Don’t Boast About Qld Border Closure: Aussie PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a media conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on July 9, 2020. David Gray/Getty Images

The prime minister says Queensland’s border closure isn’t something to boast about and suggests the measure may not be “absolutely necessary”.

Queensland has set NSW a benchmark of 28 days without unlinked community transmission of COVID-19 before the border reopens.