A small number of Queensland police officers who live in NSW have refused to get the jab required to travel across the border for work. The police union has backed officers refusing to work with police who are unvaccinated.
Key points:
The edict issued to all Queensland police last Thursday said any officer who had not had at least one dose of a COVID vaccine could not be deployed to undertake border compliance duties. The ABC has been told the group of officers living in NSW who are reluctant to be vaccinated is less than five out of the thousands of Queensland police officers who work on the Gold Coast.
"Members of the QPS must comply with the Chief Health Officer's directions regarding crossing the Queensland-NSW border, including meeting essential work criteria and vaccination requirements," the spokeswoman said.A police checkpoint at the Queensland-New South Wales border at Coolangatta. "All QPS officers have been afforded the opportunity to obtain a priority COIVID-19 vaccination to enable them to continue working."Union backs Queensland Police
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Queensland says it may delay opening to NSW as hundreds protest at the borderQueensland's deputy premier says it's not a fait accompli that the border will open to NSW arrivals even if the southern state hits vaccination targets.
Read more »
Protesters at Queensland-NSW borderMore than 2000 people have converged on the Queensland-NSW border in protest of current restrictions, berating officers and urging each other to 'cross the border'.\u00a0
Read more »
'It's like a waiting game': NSW COVID cases creep to within kilometres of Queensland borderCOVID-19 cases in New South Wales are now less than 20 kilometres from the Queensland border but are confined to just one family who are isolating, according to authorities.
Read more »
Staggered NSW school reopening plans
Read more »
NSW residents told to brace for ‘weather bomb’After a record-breaking hot spell in Sydney, meteorologists warn conditions are changing dramatically as a cold front blasts New South Wales.
Read more »
NSW reaches target of six million COVID-19 jabs in armsPremier Gladys Berejiklian said she is 'so pleased and grateful' the state has reached its six million vaccination target as she confirmed an announcement about the easing of restrictions for those fully vaccinated would come later in the week.
Read more »