How Canberra's NSW border permit stoush unfolded

Daniella White
Updated August 17 2020 - 11:56am, first published 11:45am
A NSW police officer at the Victorian border. Insets, Gladys Berejiklian and Andrew Barr.
A NSW police officer at the Victorian border. Insets, Gladys Berejiklian and Andrew Barr.

When New South Wales suddenly canned a plan to get about 100 Canberrans stuck on the Victorian border home, the messages coming in from NSW bureaucrats and MPs were clear. The premier was behind the sudden change of heart. So last Saturday night turned into what Chief Minister Andrew Barr now calls "date night with Gladys".

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Daniella White

ACT politics and health reporter Contact me with tips, story ideas, or just to have a chat, at daniella.white@canberratimes.com.au