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His comments were supported by Agriculture Minister David Littleproud, who said it wasn't right the delegation could "swan around" on the Gold Coast while other people were turned away from Queensland. Mr McCormack said farmers in border areas needed "sensible outcomes" from the meeting to secure access to stock and crops."You're talking about communities that haven't had a COVID case and in fact, are some hundreds of kilometres away from the nearest COVID case," the Nationals leader said.Farmers say border closures are hampering access to crops and livestock in border regions.Queensland will host the AFL Grand Final on October 24 at the Gabba in Brisbane.
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