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NewsColony How Australians spent their first weekend of eased social distancing restrictions With many Australian states beginning to repeal some of their stricter coronavirus restrictions late last week, this weekend saw more and more people get outdoors to enjoy the beginning of a gradual return to normal life. Queenslanders were allowed to travel up to 50 kilometres from their homes for non-essential activities with members of their household or a “plus one” as of Saturday.  A police officer speaks to beachgoers at Burleigh Heads on Queensland’s Gold Coast. AAP Residents were quick to get outdoors, enjoying parks, playgrounds, beaches and hiking tracks around the state. On the Gold Coast, huge crowds at Burleigh Heads led police to order people to return home and issue $1,334-infringement notices to people breaching the relaxed restrictions.  So this was Burleigh Heads (QLD) on Saturday as the slightly relaxed social distancing policy came in.. ffs… There’...