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Queensland Tourism Industry Council's David Gschwind says as soon as Premier Palaszczuk opens the state’s borders, the millions of Australians who travel internationally each year may help to replace the tourism lost by border closures. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk recently announced she did not intend to open Queensland to the rest of Australia before September, but has committed to reviewing lockdown restrictions each month.
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Tourism industry at risk of collapse due to border closures | Sky News AustraliaConcern is rising over the future of Queensland’s tourism industry as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says borders may not reopen until September due to coronavirus hotspots in NSW and Victoria. \n\nAustralia receives about $80 billion from the tourism industry each year, with Qld contributing about $1.2 billion last winter alone. \n\nTrade Minster Simon Birmingham said if states and territories did not open their borders soon, they would be answerable to the tourism industry. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia AnnastaciaMP Ridiculous AnnastaciaMP It already has AnnastaciaMP She clearly just loves the power and has no thoughts for people that own businesses or the want to ensure the Australian economy grows back. Pathetic
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Tourism Minister blasts premiers planning to keep borders closed | Sky News AustraliaPremiers who refuse to open their borders despite dropping COVID-19 case numbers will be “answerable to their tourism industry”.\n \nThese are the words of Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham who has for the first time publicly weighed into the feud between state leaders who are refusing to open their borders and shed light on the rift forming between each state’s approach to economic recovery.\n \n“I expect that if the successful suppression of COVID continues then the states should be relaxing their border controls,” Mr Birmingham exclusively told Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.\n \n“If one or two states were to hold out they will be answerable to their tourism industry and will need to provide additional support to that industry.”\n \nThe sensational comments came after Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk suggested she would keep her borders shut until September.\n \nNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has also raised concerns people from NSW could visit New Zealand before Brisbane.\n \nMr Clennell also revealed the Qld Government wants to enter into talks with WA, South Australia and the NT concerning a possible COVID-safe travel bubble between those states.\n \nNSW and Victoria would be excluded from this deal. aclennell aclennell Premiers who refuse to open their borders despite dropping COVID-19 case numbers will be answerable to all their constituents. aclennell But the states are just following the phased implemention approved by the Feds, which also allowed the states to set their own timelines.
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Qld borders may not open until September | Sky News AustraliaQueensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has dashed hopes her state's border could reopen sooner rather than later telling Sky News the border could remain closed until September. \n\n“We review that at the end of each month. It’s advice that is given to me by the Chief Health Officer and whilst there is still community transmission in New South Wales and Victoria it will remain closed,” Ms Palaszczuk said. \n\n“Let’s be clear we are coming up to our June school holidays and people will be able to travel up to 150km then by July you can travel around Queensland, so then, of course, it makes sense we would look at borders in around August\u002FSeptember.”\n\n“I am not the Chief Health Officer. If Dr Young says to me at the end of this month, we can open the border, then I’ll open the border.\n\n“But we just have to wait to that end of each month to get that medical and health advice.”\n\nImage: News Corp Australia AnnastaciaMP Than she’s sending most of the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast businesses to the wall. No question about that. If she’s waiting for zero infections to open borders, she’ll be waiting for years! And she wants to buy in Virgin Airlines ? They and Qantas will go as well!! AnnastaciaMP This idiot and the WA idiot are focussed totally on POLITICAL POSTURING, they’re wallowing in their new found power and couldn’t care less about the resurgence of the economy and the people AnnastaciaMP Borders are only blockages of the mind. If you feel borders are blocking you from moving forward physically, mentally, emotionally. Seek professional help!
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SA Premier rejects call to reopen border | Sky News AustraliaSouth Australia Premier Steven Marshall is refusing to bow to pressure to reopen the state’s border saying it is likely to happen “sometime this year”. \n\nThe border had been expected to reopen in July but that could be pushed back if other states continue to record new cases of COVID-19. \n\nHe is not the only premier holding firm despite advice to reopen borders from federal Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham, with Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein insisting it will not occur by July. \n marshall_steven Strangely not retweeted by RitaPanahi pwafork and other right wing commentators who have been been calling out AnnastaciaMP I wonder why ? auspol marshall_steven What a tossbag ! marshall_steven Probably won’t say when until it happens. People have shown that when a date is set or something is relaxed, they act like dicks 2 days before and ignore social distancing etc.
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