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Prime Minister Scott Morrison defends $1.2 billion tourism plan against criticism of 'very meagre package'
Scott Morrison has dismissed criticism of his $1.2 billion stimulus package for the tourism industry. The prime minister is offering 800,000 discounted airline tickets as well as loans for struggling tourism operators, designed to ease the pain when JobKeeper wage subsidies end this month. The major airlines have lauded the half-price return flights to more than a dozen regional tourism destinations. But Flight Centre managing director Graham Turner says the $1.2 billion package will do little for the tourism industry. "It is a very small, very meagre package at best," he told Nine on Thursday. "I don't think ... (full story)
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