Lyle Shelton, conservative activist, criticised over border tweet criticised which wasted police resources

A conservative activist who bragged on social media about crossing the NSW-Queensland border has been chided by Queensland’s police chief.

Former managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby, Lyle Shelton, posted on Twitter about a “sneaky run across the border and back” on Saturday night.

He claimed he had avoided the “virus police”.

Border declaration passes are needed for travellers to Queensland who have visited NSW since December 11 after recent coronavirus cases in…