Former Premier Urges State Border Reopening or Queensland ‘Will Go Broke’

ARL Commission Chairman Peter Beattie speaks to the media during a NRL Media opportunity at Rugby League Central in Sydney, Australia on Aug. 23, 2018. Matt King/Getty Images

Former Queensland premier Peter Beattie has urged the Queensland government to open the borders, or the state “will go broke.”

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, whose father Henry was a minister in Beattie’s government, has promised a decision on opening the borders by the end of the week.