South Australia Closes Border to NSW From New Year’s Day

South Australia Closes Border to NSW From New Year’s Day
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall at the Stag Hotel in Adelaide, Australia on Dec.1, 2020. Kelly Barnes/Getty Images
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South Australia will impose a hard border closure with NSW in response to the spread of COVID-19 cases in Sydney.

Premier Steven Marshall says the closure will apply from Friday with only returning SA residents, people permanently relocating to SA and essential travellers exempt from the new rules.