It’s not quite the $250 million ask that AFTA was after, but it’s certainly better than nothing.

International travel in 2021 may not be off the cards just yet, but Australia’s Tourism Minister said getting Aussies overseas in the first half of the year will be challenging.

The calls for ScoMo to get off his backside and announce the lifeline agents so badly need have grown even louder and slightly terser.

Birmo even shined his special ribbon-snipping scissors to mark the occasion, which is pretty bloody special if you ask us.

Should Australia’s PM somewhat reprise his role as “Scotty from marketing”? The ATIC’s Simon Westaway certainly thinks so.

There are a couple of fresh faces now sitting at Tourism Australia’s boardroom table. However, no word yet on when said table is getting a new coat of lacquer.

The much-anticipated trans-Tasman ‘bubble’ has turned into a bit of a dog’s breakfast, with yet another Aussie state being caught unawares.

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Interestingly, the Tourism Restart Taskforce is lacking a representative from Australia’s airlines or airports.

Hopes of a trans-Tasman travel ‘bubble’ happening before the end of the year have been given a boost, if Jacinda Ardern’s most recent comments are anything to go by.

The federal government has yet again taken aim at the states and territories, with the Tourism Minister using modelling that predicts a $55 billion tourism hit.

The accompanying blackboard drawing pretty much sums up the latest tourism spend figures, so feel free to skip this story if you’re trying to avoid grim news.