Michael Johnson (Ryan, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I direct a question to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources in relation to the appropriations bills. I would be interested to know as the federal member for Ryan, representing the wonderful western suburbs of Brisbane, the implications of the appropriation bill in terms of Australian tourism, given that the Ryan electorate that I represent relies very significantly on it in terms of employment. Thousands of residents in the electorate of Ryan are employed in tourism, and I have in the Ryan electorate the lowest unemployment rate of all of the federal electorates, at 1.8 per cent. I would be keen to know from the parliamentary secretary the significance of the budget bill and the benefits and the significance for Australian tourism nationally as well as for Australians across the country and, of course, for the Ryan electorate in particular.

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