Canberra residents stuck at NSW-Victoria border given four days to travel home to ACT
New South Wales relents on decision to prevent Canberrans transiting through the state after six-day standoff
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Canberrans stuck at the Victorian border have been given four days to return home, after New South Wales relented on its decision to prevent them transiting through the state.
The New South Wales health minister Brad Hazzard said a resolution had been reached on Wednesday, and that drivers must take a direct route and only travel between 9am and 3pm.
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