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NRL's travel exemptions to remain despite Queensland's Sydney hotspot declaration

The NRL's exemptions for its New South Wales-based teams travelling to Queensland will stand, despite the Palaszczuk Government declaring Greater Sydney a coronavirus hotspot.

The Queensland Premier announced today that the state would close its borders to all residents of Greater Sydney from 1:00am on Saturday.

But the NRL has been given an assurance from the Queensland Government that the original exemptions still exist.

More to come.

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