PoliticsQueensland votesPrint articleBorder hardball expected to pay off for PalaszczukMark LudlowQueensland bureau chiefOct 30, 2020 – 5.33pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginQueensland will remain closed to greater Sydney and Victoria after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced she would extend the draconian border measures for at least another month.The announcement made on the eve of the Queensland election on Saturday was labelled "ridiculous" by Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce, but it is expected to help the Palaszczuk government win a third term in office.Loading...Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreQueensland votesAnnastacia PalaszczukDeb FrecklingtonCoronavirus pandemicLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineAFR Magazine celebrates The Art of MovementLauren Sams‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starBOSS Financial ReviewThis CEO thought he was healthy. Then he went for a checkSally Patten and Lap PhanHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanWhich AI course should I do?Life & LeisureUp your game with this stylish golf kit and Swiss waterproof sneakersEugenie KellyWhy we can’t get enough of the minister of crabsIt’s BYO pyjamas at this chef’s table above the cloudsRich ListSpotlight’s new Anaconda will teach shoppers to fishMichael BlebyPortelli hits fast lane on mooted LMCT+ sale, MacCap takes the wheelInside the fortune Kerry Stokes (quietly) made in China
