Developments
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“Heartbreaking”: Industry staring into the abyss
Some 90,000 hospitality workers were stood down this week as Australia’s coronavirus restrictions forced the closure of restaurants, bars, clubs,…
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Hospitality award changed as accom fights to save jobs
Two industry bodies have won vital changes to Australia’s hospitality award rules aimed at saving jobs during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Hotels to become hospitals under radical new response to COVID-19
Hotels will be turned into isolation centres and possibly hospital wards as the nation moves towards lockdown.
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Accom facing “extinction” as Australians told to cancel holidays
Tight new restrictions on domestic travel were announced by prime minister Scott Morrison on Sunday, putting an end to the…
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Stimulus big, but is it enough?
The government has committed a mammoth $66 billion to helping Australia ride the coronavirus downturn, but industry chiefs remain unconvinced…
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Government commits more as accom faces “biggest deterioration of demand for hotels ever”
A second stimulus aimed at saving Australia’s most at-risk industries is being formulated, less than a week after the government…
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$715m for Australian airlines as global industry faces collapse
The government has committed $715 million to prop up Australian carriers as a peak aviation body warns airlines across the…
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Seclusion is sector’s new sales pitch
Accom is turning lemons into lemonade by looking to cash in on the growing demand for self-isolation.
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“Dire time”: Stimulus hailed as closures escalate
Accom chiefs have welcomed a $17.6 billion government stimulus plan which dedicates $1 billion in tourism-specific funds to help stave…
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Does isolation offer hope for embattled accom?
Prime minister Scott Morrison has announced all travellers to Australia will be quarantined for 14 days in a ramping up…
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