The loneliness of a cross-border truckie

Each truck heading into South Australia stops, the truckie hands a printed permit to a police officer in a face mask, pleasantries are exchanged, the permit is inspected and handed back, and the truck grinds off down the road. Meanwhile, trucks heavily laden with logs don’t have to stop at all as they enter Victoria.

“Basically, drivers aren’t allowed out of their truck – they pick up their loads while still in their cabin at one end of their journey, and they are unloaded at the other end,” he said. Freight, which is considered essential to the national economy, is exempt from border closures in Australia, but each state and territory has border control processes and permits for truck drivers.

Why we are making circus 🎪 of our borders when our government open borders for Americans goods to come to Australia.Shouldn’t we be more concerned about spreading of virus with Americans good more than spreading virus amongst States. Who’s destroying our economy? Our government

Honestly what is the point of federation. NSW and Vic should secede from the commonwealth. Its not constitutional to have absolute bans

SA's border is shut? Couldn't tell the difference

trucks shouldnt be allowed across either. no reason they cant park at the border and swap trailers with someone going the other way. its not worth the risk it only take 1 person doing the wrong thing or making a simple mistake like forgetting to put ur mask on for it to backfire

they should have the protection of Section 92 of the Australian constitution - The Age ought to know that

WA doesn’t want them either!!!

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