New South Wales (NSW) state ministers say they are being left behind in the newly announced federal tourism support package. The package, announced on March 10, is part of a $1.2 billion support package for the struggling Australian tourism industry and will subsidise half the cost of 800,000 airfare tickets for domestic travellers to 13 regions. Of the 13 announced destinations, only one location in NSW was listed. Meanwhile, Queensland had five locations that occupied the list of eligible destinations. NSW Tourism Minister Stuart Ayres says it appeared the federal government was rewarding “bad behaviour,” referring to Queensland’s tendency to do snap border closures which destroyed their own tourism sector. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian also expressed her disappointment at the announcement. She was frustrated at the contrast in the level of support given to Sydney, which had been “smashed by COVID,” compared to Queensland. “It is frustrating. I think that …
Tensions Between NSW, Queensland and the Federal Government Flare Over New Tourism Package
March 11, 2021
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