Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

I once again thank Senator Urquhart for her question. The campaign has already been a big win for Australia's tourism industry. There were more than 620,000 applications and about 46,000 video entries from people in 196 countries. Many applicants ran social media campaigns as part of their entries and the 18 finalists have been busy blogging about their activities in Australia this week. Tourism Australia's survey shows that 70 per cent of entrants plan to apply for an Australian working holiday visa, 40 per cent within the next six months; 78 per cent have researched an Australian holiday; 77 per cent have recommended Australia to others as a working holiday destination; and 61 per cent have visited Australia's immigration website for more information on our working holiday maker program. Australia's working holiday maker Facebook page— (Time expired)