The Big Issues: Border closures bring out best and worst

Sally Gall
Updated December 21 2020 - 4:11pm, first published 4:00pm
Agricultural businesses stood to lose hundreds of millions of dollars without a worker permit system.
Agricultural businesses stood to lose hundreds of millions of dollars without a worker permit system.

Workforce deployments, educational arrangements and a burgeoning tourism and events economy were all thrown into disarray on March 25 when Queensland closed its borders for the first time in more than 100 years.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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