A family has been denied the opportunity to say goodbye to their 101-year-old grandmother despite holding a border exemption to cross into QLD.
When the family arrived at the border from the NSW central west with their exemption in hand, they were told the rules had changed that morning.
“Really frustrating when we got to the border because our passes were no longer valid,” granddaughter Sharon Star said. “We try not to get caught up in it because we just break down and cry – we just really want to get that chance to say our goodbyes,” she added toPolice check cars at the Queensland border with NSW at Griffith Street at Coolangatta after the border closed the NSW. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Steve HollandSince the border closed earlier this month, a number of people have tried to illegally cross, causing a clamp down from authorities.
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