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 Articles4 Arrested as Stolen Car Hits Pedestrian in Melbourne CBDSep 29, 2025Clive Palmer Takes ‘Foreign Investor’ Legal Stoush With Government to SwitzerlandSep 28, 2025PM Hopeful of Reciprocal Respect in Trump TalksSep 27, 2025Not on My Watch: PM Rules out Republic ReferendumSep 27, 2025Related TopicsborderRushQLDAnnastacia Palaszczuk