Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

It is early days still and, in terms of a recovery in those international markets, we see globally a downward trend in terms of international travel. This is not a problem affecting just Australia; it is a problem affecting visitation and travel right around the world as a result of coronavirus. I heard the interjections before from those opposite. I was on the South Coast of New South Wales the week before last talking to tourism providers there, and I know that they are hurting intensely. Let me make it very clear: they are hurting for a range of reasons that some of those opposite seem to ignore. Getting road access from Victoria up into some of those South Coast communities has been ongoing work. It is a real problem. We have been offering additional resources to the Victorian government to get those roads open. Frankly, those opposite ought to deal in the reality of the challenges that are there. And we are working— (Time expired)