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 a lot of the population vaccinated, we don’t know whether that will prevent transmission of the virus, and it’s likely that quarantine will continue for some time.” This news has prompted concern from the tourism sector with Australia’s peak tourism body pleading with the federal government to provide financial support to the travel industry for the rest of the year and beyond. Tourism and Transport Forum chief executive Margy Osmond has called on the government and the National Cabinet to agree upon a consistent protocol for state restrictions. She said there is no hope that the tourism …