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how politics met pandemic to create 'fortress Queensland'

  • Written by Chris Salisbury, Research Associate, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland
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Government responses to COVID-19 in Australia have received, by and large, bipartisan support. An exception, it seems, is the imposition of restrictions on interstate movement. State borders have become a lightning rod for political friction and feverish commentary. With elections in the frame, this has escalated into apparent “b...

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