THE widely expected extension of the Government’s JobKeeper program past the current expiry in late Sep is vital to help sustain Australia’s travel and tourism industries, according to a chorus of voices from across the sector.
Details of the plan to be released later this week by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg have started to leak, with the revised program expected to require proactive application by employers and tiered levels of support based on turnover.
The Australian Tourism Industry Council’s Simon Westaway has highlighted his organisation’s five-point plan, saying “retaining and extending JobKeeper is an absolute priority”.
He also urged the National Cabinet to establish a framework around how domestic border restrictions should apply to future COVID hotspots, including agreed criteria into how restriction easings are implemented “to retain industry and traveller confidence”.
All states and territories now have a variety of restrictions with no re-opening timelines, he said.
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