Cargo ship brings coronavirus case to Queensland as Premier mounts pressure on NSW over border checkpoint dispute

Cargo ship brings coronavirus case to Queensland as Premier mounts pressure on NSW over border checkpoint dispute
Rachel Riga, Owen Jacques and staff 20 July 2020

Queensland has recorded one new case of coronavirus overnight, as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk mounts pressure on her New South Wales counterpart to consider moving border checkpoints further south.

Ms Palaszczuk said she would send a letter to the NSW Government today asking for the checkpoints to be moved to the Tweed River.

She said moving the checkpoints would alleviate stress and frustration for communities, and help ease traffic congestion.

"What we are trying here, is to work out how do we keep these border communities together," Ms Palaszczuk said.

She said the police ministers from each state discussed the matter in March.

more...https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-20/coronavirus-queensland-confirmed-...