Interview on Channel 7 Sunrise with Natalie Barr

Topics: Tourism industry recovery 14/08/20 07:24AM   Natalie Barr:     Well, new figures reveal the devastating impact coronavirus has had on Australia’s tourism sector. Domestic tourism fell by $11.7 billion in April and May, compared to the same time last year. Overnight trips dropped by 67 per cent and overnight spending was down by $4.8 billion. One…

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Interview on ABC 7.30 with Alison Branley

Transcript, E&OE Topics: Australian tourism industry; JobKeeper extension’s impact on tourism industry; Holiday Here This Year campaign. 28 July 2020     Alison Branley: So Simon, what have you been hearing about how tourism operators around the country have been fairing the last sort of three to four weeks? Simon Birmingham: This has been the most devastating…

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Interview on ABC, Q+A with Hamish Macdonald

Transcript, E&OE Topics: COVID-19; Unemployment; JobKeeper and JobSeeker. 27 July 2020   [Excerpt] Hamish Macdonald: Let’s put that to the Government. Let me bring in Senator Simon Birmingham who’s in our Adelaide studios tonight, and Katy Gallagher, the Shadow Finance Minister who is in Canberra tonight. You heard it very clearly there, Senator Birmingham – this…

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