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…
Tensions Between NSW, Queensland and the Federal Government Flare Over New Tourism Package
March 11, 2021
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