With less than two weeks to go until JobKeeper winds up, the Queensland Premier has renewed pleas for the Prime Minister to extend support for tourism operators hit worst by international border closures.
Ms Palaszczuk says “Without more targeted support for our tourism industry, we’ll see thousands of jobs lost in Cairns, the Whitsundays and the Gold Coast.”
The Queensland government says that the half price airfares announced by the PM last week were good but not enough and “won’t go to those who are most in need.”