NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is accusing the Queensland government of making up excuses in order to keep the border closed.

Queensland has issued NSW with a 48-hour deadline to find the source of three infections or the 28-day benchmark for the border opening will be re-set.

Ms Berejiklian told Ben Fordham the new rule has come as a surprise to her.

“I just think the Queensland government is really just thinking up every excuse it can as it goes along and I don’t think that’s acceptable.

“What is unjustified, is the attitude of the premiers of WA and QLD, I don’t think it’s acceptable. I think to just have this blinkered view that you’re not part of a nation, you’re not part of Australia, is a dangerous one.”

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