{"id":55916,"date":"2021-10-03T20:22:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T09:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=55916"},"modified":"2021-10-14T13:16:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T02:16:22","slug":"the-celebrity-journalist-narrative-of-queenslands-border-qldaah-qldpol-auspol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/the-celebrity-journalist-narrative-of-queenslands-border-qldaah-qldpol-auspol\/","title":{"rendered":"The Celebrity Journalist Narrative of Queensland&#8217;s Border &#8211; @Qldaah #qldpol #auspol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TheCelebrityJournalistNarrativeofQueenslandsBorder.jpg?resize=800%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Celebrity Journalist Narrative of Queensland's Border\" class=\"wp-image-55947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TheCelebrityJournalistNarrativeofQueenslandsBorder.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TheCelebrityJournalistNarrativeofQueenslandsBorder.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TheCelebrityJournalistNarrativeofQueenslandsBorder.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TheCelebrityJournalistNarrativeofQueenslandsBorder.jpg?resize=600%2C300&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As former federal member for New England <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyHWindsor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tony Windsor<\/a> well put it recently, celebrity journalists dislike Twitter because they can&#8217;t control the narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Credibility in the media is earned over many years of hard work, objective reporting and assessment of the political world not by celebrity short cuts. People like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michellegrattan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@michellegrattan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latingle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@latingle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lenoretaylor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lenoretaylor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FergusonNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FergusonNews<\/a> have earned the right to be taken seriously.<\/p>&mdash; Tony Windsor (@TonyHWindsor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyHWindsor\/status\/1439882736706080768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some journalists are finding it difficult to survive in a Twitter world where they feel control over the narrative has been weakened.Some try to become celebrity journalists in a bid  to live in both worlds ..generally failing on both fronts. Others like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latingle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@latingle<\/a> thrive on facts<\/p>&mdash; Tony Windsor (@TonyHWindsor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyHWindsor\/status\/1437971931605598209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>The Queensland Pfizer and vaccine hesitancy conspiracy theory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One such example is the perpetual story that Queenslanders and Western Australians are laggers in the covid-19 vaccination rollout and that they have now allowed Pfizer to be administered to the over sixties cohort in some sort of anti-AstraZeneca vaccine campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Quite stunning. WA and Queensland, already badly lagging the nation in the vaccine roll out, have now both announced over 60s can get Pfizer when the roll out to kids has barely begun &#8211; and we have millions of AstraZeneca doses. Premiers enabling vaccine hesitancy = ???? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bt55Bc5E7L\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bt55Bc5E7L<\/a><\/p>&mdash; James Massola????\u2764\ufe0f (@jamesmassola) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmassola\/status\/1437933525227819012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, just days before <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmassola\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Massola&#8217;s<\/a> accusation <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RACGP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners<\/a> had reported that &#8220;GPs in South Australia and the Northern Territory will soon begin administering the Pfizer vaccine to over-60s in line with state-run mass vaccination hubs, and other states could soon follow.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.racgp.org.au\/newsgp\/clinical\/general-practice-to-follow-state-pfizer-criteria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General practice to follow state Pfizer criteria.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By September 30, the Federal Government announced it was also opening up the vaccine to ages twelve and up. &#8220;Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will be available to all Australians aged over 12 from Friday, with the federal government now confident there are enough doses to offer vaccination choice. Health Minister Greg Hunt announced changes to the national rollout on Wednesday, mirroring measures in states including NSW, Victoria and Queensland.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/australians-over-60-given-access-to-pfizer-moderna-covid-19-vaccines\/6ef46335-0100-4459-828f-1630c92e40e3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australians over 60 given access to Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From tomorrow, Australians aged 60 and over will be able to book both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines from GPs and pharmacies across the country.<br><br>This provides even more options for Australians over 60 to be vaccinated.<br><br>To book your appointment, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BYd2HhVVzy\">https:\/\/t.co\/BYd2HhVVzy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D7VtmBleBq\">pic.twitter.com\/D7VtmBleBq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greg Hunt (@GregHuntMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregHuntMP\/status\/1443438446635274245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Let us in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Massola then turned his attention to the National Rugby League Grand Final which was being hosted in Queensland for the first time and made the claim that people were not being allowed into the state to see sick or dying relatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pretty amazing the NRL grand final is going ahead with a 75 per cent crowd when people have been refused entry to Queensland to see their dying parents or sick kids.