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Working holidaymakers will be among the first international travellers to return to Australia in 2022.
They have been sorely missed during the pandemic. There were more than 300,000 working holidaymakers in the country in 2019, who contributed more than $3 billion to the economy. Many communities, particularly those in regional Australia, have experienced critical labour shortages, as well.
As tourism expert Sarah Gardiner explains, reopening the borders is just the first step to bringing this vital tourist market back. The government also needs a broader rethink of its entire working holiday program.
Not only do we need to make it easier and more affordable for young travellers to return, we have to better understand their goals and expectations of a fulfilling working holiday experience.
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Sarah Gardiner, Griffith University
As global travel slowly resumes and many young people start thinking about working overseas again, global competition for this market will be intense.
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Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University; Lorrie Cranor, Carnegie Mellon University
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Fiona Kate Barlow, The University of Queensland
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Natasha Yates, Bond University
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Paul Scofield, University of Canterbury
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Katherine Moseby, UNSW
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Raquel Peel, University of Southern Queensland
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Politics + Society
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Chris Wallace, University of Canberra
The rhetoric and policy focus of the Howard government in the wake of the Tampa crisis and the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 changed dramatically – and the effects are still being felt today.
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