Queensland will extend its border bubble to include the Byron Shire, Ballina, Lismore, the Richmond Valley and Glen Innes in NSW.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says those 125,000 NSW residents will be able to travel freely in Queensland and residents of her state will also be able to travel in far northern NSW."They usually do a lot of their business in Queensland so we believe that this is the right measure to take and we have also been in contact with the NSW authorities to advise them of this today as well.
Premier Steven Marshall says from then, anyone arriving in SA will no longer be required to isolate for 14 days. The premier said health officials had examined the concerning case of an infected Sydney taxi driver but were satisfied it was a risk that could be managed.Twelve days without community transmission
The announcement of border changes come as Queensland prepares to welcome ACT travellers back up north on Friday.
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