<\/p>&mdash; James Massola????\u2764\ufe0f (@jamesmassola) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmassola\/status\/1443383133693304834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In one recent nationally publicised case, the family hadn&#8217;t contacted the Qld Health exemption team at all to arrange an application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Family of Queensland boy in NSW never applied for an exemption to bring him home. The first Qld CHO Dr Jeanette Young heard about it was in the media but process has begun to get him home. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/covid19qld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#covid19qld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dYnTKUgFsA\">https:\/\/t.co\/dYnTKUgFsA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1433558004733931521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In June, Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young had set a pathway for requests to visit end of life relatives  by preparing five hospitals to accommodate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Qld CHO Dr Jeannette Young confirmed this morning that there&#39;s now a process to assist people who want to come to Qld to visit an end of life relative. List of five hospitals that they can be put into to manage the visitation. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hM8VP3nnxb\">pic.twitter.com\/hM8VP3nnxb<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1408628572248363009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Queensland Premier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP\">Annastacia Palaszczuk<\/a> confirmed recently that the Qld Health exemption unit staffing levels had been increased to 90 personnel to cope with the growing demand of people wanting to enter the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From October 1. Qld Premier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> confirming the Qld Health exemption unit has been increased to 90 personnel due to the high demand of people wanting to return home to Qld or relocate. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/covid19qld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#covid19qld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b2ZTI1u0NF\">pic.twitter.com\/b2ZTI1u0NF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1444478871928074240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Qld Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski also noted that over 8,000 people were currently queued to enter the state either to return home or to relocate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There are 2,978 Queenslanders in the queue to return home. Another 5,332 people have applied to relocate to Queensland. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/covid19qld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#covid19qld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TnTijgTv0O\">https:\/\/t.co\/TnTijgTv0O<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1444229653296660488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Premier Palaszczuk had also indicated in August that the Qld hotel quarantine was at near capacity of 5,300 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pt 2\/2 &quot;Queensland is being loved to death.&quot; Qld Premier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> continues with the 2-week pause for relocators. Also, 120 ADF personnel return to assist on the border. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/covid19qld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#covid19qld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2gKriiWKtH\">pic.twitter.com\/2gKriiWKtH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1430336645820157956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Perpetual singling out of Queensland over border closures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The singling out of Queensland over border restrictions began early in the pandemic with Premier Palaszczuk being attacked by the federal government. She had been early in raising the potential covid-19 viral infection facing Australia in late January 2020. At the time, the federal government wasn&#8217;t sharing information needed to assist in contact tracing procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One year ago. With the virus now inside Australia, Queensland Premier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> is on morning breakfast TV raising a red flag to the federal government about the flight from China. People on that flight need to be contacted immediately. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r3boI1Oybc\">https:\/\/t.co\/r3boI1Oybc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1355643207221174279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bordering on obsession. The singling out of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@annastaciamp<\/a> &amp; Queensland continues with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Birmo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@birmo<\/a> the latest bandwagon jumper to pretend no other state or territory has closed their borders or has a tourism sector. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FXPUdN4MIK\">https:\/\/t.co\/FXPUdN4MIK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1265121575134572546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In mid 2020, the premier had requested the border battles must cease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;These border wars have got to stop.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> responds to the continual singling out of Queensland over border closures during the course of the pandemic. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jj0KlezLo2\">pic.twitter.com\/jj0KlezLo2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1277831228272476160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the celebrity journalists had set the anti-Queensland narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q re Qld\/WA borders &#8211; o\/s experience shows things can change fast requiring serious lockdown. With cases negligible everywhere in Aust, should tourism &amp; other business be able to function fully ASAP to earn a buffer in case border closures are needed in worst case in 2021?