Covid nearly killed Far-North Queensland’s $2.5 billion tourist industry. Now, the Queensland Tourism Industry Reference Panel is here to finish it off.
Around half of all jobs in the region have been lost since 2020, especially in the once-bustling Cairns. JobKeeper managed to keep a few of them limping along, but since federal support ended, many more small businesses have closed.
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