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Premier flags Tasmanian border announcement as he reveals stage three details Posted June 24,
Premier flags Tasmanian border announcement as he reveals stage three details
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From Friday, Tasmania will allow more people at indoor and outdoor gatherings under an easing of coronavirus restrictions, but is keeping a cap on household visitors at 20.
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covid-19,
health,
tourism,
arts-and-entertainment,
states-and-territories,
government-and-politics,
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launceston-7250,
burnie-7320
Melbourne visitors uncertain if they’re welcome to holiday on the border
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Tourism operators on the New South Wales-Victoria border say Melbourne residents are unsure if they’re welcome in the region and are reconsidering their holidays.
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epidemics-and-pandemics,
tourism,
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wodonga-3690,
echuca-3564,
moama-2731,
holbrook-2644
The tourism sector’s outlook with no international travellers in sight
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Seeing the sights is big business for tourism operators but the covid crisis is far from over and international visitors aren’t allowed to travel to Australia. Rachel Pupazzoni looks at what it all means for the tourism industry.
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travel-and-tourism,
tourism,
australia
Fire, ice and coronavirus mark tough year for Alpine regions
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Snowfields celebrate the start of the ski season, but Alpine areas are counting a hefty cost from summer bushfires and coronavirus restrictions.
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tourism,
alpine-skiing,
snow-boarding,
bushfire,
covid-19,
australia
Outback campdraft, rodeos, racing spring back to life
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The first outback events for 2020 have started locking in dates as the Queensland Government continues to ease COVID-19 restrictions.
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regional,
regional-development,
rural-media,
rural-tourism,
tourism,
sports-organisations,
covid-19,
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croydon-4871,
dajarra-4825,
boulia-4829,
wellesley-islands-4892,
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richmond-2753,
cloncurry-4824,
julia-creek-4823,
doomadgee-4830,
burketown-4830,
karumba-4891,
toowoomba-4350,
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georgetown-4871,
roma-4455,
charleville-4470,
longreach-4730
Tourism will look very different as it emerges from coronavirus
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It may not be hard to socially distance camels, but it is the ongoing lack of interstate and international visitors that has many tourism operators fearful about their survival.
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tourism,
covid-19,
small-business,
australia,
broome-6725,
sydney-2000,
surfers-paradise-4217
Wine industry braces for impact of decline in Chinese students and tourists
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There are concerns the closure of Australia’s borders and subsequent loss of many international students could have a trickle-down effect on Australia’s wine industry.
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tourism,
trade,
food-and-beverage,
viticulture,
griffith-2680,
china,
mudgee-2850,
renmark-5341,
adelaide-5000
Virgin Australia to be stripped back in ‘fire sale’ process that will wrap up by next week
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American private equity firms — Bain Capital and Cyrus Capital Partners — emerge as the final bidders for Virgin Australia, with plans to strip back Australia’s second major carrier rather than go head-to-head against Qantas.
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business-economics-and-finance,
covid-19,
tourism,
travel-and-tourism,
federal-government,
company-news,
regional,
government-and-politics,
australia
Victorian health authorities aren’t pushing for state border closures
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Interstate visits are expected to increase from Friday, when Victoria’s school holidays begin.
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epidemics-and-pandemics,
health-policy,
health-administration,
infectious-diseases-other,
respiratory-diseases,
states-and-territories,
federal—state-issues,
tourism,
travel-and-tourism,
rural-tourism,
vic
‘Why would we want to leave?’: Visitors get Kakadu and Uluru all to themselves
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Kakadu and Uluru are normally crawling with visitors from around Australia and across the globe at this time of year, but now a select few are seeing these wonders with barely anyone else in sight.
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business-economics-and-finance,
industry,
tourism,
lifestyle-and-leisure,
travel-and-tourism,
covid-19,
diseases-and-disorders,
health,
community-and-society,
government-and-politics,
australia,
nt
Big cats and sawn-off shotguns: Living dangerously as the tiger king of Bacchus Marsh
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Netflix’s Tiger King docu-series dropped jaws around the world, but 40 years ago the same brand of chaos was playing out in regional Victoria.
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animals,
animal-welfare,
history,
documentary,
tourism,
people,
offbeat,
bacchus-marsh-3340
Coronavirus, beachside: Why Germans are riding out the pandemic in Spain
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The coronavirus pandemic has put a stop to many things, including the northern hemisphere’s annual summer holiday season. Except in Spain, where more than 10,000 Germans are expected to holiday.
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travel-and-tourism,
travel-health-and-safety,
covid-19,
tourism,
air-transport,
spain,
germany,
european-union
Rex predicts long climb back to pre-pandemic passenger numbers
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Regional Express expects to be dealing with the fallout of the coronavirus until at least the end of 2021. On the ground, country travel agents are also feeling the pinch.
