Queensland slams borders shut as Covid-19 outbreak swells
Police will be deployed to airports and random checks conducted at border crossings after Queensland would slams shut to Victoria.
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Police will be deployed to airports and random checks conducted at border crossings after Queensland would slams shut to Victoria.
Final permissions and arrangements are in progress to get stranded Aussie cricketers home from India, possibly by this weekend.
Thousands of Australians have been allowed to jet in and out of the country — some up to five times — despite “tough” border closures. Here’s why.
Western Australia's hard border was justified to stop the potentially "catastrophic" spread of COVID-19, the High Court has confirmed in its reasons for rejecting a bid from billionaire Clive Palmer to scrap the tough measure. The mining magnate had claimed WA's hard border was unconstitutional, but the High Court rejected his argument in November last year. A more thorough written judgment was published on Wednesday, saying there could be "no doubt" a law restricting people's movement into a state was suitable to prevent the virus spreading. If people entered WA while infectious, "there ...
Crime by Heath Parkes-Hupton 17th Mar 2021 2:30 PM NSW Police have dropped charges against two Queensland women who passed through Sydney before they allegedly lied about travelling to Melbourne during the city's COVID-19 outbreak. Authorities in Queensland charged Diana Lasu and Olivia Muranga in July with fraud and providing false documents after they allegedly fibbed to avoid the 14-day self-isolation period after returning from Victoria. The case sparked outrage in the sunshine state when it emerged both women had contracte...