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

While these are dark days for our tourism operators, we are determined to support our tourist regions, in particular, to be ready to capitalise as states and territories reopen travel within and across their states and, ultimately, for when we do get back to hosting many millions of international visitors to our country. In the 2019-20 budget, our government announced a further $200 million towards a fourth round of the Building Better Regions Fund, which has brought that fund and program to in excess of $800 million of investment, and that's in addition to programs like our $50 million Tourism Icons Program. Just a fortnight ago, our government announced 163 successful projects under round 4 of the BBRF, and many of those support crucial tourism infrastructure in the regions across Australia. In my home state of South Australia, for example, the Silver to Sea Way, finishing in Port Pirie, is a crucial development. In Senator Molan's home state of New South Wales, the Condobolin Tourism Precinct offers, on the banks of the Lachlan River in western New South Wales, enhanced tourism— (Time expired)