Fears of mass redundancies in tourism, transport as Jobkeeper's end approaches

A general view of The Rocks on New Years Eve in Sydney, Thursday, December 31, 2020. Sydneysiders were asked to stay home and watch the fireworks on television this year to due the COVID-19 pandemic. (AAP Image for NSW Government/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIV

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Tourism, transport and aviation operators fear mass redundancies are imminent, with the JobKeeper subsidy due to end in three weeks.


The industry Tourism, transport and aviation continues to reel from a collapse in international travel, and calls are growing louder for a targeted support program.

New research from the Transport and Tourism Forum says one third of the country has experienced at least a 40 per cent drop in visitors.

 


 

 


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