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Sunday, July 03

Vaccines mandatory for truckies after seventh positive test

Queensland will mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for truck drivers entering Queensland from October 15 after a truckie was among six new cases of the virus recorded in the state.

Sunnybank cluster hits double figures as another truck crashes into border barricade

After several infected truckies visited Queensland, one driver was refused entry for failing to produce a negative test result. Police allege he then went to another part of the border and crashed his semi-trailer through a barricade.

Scenes on the Pacific Motorway at the Queensland and New South Wales border on the Gold Coast, Friday, July 23, 2021. (AAP Image/Jason O'Brien)

Infected truckies a sign that NSW outbreak is worse than thought: Palaszczuk

Queensland has tentatively reopened the ‘border bubble’ with NSW despite fears the Delta variant is already being carried north and will inevitably spark another outbreak.

Coast concerns: Truckie infectious for five days; family boasts of illegal Melbourne visit

The Gold Coast is on edge after a truckie who travelled from Sydney tested positive, and a secret Melbourne trip put five people in quarantine and under investigation.