne, police searched for her. She was then found at her partner's home in Scarborough on 11 August.
Magistrate Andrew Matthews said the offence was 'very serious'.
