The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has lambasted the federal government’s handling of the tourism industry after Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s flying visit to Cairns. The Treasurer arrived in Cairns on March, 7 to meet with local tourism operators and discuss support options after the government JobKeeper package ends on March 28. He said a new support plan for the industry will be announced in the coming days. Anthony Albanese, leader of the ALP criticized the federal government for what he argued was its incapacity to deal with the sector’s crisis. “The Morrison Government is responsible for keeping our tourism businesses alive when JobKeeper ends this month. But when Josh Frydenberg came to Cairns this week, he came empty-handed,” said Albanese in a post on Twitter on March. 9. Annastacia Palaszczuk, the ALP Queensland Premier described the Treasurer’s failure to give details of a support plan as “a slap in the face …
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