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air-transport,
covid-19,
tourism,
broken-hill-2880,
sydney-2000,
adelaide-5000
Alaska’s most famous bus, which adventure seekers risked their lives to visit, has been removed
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A wrecked bus made famous by a non-fiction book and movie about a North American explorer is removed for tourists’ safety.
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lifestyle-and-leisure,
travel-and-tourism,
travel-health-and-safety,
arts-and-entertainment,
film-movies,
books-literature,
tourism,
united-states
Sydney’s famous green and sand heritage ferries get major overhaul
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Sydney’s First Fleet class of ferries are 35 years old, and an internal refurbishment of the aging vessels intends to bring the iconic symbols of Sydney Harbour into the 21st century and extend their working lives for another decade.
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transport,
history,
sea-transport,
regional,
tourism,
travel-and-tourism,
work,
port-macquarie-2444,
sydney-2000,
manly-2095
Your best photos from the past week
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Your best photos for the week ending June 19, 2020.
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arts-and-entertainment,
photography,
community-and-society,
regional,
lifestyle-and-leisure,
tourism,
travel-and-tourism,
australia
Crocs, buffalo and 65,000 years of culture — these campers have it all to themselves
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Territorians are enjoying 65,000 years of culture and the wild beauty of Kakadu National Park without the crowds, as mixed messaging has seen hotels and paid campsites in the national park kept almost completely devoid of tourists.
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covid-19,
diseases-and-disorders,
health,
tourism,
travel-and-tourism,
lifestyle-and-leisure,
industry,
business-economics-and-finance,
darwin-0800,
nt,
australia,
jabiru-0886
With jobs down 65 per cent tourism industry fears for the future
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Australia’s tourism industry fears a complete collapse of the sector if the Federal Government does not extend JobKeeper beyond the September end date.
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government-and-politics,
infectious-diseases-other,
federal-government,
health,
industry,
tourism,
lifestyle-and-leisure,
travel-and-tourism,
respiratory-diseases,
covid-19,
community-and-society,
australia
Drone footage of Coral Bay
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tourism,
travel-and-tourism,
marine-parks,
coral-bay-6701
Space science doco Star Tracks to shine light on ‘astro-tourism hotspot’
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Science filmmakers have been traversing Western Australia, taking in its cutting edge tech and unique stargazing experiences.
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astronomy-space,
science-and-technology,
arts-and-entertainment,
documentary,
business-economics-and-finance,
tourism,
travel-and-tourism,
community-and-society,
indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander,
moora-6510,
cervantes-6511,
new-norcia-6509,
mingenew-6522,
dandaragan-6507
‘It’s been like a ghost town’: Tassie tourists urged to holiday in the state’s West and North West
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One of the regions hardest hit by coronavirus closures uses a new campaign to attract Tasmanian tourists while the state’s borders remain closed.
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business-economics-and-finance,
industry,
tourism,
lifestyle-and-leisure,
travel-and-tourism,
health,
covid-19,
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smithton-7330,
strahan-7468,
burnie-7320,
marrawah-7330,
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Locals call it the ‘glory hole’ but the search is on for an official name
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It may be the oldest of its type in Australia, but this ‘glory hole’ spillway in a lagoon in Queensland has never had an official name.
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community-and-society,
tourism,
bundaberg-4670,
agnes-water-4677,
murgon-4605,
gayndah-4625,
maryborough-4650,
hervey-bay-4655,
gympie-4570
Gold Coast theme parks announce reopening, but Dreamworld awaits clarity on border
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Village Roadshow announces its five Gold Coast theme parks will progressively reopen from June 26, but competitor Dreamworld will await more clarity on Queensland’s border closure.
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tourism,
lifestyle-and-leisure,
travel-and-tourism,
industry,
southport-4215,
coomera-4209,
griffith-university-4111,
coolangatta-4225
‘Poor to say the least’: Visitors reminded to keep their distance as tourists flock to the Grampians
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Officials in the Grampians are concerned visitors aren’t observing social distancing rules, amid an influx of tourists as restrictions in Victoria ease.
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social-distancing,
tourism,
covid-19,
epidemics-and-pandemics,
travel-and-tourism,
hospitality,
health,
halls-gap-3381,
ballarat-3350,
horsham-3400,
stawell-3380,
ararat-3377
Abseilers transport heavy drilling equipment into the Binna Burra Road construction site.
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tourism,
business-economics-and-finance,
bushfire,
disasters-and-accidents,
building-and-construction,
binna-burra-4211