Queensland state deputy leader Steven Miles has labelled protests against COVID restrictions on the state border as “shameful and reckless,” after over 1,000 residents from Coolangatta and Tweed—which saddles the state border—gathered to protest against tighter border restrictions. Deputy Premier Miles said the protests were very “un-Queensland like.” “We have gotten through this because Queenslanders do the right thing. We’ve kept each other safe,” he told reporters. “I’ve been to a lot of protests, I’ve organised a lot of protests, I love a good protest, but now is not the time for protests, particularly on the border.” “The border is our riskiest place right now. We have to see the situation in NSW the same way we’ve seen the situation in other countries throughout this pandemic,” he added. “By having a protest there, they put the safety of our police at risk, they put their own safety at risk, and …
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