WA border with NSW in question again as Sydney airport driver tests positive for coronavirus

There are once again questions over Western Australia’s open border arrangements after New South Wales recorded its first locally acquired COVID-19 infection since a hotel quarantine worker tested positive earlier this month.

NSW Health has confirmed a 45-year-old man who drives international aircrews to and from Sydney Airport has tested positive for coronavirus.

WA Premier Mark McGowan’s office said the state’s Chief Health Officer was liaising with NSW Health to seek the latest information about the new case.

“He will then provide advice to the Premier,” a spokesman for the Premier said.

Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup said it was a “huge concern” just nine days away from Christmas, especially for people who wanted to reunite with their…