Aussie leaders squabble over reopening state borders
A couple enjoying a drive-in concert at the Robyn Webster Sports Centre in Sydney, Australia, today. Australia's states and territories wield sizable powers, and have largely determined their own Covid-19 responses, sometimes ignoring Canberra's guidance. – EPA pic, May 21, 2020.
A BITTER row has broken out between Australian states, with some refusing to reopen domestic borders to outsiders despite a steep drop in coronavirus infections. Several states making up more than three-quarters of the Australian continent shut their doors to compatriots from areas like Sydney and Melbourne in late March and are refusing to reopen them.
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