While many are preparing for the gradual opening of the Queensland-New South Wales border, three new cases of COVID-19 found in New South Wales may postpone that even further.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk had initially proposed the border would begin opening on November 1st if New South Wales could reach a 28-day benchmark of no community transmission COVID-19 cases.
The record of the three new cases will postpone that benchmark to at least November 4th if no more cases arise before then, with Queensland giving New South Wales 48 hours to find the source of the current cases before a decision is made.