$3.2m lifeline: End of JobKeeper no barrier to Reef jobs

The funds, which are from a $1 billion COVID-19 recovery fund, will support 17 marine tourism operators to get on to the water from this week to undertake in-water conservation and monitoring activities, including coral gardening and culling crown-of-thorns starfish.

North Queensland’s tourism industry has been one of the hardest hit during the pandemic as international border closures have slashed their incomes, leaving them heavily dependent on JobKeeper.Deputy Prime…



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