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New Australian visa charges to impact international performers
Huge increases in visa processing fees for international touring groups are set to hit Australian fans of live performance events. Live Performance Australia (LPA) has called on Federal…
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Federal Government to restore Australia Council funding?
Federal Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield is reportedely ready to restore most, if not all, the funding to the Australia Council for the Arts plundered by the previous Arts Minister…
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Backpacker tax change treats tourism as a ‘cash cow’
While tourism groups have given a cautious welcome to the Federal Government’s decision to amend its plans to impose a 32.5% tax on backpacker workers, industry bodies say the…
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Federal Government figures confirm working tourists’ exodus ahead of backpacker tax
In spite of revisions announced yesterday, the Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) is calling on the Federal Government to scrap its backpacker tax on working holiday makers and…
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Federal Government announces partial backpacker tax reversal
The Federal Government has responded to industry pressure and amended its plans to impose a 32.5% tax on backpacker workers, reducing the amount to a 19% tax. First proposed in the 2015…
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Study affirms Māori tourism potential on West Coast
A newly released report on the economy of the West Coast region of New Zealand’s South Island outlines significant potential to attract new investment and diversify the economy. The…
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Funding backs Adelaide’s Northern Sound System musicians
Live music in northern Adelaide is being backed by $100,000 from the South Australian Government for the City of Playford’s successful Northern Sound System. As part of the Northern…
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No plans to halt new South Australian greyhound racing track
Plans for a new greyhound racetrack in South Australia are going ahead despite the NSW Government having banned the industry and mounting pressure from animal rights activists. Greyhound…
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