Federal government urges states, territories to reopen borders

The federal government is encouraging states and territories to consider reopening their borders due to the economic impact, particularly on the country's struggling tourism sector. Speaking to Sky News on Friday, Finance Minister Matthias Cormann said “there is no medical case” for state and territory borders to remain closed and should promptly reopen. Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania are remaining firm on their decision to keep their borders closed despite increasingly low virus cases being reported each day. Image: News Corp Australia/ Gary Ramage Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au