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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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By Greg Dyett

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


For health and support measures currently in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in your language, visit sbs.com.au/coronavirus


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