Originally Posted by
patty50
Dannyboy, with all due respect you have no clue what the sentiment on the ground is here. We have no desire for foreign tourists, similarly WA doesn’t care about east coast tourists.
And insofar as you mention the almighty tourist dollar, our economy loses significantly more money from aussies going overseas than we gain from foreign visitors. The money being spent on big ticket purchases locally right now is eye watering and more than covers whatever contribution the Barmy Army might bring.
There is no chance whatsoever that borders will be open to foreign tourists in 2021.
Of course in-migration is a vote winner everywhere... not! Especially in a place like Australia! As I say, by October everyone in both countries should have protection. And then at that point, what is the problem?