NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has joined business leaders arguing that COVID-19 border restrictions are inhibiting the economic recovery, putting pressure on other states to lift closures as the nation recorded no new local cases for the second day in a row.
Victoria's ban on all arrivals from Greater Sydney and Brisbane, including residents stranded interstate, is of particular concern for business, given it has welcomed international tennis players for the Australian Open grand slam.
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Lucas Baird is a journalist based in The Australian Financial Review's Sydney office. Connect with Lucas on Twitter. Email Lucas at lucas.baird@afr.com
Fiona Carruthers has written and edited travel for the Financial Review for almost a decade. She has held senior roles with ABC Radio National, Deutsche Welle Radio, TIME and The Australian, and was deputy editor of Traveller. Email Fiona at fcarruthers@afr.com
