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Australian Tourism Industry Council's Simon Westaway has called for an emergency multi-million dollar coranavirus aid package to keep the regions going amid a tourism downturn.

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Australian Tourism Industry Council's Simon Westaway says the tourism sector needs a multi-million dollar "recovery package" amid the coronavirus fallout, similar to what was offered to bushfire victims. Chinese visitors represent a disproportionate number of tourists; of the 9.3 million visitors to Australia in 2019, 1.4 million were from China.

 

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Surely they just need to adjust their advertising to attract another race to their tourist attractions?

Liberal electorates only 😕

MarkMcGowanMP PerthLive6PR oliverpeterson thekennyreport Taxpayers need to pay for holidays their not taking? How about All state governments affected provide FREE entry passes to National Parks etc 2encourage LOCAL people 2holiday in backyard & to visit these destinations?

No! Cut all foreign aid. Money would be better spent for victims of bushfires not businesses doing it tough at the moment.

🐴💩 We have newstart recipients eating from bins.

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