Police issue new border warning as 800 turned away Police on Queensland’s border checkpoints are on high alert for a wave of Sydneysiders as the number of COVID cases in the southern capital continues to grow. Health by Jeremy Pierce, Thomas Morgan 31st Dec 2020 1:25 PM Premium Content Subscriber only Queensland police manning border checkpoints have been placed on high alert to brace for a wave of Sydneysiders preparing to flee the country's new COVID capital. With speculation Sydney could enter a full lockdown, police at the Gold Coast's four border checkpoints will ramp up efforts to stop anyone entering Queensland from the crisis engulfing the nation's biggest city.