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China Doesn’t See or Value Tourism The Way We Do
In China's Xinjiang province authoriities have been working to remove any religious presence from the region, which has seen
Privatisation Can Work if we Get Specific: Hewson
The large push over the past serval decades has been privatisation, it has been championed by the Reagan and
Land-lubbers find Sea Legs as Exercise Restricted
It's the activity that's seen a boom during the lockdown, as many Sydney siders (those close to the water)
Carpark Operators Losing Revenue in Droves
The recent covid wave has seen airport carpark businesses struggle financially and fall through the cracks for government support
McGuire Banned From Grand Final
Eddie McGuire has revealed to Triple M's breakfast show in Perth that his application to travel to Perth for
Keith Urban’s Production Manager, 72, dies after stage fall
Randy “Baja” Fletcher, 72, died on August 27 at a hospital after falling from a stage the previous day. from
CommBank Battles Apple in Payment Wars
The Commonwealth bank, a giant in the Australian market isn't usually a company that would be considered the small
Housing = land = tourism
Housing crises all over the country can be solved with subdivisions. Every state in Australia is suffering the same
NRL Player Finds Old-School Way to Steal Money
In one of the oddest events of the NRL year, off contract Bulldogs player Lachlan Lewis has attempted to
Developing Your Underground Space
This years season of the block has explored the concept of basement spaces in homes for the first time,
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- NT
Public and private innovate in package deals
"Mate's rate", nothing sounds more Australian than this famous saying, which is being used to headline the Northern Territorys
Great Kakadu walks open for now
Following the passing of senior Murrwan-Uringangk traditional owner Mr M. Na-Gangila Bangalang, kakadus ubirr walk has been reopend following
NT events lost in bureaucracy + ripe for corruption
Major events are under threat in the NT with no supervising office. The Katherine Cup was almost blocked from
State schemes keep tourism on ventilation
Some NT operators are calling their statewide stimulus scheme the best thing their territory government has ever done. Statewide schemes
NT gov bails on Kakadu’s Window to the Wetlands
Instead of installing an operator to run the site cheaply, the NT government has aborted a basic facility in
- WA
McGuire Banned From Grand Final
Eddie McGuire has revealed to Triple M's breakfast show in Perth that his application to travel to Perth for
Pressure Mounts On WA Premier To Follow The National Re-Open Plan
Pressure is mounting on the Western Australian premier Mark Mcgowan as the national treasurer Josh Frydenberg is urging business
Twiggy’s $4b in Dividends Steered Toward Tourism?
Twiggy Forrest pocketed $4b from Fortescue, and moguls don't take dividends in order to reinvest in the same industry.
Prizes for Vaccinated Patrons of Perth Pub
Subiaco Hotel publican Dane Oddy is offering a chance to win $500 each week until the end of 2021,
Thousands go north for shinju matsuri festival
Thousands are heading north to broome for the 51st Shinju Matsuri Festival which has been extended to 15 days
- QLD
Tourism Mayor stepping up to the big stage – Parliament
Whitsundays mayor Andrew Willcox has been announced by the liberal party to replace outgoing backbencher George Chrsitensen as its
Protesters March To Bring Back Job Keeper
Protesters have taken to the street marching in far north Queensland demanding the revival of job keeper for tourism
Hotels Real Estate Boom Despite Lockdowns
Despite the lockdowns and border closures decimating the hospitality industry with low occupancy and room rates, there has been
Tourism sleeping giant to be awoken
With covid devasting the tourism industry over the last 2 years, there has been a call from a leading
Calls for a new landmark
Brisbane is looking to develop a new world class lankmark that'll raise Brisbane status into a world city. The
- TAS
Tarkine Trail, waiting on Government
The Trans Tarkine Track is a proposed showpiece designed to put Tarkine on the map and kickstart regional tourism,
Vaccination passports inevitable
An expert from Curtin unviersity Dr Cheng says that vaccination passports is a likely path for all governements. This
Tyndall Ranges aiming to become one of the world’s great walks
Even walking attracts too much red tape in Australian tourism, as a few Tasmanians lament volumes of people walking
Dark Tourism: the arguments re Port Arthur film
From the Port Arthur film to true crime – where is the line on telling stories of real life
Tasmania reopens, accepting risks #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Tasmania has reopened to all Australian regions outside NSW and VIC, accepting that new cases of Coronavirus are inevitable
- NSW
Capitalising on Flux – Wednesday Weddings
After months of limbo and uncertainity manly couple Nina Miranti and Andrew Conduit tied the knot, after they planned
Land-lubbers find Sea Legs as Exercise Restricted
It's the activity that's seen a boom during the lockdown, as many Sydney siders (those close to the water)
Biodiversity Mapping to Prevent Last Minute Development Kybosh
The cliche of 'Progress stopped because of a last minute tree-frog' could soon be a thing of the past,
Rebel With An Arts Cause
Australia is catching up on philanthropy as a main funding source for the arts, Rebel Wilson who learnt her
Dawns Fraser Bathes-Reopen
The Dawn Fraser bathes have re-opened after a 2 year $8 million renovation, the bathes were re-opened after receiving
- VIC
Fyansford’s hidden dinning gem
Starting life as a paper making press now being used as a feature dinning room, Provenance wines 1870's bluestone
Covid Policy Change for Victorians
The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has today annouced that Victorians will abandon a Zero Case policy for covid, instead
Lorne dev greenlit to feed hungry Melburnians
As regional tourism booms, councils peripheral to cities are seeing the value in fast-tracking developments. Integral to The Great Ocean Road tourism
Lockdown lift will come from Vic biz pressure #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Victorian businesses are at the end of their tether, with the Vic. Premier unwilling to give a standard hotspotting
Gerner + silks question proportionality of response
"Mr Gerner’s argument questions whether restrictions... (are) contrary to the implied constitutional rights of freedom of movement within states
- ACT
Childrens’ theatre industry returns with Bluey leading the pack
The Australian cultural export - an animated series of an Australian Cattle Dog family living in a Queenslander -
AHA suing Canberra apartments over commercial use
ACT government investigating residential apartment block operating commercially. Hotels group pushes to shut down luxury apartment complex Knightsbridge Canberra canberratimes.com.au -
Canberra planners on the defensive over dev
Canberra public servants are expressing awareness of community need in new developments. Redeveloped 'Acton Waterfront' won't be 'yuppie private enclave',
Budget 2017: What the tourism industry gets
The Turnbull government has delivered a very crowd-pleasing budget - but as usual, tourism is not directly addressed. Tourism News
$190 fee to tourists must go: Osmond
Why Australian visas for Chinese travellers need to be cheaper By Margy Osmond, June 22, 2016, First published in the Sydney
- SA
Medical Tourism In The Making As Pharma Gets Comfy In SA
An unlikely industry is driving the once small medical tourism industry to new levels, as CMAX Adelaide headquarters which
Bird in Hand Winery the First to Demand Vax
The brid and hand winery has annouced on instagram that it has mandated full vacination from its staff and
SA hoteliers pushing for change from the brink
Hospitality leaders join together after 500 days of lockdown affecting their businesses in a video campain to end venue
Manu, the Tourism Minister and You
Torrens University are hosting Hospitality and Tourism during COVID-19 - here's the link to join. Torrens University invites you to a
COVID the accidental antidote to the ‘cultural cringe’
It's been a fine line between sophistication and snobbery, but so grateful are expats for our health freedoms in