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The ongoing political stoush around Queensland border is heating up again in Australia as the federal government redeploys 110 soldiers from North Queensland to Western Australia.

For those who aren’t familiar with the situation, Australia’s Liberal federal government is urging states to open their borders with low case numbers everywhere in the country besides Victoria. Queensland’s Labor government has been steadfastly refusing. Several other states (Wa, Tasmania) have also declined, but with a state election coming up in Queensland this border fight has gotten a little dirty.

Here is a bit more information about this potentially infectious plane in Sydney, via the AAP:

NSW authorities are trying to track down almost 50 people who shared a flight to Sydney with a Victorian traveller infected with COVID-19.

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