Queensland Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington has sought to distance herself from comments made by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian that she would "definitely open the border" if elected and would have done so "months ago".
Campaigning on the Gold Coast ahead of Saturday's election, Ms Frecklington confirmed she spoke to Ms Berejiklian "quite regularly", but said she had not had those discussions with her.
"That's for Gladys's opinion and what I have said is that they shouldn't be closed for a day longer than they need to be," Ms Frecklington said.
It comes after Ms Berejiklian told Nine's Today Show on Wednesday morning that Queensland's border stance lacked reason, saying the COVID-19 situation in NSW could not be compared to Victoria's.
Asked if she had spoken to Ms Frecklington about the possibility of her becoming the next Queensland Premier and whether the borders would come down, Ms Berejiklian replied they "have a great working relationship".
"She feels very strongly about keeping jobs in her state, getting tourism back up and running," Ms Berejiklian said.
"I know that if she was elected Premier she would definitely open the border — she would have done it months ago, because that's the way Deb and the LNP are up there —because they appreciate it's not only important to control the virus, but important to keep jobs and the economy going."
Ms Frecklington has repeatedly stated during the campaign that an LNP government would "follow the health advice" in relation to borders.
'Simply a diversion'
Two new cases of COVID-19 were detected in Queensland overnight, however both were acquired overseas and the patients are in hotel quarantine.
Visiting a local battery manufacturer in an Ipswich suburb — in the safe Labor seat of Jordan — Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she was still awaiting advice from the state's Chief Health Officer about reopening the border to NSW on November 1.
Asked when she was expected to receive that advice, Ms Palaszczuk responded: "over the next few days".
She also hit back at Ms Berejiklian's comments, saying it was "disappointing" to see the NSW Premier "try to be political at this time when she has enough of her own issues to deal with".
With just three days to go until polling day, Labor did not announce any new policies, while the Opposition committed $35 million to upgrade a Gold Coast roundabout, as part of its $1 billion in "congestion busting funding".
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