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Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 95,613 Send Message	Allan	Report	22 Mar 2020 10:36
	...or is it? https://tinyurl.com/sndejo5 WA's borders close on Tuesday, NT and Queensland, together with Tasmania, have already closed theirs's. Iconic trains like the Indian Pacific and the Ghan will no longer carry passengers but can still carry freight. Both these trains do service remote communities along their journeys which are still difficult to access by road. On a lighter note, there has been a run on Bottle Shops (off-licences) as people were under the impression that these would be closed. :-0 In good old Ozzie tradition these have now been classified as 'essential' services. :-D Just in case, I have decided to modify my drinking habits ;-)
Member Since: March 2011 Posts: 17,432 Send Message	JoyLouise	Report	22 Mar 2020 12:43
	Good luck with that Allan. When we were there people still took fruit over the forbidden state lines. Not at all sure whether that embargo still stands though.
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 95,613 Send Message	Allan	Report	22 Mar 2020 12:50
	Yep it does! But the WA border is so long that anyone with a half decent four wheel drive and sufficient fuel (and water) can still enter at will. Just ask the Drug Cartels :-0
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 95,613 Send Message	Allan	Report	22 Mar 2020 12:55
	My God! Things must be serious! Even the Casinos are to close :-0 :-D :-D