Business and health professionals call for states to standardise COVID-19 border rules TueTuesday 19 JanJanuary 2021 at 8:44pm Currently every state and territory has its own border rules, but there are calls to streamline the systems. ( Share Print text only Cancel The economic shock of COVID-19 came at the worst time for Damien Munforti, the owner of a tour business that runs day trips to the Northern Territory's Litchfield National Park. Key points: Industry groups are calling on states to work more closely together on national rules Health groups also hope states will homogenise their COVID assessment systems He had just taken out a loan for a new bus to drive his visitors from Darwin out to the park.