Police launch new border blitz as troops arrive
Extra police have been sent to the border to crack down on pedestrians strolling back and forth between Queensland and NSW. It comes as Defence personnel arrive on the southern gold Coast.
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A movie stuntman who stole the show at a protest at the Queensland-New South Wales border has copped double fines after handing himself in to police.
Border ‘mockery’: Dozens breach state divide as cops focus on cars
Dozens of pedestrians are brazenly crossing the Queensland-New South Wales border every day, as police stop cars just metres away.
More arrests as cops close in on horse-riding border protester
Police are closing in on the horse-mounted protester who bounded through border blockades at a rowdy demonstration at Coolangatta-Tweed Heads on Sunday. It comes as NSW cops make more arrests.
State going all out to get Queenslanders vaccinated
The state government’s level of urgency in getting Queenslanders to get vaccinated has ramped up significantly over fears the “magic window” could close any moment, and it’s being backed by a new multilingual campaign. WATCH THE VIDEO
‘NSW says no’: Queensland request to move border bubble rejected
Tens of thousands of residents, businesses and cross-border workers are facing ongoing turmoil after a request by the Queensland Premier to move the border zone south was rejected by NSW.
Q&A: Border lockdown gets tougher – your questions answered
Queensland’s hard border wall with NSW is set to get even harder with only the most essential workers allowed to cross from our Covid-ravaged southern neighbour. Now Queensland Health answers your questions.
‘Critical crush injuries’: Man killed in horror crane incident
A man has died after he was crushed by a crane at a Gold Coast workplace.
Business owners up in arms over border but hesitant to get jab
Dozens of Gold Coast business owners have rallied to protest about the “ghost town” their area has become since the border slammed shut, but many of them say they feel they’re being “forced” to get the Covid-19 vaccine against their civil rights.
Army deployed to enforce Qld’s hard border with NSW
Annastacia Palaszczuk has called in the army to enforce Queensland’s hard border with NSW amid a warning there’s a “real and present threat” of a Covid incursion.
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