Transcript Topics: Assistance for regional tourism, border restrictions, JobKeeper changes. 27 September 2020 Rebecca Maddern: Well, it’s been announced this morning that $250 million is being spent to kickstart our tourism industry. We’re now joined by the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham. Minister, good morning. This package is designed to fill the $30…
Transcript Topics: COVID-19, JobSeeker, JobKeeper, Unemployment, Victoria outbreak 18 September 2020 Karl Stefanovic: Well, rules around JobSeeker will be tightened for more than a million Australians as the Prime Minister looks to get more people back to work, it comes after an unexpected drop in the nation’s unemployment figures. Joining me now is Minister for Trade…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: international arrivals, state border restrictions 16 September 2020 Jules Schiller: But let’s start with a bigger federal issue of hotel quarantine, and this is important because the cap that we have on hotel quarantine dictates really how many Australians who are stranded overseas can come home. And you probably heard stories on the…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: international arrival caps, Qantas headquarters relocation 16 September 2020 Jim Wilson: We were told today how more Australians stranded overseas will be allowed to return home. Estimates vary but it suggested 20,000 to 25,000 Australians are stuck overseas. At the moment, there’s a cap of 4000 arrivals a week. The aim is not…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Lifting of the cap on Australians returning home, Qantas headquarters bidding 16 September 2020 Scott Emerson: Now we’ve had some good news today about this issue about Australians stranded overseas because of COVID. Obviously we’ve been hearing about the cases of thousands of Australians still over there trying to get back. Well today,…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Increasing caps on international arrivals; Qantas headquarters relocation; China import expo; Australia-China relationship 16 September 2020 Kieran Gilbert: Now, for more on this issue, I caught up with the Trade and Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham a short time ago. [Excerpt] Tourism and Trade Minister Simon Birmingham, thanks very much for your time. On…
Transcript Topics: Potential move of Qantas’ head office; Australians stranded overseas; Increasing the cap of returnees. 16 September 2020 David Bevan: Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning David and Ali. David Bevan: And on the other phone line Penny Wong, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs. Good morning to…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Rise in domestic tourism; Business events grants program; Taliban prisoner transfer; China-Australia relationship; state border closures. 11 September 2020 Simon Birmingham: Thanks very much for coming along today. Firstly, a little glimmer of good news in what is a horrific year for our tourism industry. We have seen from June data around domestic…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Tourism figures for June; Border closures; Exemption to cross border on compassionate grounds; Business events grants program. 11 September 2020 Tom Connell: The number of domestic tourists doubled in June before the second COVID-19 wave struck. Figures show the number of people traveling within Australia jumped from 3 million to 5.7 million; Australians…
Transcript, E&OE Topics: Impact of state and territory border closures and ADF support to control borders. 03 September 2020 Patricia Karvelas: Well, Trade and Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham is my guest this afternoon. Minister, welcome. Simon Birmingham: Hello Patricia. Good to be with you. Patricia Karvelas: According to Tourism Research Australia, the industry is on track to…