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Qantas has suffered a $100 million hit to its first quarter earnings after several states closed their borders in July in response to Victoria’s coronavirus outbreak.
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The New South Wales Premier says “thousands” of people have booked flights to Adelaide after South Australia opened its border to NSW overnight and ruled out the need to quarantine – but admits COVID-19 is still likely active in her state.
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Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham has urged state and territory governments to open borders to domestic holiday-makers when safe.
Mt Lofty Botanic Garden and other State Government-run tourism sites have reopened to the public, as COVID-19 restrictions are eased following shutdowns.
Now treated as pariahs due to Covid-19 infections, cruise ships might find their time in the sun is over without serious reform, argues Freya Higgins-Desbiolles.
Resilient nature is already bouncing back from recent bushfires, and tourists should ignore damaging “fire-ravaged Kangaroo Island” branding to come, see and celebrate it, argues Nick Hannaford.
