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The Government is spending $1.2 billion to get us flying around Australia. But that doesn’t mean state borders will no longer be closed.

The Government is spending $1.2 billion to get us flying around Australia. But that doesn’t mean state borders will no longer be closed.

800,000 Half Price Domestic Airfares to Aid Australian Tourism Industry The federal government is subsidising half the cost of 800,000 eligible airfare tickets for domestic travellers as part of a $1.2 billion support package for the struggling tourism industry. The program, scheduled to run from April to July, is the next step in economic support for the tourism industry after JobKeeper ends in March. “This is our ticket to recovery,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement. “T...

The Government is spending $1.2 billion to get us flying around Australia. But that doesn’t mean state borders will no longer be closed.

The Government is spending $1.2 billion to get us flying around Australia. But that doesn’t mean state borders will no longer be closed.

The Government is spending $1.2 billion to get us flying around Australia. But that doesn’t mean state borders will no longer be closed.

The Government is spending $1.2 billion to get us flying around Australia. But that doesn’t mean state borders will no longer be closed.

The Government is spending $1.2 billion to get us flying around Australia. But that doesn’t mean state borders will no longer be closed.

  A $1.2 billion program encouraging Australians to travel interstate wont necessarily mark the end of border shutdowns, a tourism expert warns. Some 800,000 half-price airfares to holiday hot spots offered to Australian travellers in a billion-dollar federal government bid to revive the nations struggling tourism industry. The discount will initially apply to interstate flights to 13 key regions, including tourism-dependent parts of Queensland and Western Australia, where notoriously st...

The Government is spending $1.2 billion to get us flying around Australia. But that doesn’t mean state borders will no longer be closed.