Dad left sleeping rough after being caught on wrong side of the border

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When the Queensland border closed to New South Wales last weekend, Gold Coast father Clinton Wass found himself on the wrong side of it. 9News

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Refused entry to the state and with no money for a hotel, Mr Wass has been sleeping under tree on the NSW side of the border."Basic human rights is the right to have shelter and food and clothing, I've got all that but it's just over there, about a hundred kilometres, under an hour away and they won't let me," he said."Queensland's health and economy can't afford a second wave," the spokesperson said.

"Individuals may be eligible for a hotel quarantine fee waiver under the grounds of financial hardship." But there is no financial assistance to help with the cost of the flight into Queensland, even though Mr Wass's car is parked several hundred metres outside state lines. "The only answer I get from any government department is we're very sorry, there's no box I fit in, so see you later - we can't do anything else," he said.

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