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Federal government piles pressure on states over border closures

The Gold Coast Highway at the Queensland and New South Wales border

The Gold Coast Highway at the Queensland and New South Wales border Source: AAP

The government wants the states and territories to end border closures and lockdowns once 80 per cent of eligible adults are COVID-vaccinated.


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