QLD border closed to NSW: Gold Coast businesses react
Mayor Tom Tate and a leading Gold Coast doctor have welcomed the closure of the border to NSW and ACT as business leaders brace for the impact, saying it's the 'worst possible outcome' for the economy. SEE ALL THE UPDATES FROM OUR LIVE BLOG
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk this morning announced that Queensland's borders will be closed on Saturday to visitors from NSW and the ACT.
The announcement was largely welcomed on the Gold Coast, although Gold Coast business leaders said it was the "worst possible outcome" for the economy.
Read our updates from throughout the day below.
Updates
Ice addict’s dad pleads: ‘Lock up my daughter or people will die’
An angry and frustrated Gold Coast father has slammed Queensland’s “revolving door” justice system.
Man left with life-threatening injuries in Gold Coast stabbing
A father of five has learned his fate for his role in a violent confrontation on a suburban street that left one man with “imminently life-threatening” injuries.