Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has urged Queenslanders to spend around $12 billion exploring their state to support Queensland’s hurting tourism industry. Queenslanders typically spend this amount on going to overseas destinations every year, and the premier is urging people to spend that money on domestic travel in their home state instead. “I want Queenslanders to get…

Federal tourism minister Dan Tehan said it is unlikely international travel will resume for another year and so the Morrison government is considering targeted financial support for tourism businesses economically impacted by Australia’s CCP virus restrictions. “I’ve already been engaging heavily with the tourism industry to listen to their concerns and also to get thoughts, ideas…

The Tourism industry is seeking additional financial support from the federal government after the former chief health officer Brendan Murphy warned international travel would be unlikely this year even with a CCP virus vaccine rollout imminent. Murphy, who is the current secretary of the Health Department, told the ABC on Monday that: “Even if we have…

National Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has expressed concern about the reduction from Jan. 4 of the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme—a federal government measure to cushion the economic impact of the CCP virus. The economic measure was put in place when the pandemic first struck Australia and was intended to help businesses keep workers on the books….