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Kindness pandemic spreads in Manjimup, WA, to help backpackers during COVID-19
Imagine backpacking on the other side of the world when a global pandemic is declared. Key points: A small community in WA’s south west actively welcomed backpackers during COVID-19 while […]

Backpacker employer Bradford Clark Rosten fined $65,000 over farm death linked to heat stress
A North Queensland businessman has been fined $65,000 over the death of an international backpacker who collapsed with heat stress while picking fruit in the Burdekin region. Key points: A […]

Accom industry responds to BUDGET 2020
Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) National CEO Michael Johnson is pleased that the government listened to industry concerns with the Federal Budget focus on jobs and regional tourism was a welcome […]

Paradise interrupted – how will Byron Bay recover?
The Byron Bay of our Instagram feeds is as beautiful as ever. But take a trip to the coastal town, and you’ll find businesses in peril, and locals running out […]

Queensland tourism sector booming as holidaymakers hit the road to explore own backyard
Queenslanders have heeded the call to explore their own backyard with some tourist destinations reporting a 200 per cent increase in demand, while others are the busiest they have been […]