Almost one million Australians will be able to enjoy half-price flights to domestic holiday destinations, under a government plan announced to boost tourism as Covid border closures keep international travellers out.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government would spend Aus$1.2 billion (€780m) to subsidise 800,000 flights to areas outside major cities that were "heavily dependent on international tourists".
Half-price airfares will be offered to entice Australians to book holidays at places such as the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru and the Gold Coast.
Australia has been effectively sealed off from the rest of the world since shutting its border last March in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and is yet to announce when it will