Covid and bad budgeting exposed the Queensland Labor government’s divisive attitude to the rest of the country when we learnt “that Queensland hospitals are for Queenslanders.” (Pay up, you banana-bending cheapskates, 4/8). The inability to afford to pay accommodation bills for their citizens returning from overseas requiring quarantine in NSW might have been forgivable if they had not contracted to do so at national cabinet. Our Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has promised great efforts to keep the Queenslanders honest. Perhaps NRL supremo Peter Vlandys might do well to check with Daniel before offering Brisbane any grand finals in the future. Alan Sexton, North Parramatta. 7Aug2023.