Senate debates

Monday, 27 March 2023

Questions without Notice

Tourism Industry

2:27 pm

Photo of Don FarrellDon Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): I thank Senator Cox for her first supplementary question. The focus of the government, in terms of our trade strategy, has been one of diversification. We've learnt from bitter experience that putting all of your eggs in one basket, whether it be tourism or trade or education, has some real downside risks when there's a change to the economic circumstances of the aspect of the economy that you've devoted your resources to. By promoting Indigenous tourism in this country, and by promoting the experience that people overseas can get by engaging in that Indigenous experience, we think that's part of our overall diversification— (Time expired)

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