Government warns Queensland Premier 'walking a fine line' with border control

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says the Queensland Government is "walking a fine line" with how it is handling state border closures.

Mr Dutton told Today the public would not tolerate the coronavirus pandemic being used as a political weapon.

"There is a lot of politics being played in Queensland at the moment by the state government in relation to this issue," Mr Dutton said.

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"The game-playing going on in Queensland at the moment by Premier Palasczuk I think is farcical.

"You see brochures going out into letterboxes in marginal seats and Annastacia Palaszczuk is walking a fine line here."

Mr Dutton also said the Queensland Government's actions could negatively impact its relationship with NSW, after Ms Palaszczuk referred to the current coronavirus situation in NSW as "danger at our doorstep".

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Deputy Opposition Leader Richard Marles said border closures should have been implemented earlier.

"Evidently we didn't close the borders in time, that has become completely clear," Mr Marles said.

"(Coronavirus) is throughout the aged care system, which is fundamentally a Commonwealth responsibility.

"What we don't see is the prime minister standing up, day in and day out, accepting that responsibility – like for example what we are seeing with the Victorian Premier – I think that is what Australia wants to see."