‘Gladys being Gladys’: Inside the VERY tense phone call between Annastacia Palaszczuk and the NSW premier before Queensland announced it would open its borders
- Annastacia Palaszczuk has lifted the lid on her phone call with Gladys Berejiklian
- The QLD premier announced her state would open to Sydney on December 1
- Ms Palaszczuk revealed there were no apologies with her NSW counterpart
Annastacia Palaszczuk and Gladys Berejiklian have not apologised to each other after feuding for months about Queensland‘s hard border closure, the Queensland premier has revealed.
Ms Palaszczuk on Tuesday confirmed her state’s border would finally be open to all NSW residents from December 1.
The announcement came after the Queensland premier had a ‘catch-up’ phone call with her NSW counterpart.
Annastacia Palaszczuk (pictured) and Gladys Berejiklian have not apologised to each other after feuding for months about Queensland’s hard border closure, the Queensland premier has revealed
The border announcement came after the Queensland premier had a ‘catch-up’ phone call with her NSW counterpart, Gladys Berejiklian (pictured)
Ms Palaszczuk appeared on Today on Wednesday morning, where she was asked whether either of the premiers said ‘sorry’ to each other.
She responded: ‘No, Gladys is just being Gladys.’
‘I expect that. I have always handled myself with dignity and I will always put my state first and she will always look after her state.
‘That is the way it is.’
The border was closed to all of NSW in early August. It was reopened to those from regional NSW, as well as the ACT, in early November, but still barred people from Sydney.
Ms Palaszczuk earlier said the Queensland and NSW chief health officers had been in contact after NSW reached 28 days with no local COVID-19 cases without a known source, and agreed the border should reopen.
Ms Palaszczuk appeared on Today on Wednesday morning (pictured), where she was asked whether either of the premiers said ‘sorry’ to each other
On Tuesday, Ms Berejiklian said she’d received ‘the best phone call I’ve had from anybody in ages’.
The premier has in recent weeks repeatedly chafed against Queensland’s demand for 28 days of no unsourced COVID-19 cases in NSW, saying the standard was arbitrary and had no medical rationale.
‘I’m so thrilled and relieved because I know what this means for our citizens but also citizens in Queensland,’ Ms Berejiklian said in a statement.
‘All of us felt such a glow of warmth when we saw people uniting after the Victoria-NSW border opened, so I know so many families will be booking their flights and businesses will be making arrangements to hire more staff.’
Ms Palaszczuk on Tuesday confirmed her state’s border would finally be open to Sydneysiders from December 1. Pictured: A motorist passes through a border control checkpoint at Coolangatta on Tuesday
Victorians will also be welcomed back into Queensland come December 1.
Ms Palaszczuk announced the change on Wednesday after the Victoria went 28 days without an unlinked case of community coronavirus transmission.
‘Victoria will be good to go to come up to Queensland as well (on December 1),’ Ms Palaszczuk told Seven’s Sunrise program on Wednesday.
‘So that’s absolutely wonderful news, congratulations to Daniel Andrews and his team down there, and to all of the Victorians, and we look forward to welcoming you to Queensland.
‘And please stop by and say hello. If you see me out and about during the holidays because it’s going to be wonderful.’