Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

As I was saying, the destinations were chosen in consultation with airlines in regard to relevant routes and using Austrade data to determine the regions most impacted by the loss of international tourists. I indicated to the chamber that there is capacity to add to the list, based on further consultation, consumer demand and the capacity of the 13 destinations and the success of the program. As I understand it, the Prime Minister has said that this is an initial list of destinations and that more routes will be added. Indeed, after further consultation with airlines and industry and advice from Austrade, Townsville, Hobart, Darwin and Adelaide have been added to the initial rollout list.