<\/p>&mdash; Leigh Sales (@leighsales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leighsales\/status\/1324580726990270465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Qld Premier is running her state based on a minority that are happy to never leave their suburb again. <br><br>Ignoring the mental health toll, ignoring the financial cost and ignoring the facts on covid is not \u201ckeeping Queenslanders safe\u201d<\/p>&mdash; Laura Jayes (@ljayes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ljayes\/status\/1433264614339342339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Queensland Premier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> went \u201cas low as she could possibly go\u201d by invoking people\u2019s children to justify her border policies, according to Sky News host Paul Murray.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/quPQUBSEYs\">https:\/\/t.co\/quPQUBSEYs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNewsAust\/status\/1433041364321595393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The &quot;idiotic, paranoid, fact-free, fearmongering&quot; highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a>&#39;s recent COVID response is why Australia is now an &quot;international laughing stock,&quot; according to Sky News host Andrew Bolt.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SCNYbXc9Z9\">https:\/\/t.co\/SCNYbXc9Z9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNewsAust\/status\/1410188403065327616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For families on the Queensland and NSW border, catching up for Father\u2019s Day wasn\u2019t an option. Instead, hundreds gathered at the border barricade to share a hug, present, and emotional farewell, amidst huge uncertainty about when they&#39;ll be allowed to resume normal life. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/abc730?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#abc730<\/a><\/p>&mdash; abc730 (@abc730) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abc730\/status\/1434815836410105857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theprojecttv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Project TV<\/a> had a crack at Queensland and Western Australia over low vaccination rates and their closed borders. No mention of Tasmania or South Australia, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The PM has again put the hard word on our states and territories to open all the borders by Christmas, so now we can start planning those summer trips we all need.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheProjectTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheProjectTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cFqNksHxox\">pic.twitter.com\/cFqNksHxox<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Project (@theprojecttv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theprojecttv\/status\/1442061435375337476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With no vaccines yet available in June 2020, even the Queensland Liberal National Party had a go with a billboard at the Qld-NSW border in June 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The opposition\u2019s campaign to reopen the border has reached new heights after Burleigh MP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelHartMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MichaelHartMP<\/a> unveiled a new billboard saying \u201cplanes equal jobs\u201d. He&#39;s urging local business owners to send their own messages to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tIEQ9K5sus\">https:\/\/t.co\/tIEQ9K5sus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/7NEWS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#7NEWS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iuXiqOKVuZ\">pic.twitter.com\/iuXiqOKVuZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 7NEWS Gold Coast (@7NewsGoldCoast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsGoldCoast\/status\/1269896824673890305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tasmanian government had also closed itself off from the rest of Australia but very little coverage made the mainstream media. Recently, Premier Peter Gutwein declared, &#8220;If we were to relax border restrictions at 80 per cent [vaccinated], COVID would enter Tasmania and it would take off.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-09-29\/tasmania-wont-reopen-covid-border-before-90pc-vaccination\/100500844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tasmania needs 90 per cent COVID vaccination rate before fully opening borders, Premier warns.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tasmania Premier Peter Gutwein is aiming for 90% covid-19 vaccination rate before he contemplates opening the state border. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/politas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#politas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9mJ81eKKPk\">https:\/\/t.co\/9mJ81eKKPk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1443186869357875205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>South Australia also announced its borders re-opening plan was up to three weeks to a month away. South Australia Health Dr Michelle Atchison indicated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-09-30\/south-australia-records-new-case-of-covid\/100504650\">&#8220;The president of the Australian Medical Association&#8217;s South Australian branch met with SA Health officials on Thursday to discuss what will happen when the borders open to states such as New South Wales and Victoria.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don&#39;t think we are. I&#39;m sure most people both inside and outside Queensland are tired of hearing about it. The obsession is in the singling out of Qld and the overwhelming number of questions directed to politicians over it. The answer is the same; July 10 TBC. