PoliticsFederalCoronavirus pandemicPrint article‘Calamitous’ border closures risk more deaths: TWUHannah Wootton, Simon Evans and Andrew TillettFeb 11, 2021 – 5.57pmSaveLog 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? LoginUnion and business leaders warned that “calamitous” and “knee jerk” border closures have put lives at risk after three trucks were involved in a fatal crash on the South Australian border in the early hours of Thursday.SA Premier Steven Marshall announced he was closing his state to Greater Melbourne from midnight on Wednesday with just eight hours’ notice, prompting queues kilometres long at the SA-Victoria border.Loading...Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.comSimon Evans writes on business specialising in retail, manufacturing, beverages, mining and M&A. He is based in Adelaide. Connect with Simon on Twitter. Email Simon at simon.evans@afr.comAndrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@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 MoreCoronavirus pandemicSA PoliticsSteven MarshallInnes WilloxLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewCan you take an extended career break and not hurt your career?Hannah TattersallGen Z doesn’t do water cooler chat. Here’s what bosses should doHow skateboarding helps this director switch offLife & LeisureWarning: Viewing Samsung’s latest OLED TV may cost you dearlyJohn DavidsonA $23m facelift has made NZ’s most famous holiday lodge even more luxeSkis, surfboards and opulent trains: luxury escapes to get you movingRich ListLaurence Escalante gets real deep on Instagram benderHannah WoottonBillionaire furniture mogul’s $12m hinterland retreat smashes recordApartment prices in record jump to $19,000 per square metre
