Annastacia Palaszczuk’s push to move border checkpoints
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is writing to her NSW counterpart to again request border checkpoints be moved south, in an effort to relieve traffic chaos.
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PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk said she’ll write to her NSW counterpart to again request border checkpoints be moved south along the Tweed River.
Ms Palaszczuk said she had been working on the letter to Gladys Berejiklian over the weekend on a plan the Queensland Government believes will relieve traffic chaos for border communities.
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But the Premier wouldn’t say more about her request until she sends the letter on Monday.
“We have previously requested at an operational level if it could be moved to the Tweed River,” Ms Palaszczuk said.
“That is purely a matter now for the NSW Premier.
“I’m not going to comment on it any further until I’ve been able to send that letter and have a discussion with her.”
The news came as Queensland again recorded no new cases, with just two active in the state.
Meanwhile, Ms Palaszczuk was not impressed with footage showing people jumping over barriers erected along the border to stop people illegally entering, saying: “It’s not on”.
“I mean this is a safety issue for Queensland and I just stress to everyone, please do the right thing,” she said.
She said police would not hesitate to fine people.
The Premier said Queensland had had no community transmission since early May, but could not relax.
“There’s no time for complacency. We are still in the midst of a pandemic,” she said.
