the australian tourism minister birmingham (Simon Birmingham) urged state and territorial government to open borders to domestic holidaymakers in safety.
Queensland has announced that it will close its border with the southern states until at least September of this year, making tourism groups desperate.
Western Australia and South Australia have also hinted that the border will continue to close in the coming months, and visitors are unlikely to enter the state before the end of the winter.
Birmingham senator said states and territories should plan time to reopen the border.
"Countries that have implemented border controls should consider opening their borders, assuming the epidemic has been spreading at a low rate ," he said today. "
As government took action to curb the spread of the deadly new coronavirus, tourism has been one of the industries most affected by the epidemic.
It is reported that the industry employs a third of Australians, most of whom are forced to apply for a stay allowance or unemployment benefit.
Birmingham senator said that while health was the top priority, it was important to make economic develop again.
"In safe conditions, we need people to interstate. "