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mJiG4ml8EM\">https:\/\/t.co\/mJiG4ml8EM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1276678751405740038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Gladys Berejiklian has a go at Queensland politics <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The former New South Wales Premier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GladysB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gladys Berejiklian<\/a> had been very vocal throughout the pandemic about Queensland closing the border closure to her state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gold Standard Gladys singling out Qld &amp; WA again over borders. Says we all need to live with covid-19 and reckons NSW is tough enough to stop any outbreak coming from SA. What a gamble. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nswpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nswpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wapol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wapol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/saparli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#saparli<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/14YfHSjlUz\">pic.twitter.com\/14YfHSjlUz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1328130452129943553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Premier Berejiklian decided to give Qld politics a crack on the eve of the Queensland state election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NSW Premier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GladysB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GladysB<\/a> says Queensland&#39;s border ban on people from NSW &quot;doesn&#39;t make sense&quot; and that  &quot;it&#39;s cute&quot; for QLD Premier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> to announce changes on the eve of the Queensland election. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/9News?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#9News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ch90fClEuu\">pic.twitter.com\/ch90fClEuu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; 9News Queensland (@9NewsQueensland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/9NewsQueensland\/status\/1321225606856663052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There was even a story peddled that Premier Berejiklian had come to some agreement with the then Qld LNP Opposition Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DebFrecklington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deb Frecklington<\/a> that the Qld border would open should she win power. The claim was quickly retracted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gladys now says she didn&#39;t have a conversation with Deb Frecklington on opening the Queensland border. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldvotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldvotes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nswpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nswpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3YCuuRHG8w\">pic.twitter.com\/3YCuuRHG8w<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1321623179635302405?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Attacks likely to continue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pt2\/2 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AnnastaciaMP<\/a> also spoke about travel to New Zealand and travel to Japan. She&#39;s not the prime minister. The federal government has to set out where people can travel to and from once vaccination rates are at a sufficient level. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/auspol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#auspol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x17u8A1ju6\">https:\/\/t.co\/x17u8A1ju6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1441621938049208320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the federal member for Griffith summed it up today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m sick of the attacks on Queenslanders. <br><br>We&#39;re not about to take lectures from people who called us cave dwellers or described the NSW approach as the gold standard.<br><br>Stop treating Queenslanders like idiots just because we&#39;re trying to stay safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6jbZ1NxdUe\">https:\/\/t.co\/6jbZ1NxdUe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Terri Butler MP (@terrimbutler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/terrimbutler\/status\/1444475018683899906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Update &#8211; October 14, 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abc730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC 730<\/a> aired the same narrative last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another covid-19 piece singling out Queensland and Western Australia for their strategies dealing with the pandemic. No mention of South Australia or Tasmania. Blame once again apportioned to the Qld CHO for vaccine hesitancy. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/qldpol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#qldpol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wapol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wapol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/abc730?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#abc730<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1PxdESNSQ9\">https:\/\/t.co\/1PxdESNSQ9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Marler (@Qldaah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Qldaah\/status\/1448458413105577990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, Premier Palaszczuk also indicated a number of new interstate flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Attention South Australia and Tasmania \u2757\ufe0f<br><br>It\u2019s time to book a summer holiday in Queensland ????<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VirginAustralia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VirginAustralia<\/a> will launch new flights from December including:<br><br>\u2708\ufe0f Launceston to Gold Coast <br><br>\u2708\ufe0f Hobart to Gold Coast<br><br>\u2708\ufe0f Cairns to Gold Coast <br><br>\u2708\ufe0f Adelaide to Sunshine Coast <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3jixKND5uI\">pic.twitter.com\/3jixKND5uI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Annastacia Palaszczuk (@AnnastaciaMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnastaciaMP\/status\/1448082559628464130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As former federal member for New England Tony Windsor well put it recently, celebrity journalists dislike Twitter because they can&#8217;t control the narrative. 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