A $1.2 billion Federal Government package to boost Australia's struggling tourism sector has been slammed as 'not good enough' by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Australians will be able to snap up 800,000 government-subsidised half-price airfares to 13 regional tourism hot spots hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Under the rescue package, announced today, people will be able to log onto major airline websites including Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin from April 1 to book a flight to some of Australia's best holiday destinations and the Federal Government will cover half the cost.
But there is a catch - at this stage, Queenslanders will have to travel interstate to access the deal with only flights from Brisbane to Uluru and Launceston included.