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No sense shutting Queensland off from Sydney: health experts

Health experts say it makes no sense for Queensland to keep its borders closed to Sydney with such low numbers of community transmission of coronavirus throughout Australia.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has refused to budge on opening her border to all of NSW, saying a decision on opening to Sydney's 5 million residents will be made based on advice from Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young later this month.

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Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mludlow@afr.com
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