Traffic on the Hume Freeway heading into NSW is backing up after the NSW Border was closed overnight. Over in Queensland, 700 travellers from Victoria were refused entry. For the latest on restrictions:
Anyone who has travelled from Victoria – including Queenslanders – have been barred from entering the state since noon on July 3 unless they quarantined at a hotel at their own expense for two weeks.
Queensland Police stop and inspect vehicles attempting to enter Queensland at Tugun outside the Gold Coast Airport border crossing. Picture: Scott PowickThose caught breaching the border restrictions face an on-the-spot fine of $1334 or a court-imposed penalty of up to $13,345. Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski is determined to ‘keep the virus out of Queensland’. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jono SearleA passenger who flew into Sunshine Coast Airport from Melbourne goes through questioning with Queensland Police on arrival.
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