The child will be allowed to see their dad in a supervised one hour visit before having to return across the border. She said: "My uncle was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and I couldn't go and visit him in the hospital." But New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard expressed outrage at her comments. The Queensland and New South Wales governments are said to be embroiled in an ongoing tense row over the closed border. The state's strict border restrictions are said to be having a negative impact on New South Wales communities, which borders Queensland to the north.

Source: Daily Mirror September 09, 2020 18:48 UTC