Live Breaking News: Tougher restrictions hinted as NSW records 97 covid cases

Australians are furious at the Queensland Premier over her Sunday trip to Tokyo because of her "brutal" stance on stranded Australians.

More than 120,000 Australians have signed a petition calling for Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to be denied the right to travel to Tokyo.

 

Ms Palaszczuk is flying to Tokyo on Sunday as part of the Queensland Government's push to cement hosting rights for the 2032 Olympic Games.

She says that if she does not attend the Games, "the whole bid could fail".

But a change.org petition has struck a nerve. Its author takes exception with Ms Palaszczuk's stance on placing new caps on those stranded abroad re-entering Australia.

"Annastacia Palaszczuk has successfully advocated for a brutal and heartless halving of Australian quarantine spaces, making it even more difficult for stranded Australians to return home," the petition reads.

"Annastacia Palaszczuk should not be allowed to steal a precious hotel quarantine space from a more deserving stranded Australian trying to return home."

It comes as NSW recorded 97 new infections on Friday and officials expressed "incredible concern" over the 29 people who were infectious in the community before receiving their positive test on Thursday.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she won't hesitate to enforce tougher rules if cases continue to rise.

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