Australia NewsQueenslanders Making a Last-Minute Dash Across the Border to Return HomeSavePrintQueensland 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 ImagesAAP8/6/2020|Updated: 8/6/2020Queenslanders are making a last-minute dash across the border to return home before the NSW border shuts this weekend.More than 3000 travellers have flown into the state in the past 24 hours as they attempt to beat the hard border lockdown on Aug 8.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentAAPAuthorAustralian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.Author’s Selected ArticlesRisk of Bird Flu Downplayed Despite Seal DeathsOct 25, 2025Social Media Ban to Help Target Teen Bullying RatesOct 19, 2025‘We Want Him to Stay’: Joyce Urged to Stick With NatsOct 18, 2025Worker Who Trained Chatbot Then Lost Job to It Confronts Bank BossesOct 15, 2025Related TopicsborderRushQLDAnnastacia Palaszczuk