Queensland Closes Border to Interstate Fly-In Fly-Out Workers

Queensland Police stop vehicles at a police checkpoint set up at the Queensland and New South Wales border near the Gold Coast on March 26, 2020. Chris Hyde/Getty Images

As of midnight April 4, Queensland’s borders will be closed to all non-critical fly-in-fly-out resource sector employees who work in Queensland but live interstate, as the government seeks to protect regional and remote communities from the COVID-19 disease.

Mines Minister Dr. Anthony Lynham announced the decision in a statement on March 31. “The resources sector is essential to maintaining a strong Australian economy.