Transcript, E&OE Topics: Australia’s Tourism Industry; Coronavirus; 06 March 2020 Simon Birmingham: This morning, well today I’m going to welcome the state and territory tourism and trade ministers to Canberra. This is a scheduled annual meeting that we have, but it comes at the most crucial of times for the Australian tourism industry. Australia’s tourism…
Transcript Topics: Australia’s Tourism Industry; Coronavirus; Travel Bans 06 March 2020 Ali Moore: Well with travel bans and flights canceled, it’s no secret that Australia’s tourism industry is having a tough time. So what can be done especially just when this country is starting to see an increase in the number of coronavirus cases? The…
Transcript Topics: Coronavirus 06 March 2020 Hamish Macdonald: With coronavirus travel bans now in place for China, South Korea and Iran, and international tourists cancelling their holidays down under in droves, Australia’s tourism sector is facing an unprecedented crisis. Of course all of this comes on top of the impact of the bushfires over the…
Topics: Coronavirus; Australia’s Tourism Industry 06 March 2020 Paddy Gerard: But right now though, the Federal Government is taking action to try and head off disaster for the NT tourism industry. I think it’s not just the NT, I think it’s around Australia and in parts of the world which is under threat from the…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Coronavirus. 06 March 2020 Ross Stevenson: Simon Birmingham is the Federal Minister for Tourism. Minister, good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, guys. It’s great to speak. Ross Stevenson: Hey, so you were able to have a couple of bites at the cherry with the bushfires and now the coronavirus. Are you a…
Transcript Australia’s tourism industry; Coronavirus; Bushfires 06 March 2020 David Koch: Now for more on the Federal Government’s plan to boost the number of visitors to Australia, we’re joined by Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham who’s in Canberra. Minister, thanks for your time. What are you hoping to achieve with these talks today? Simon Birmingham: Hello Kochie.…