{"id":1032,"date":"2014-04-20T13:10:17","date_gmt":"2014-04-20T13:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationxperts.com\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2016-06-15T13:15:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T13:15:48","slug":"australia-new-australian-tourism-ministers-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationxperts.com\/updates\/australia-new-australian-tourism-ministers-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia : New Australian tourism ministers announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationxperts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/images1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immigrationxperts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/images1.jpg\" alt=\"images1\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-10\">\n<p>March 26, 2013 \u2013 Western Australian MP Gary Gray and South Australian Senator Don Farrell have been appointed minister for tourism and minister assisting on tourism respectively, marking the reinstatement of the latter position.<br \/>\nMartin Ferguson resigned his ministries last week after supported former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd\u2019s second attempt to oust Ms Gillard in little over a year. In the run up to September\u2019s federal elections, Ms Gillard\u2019s ability to secure re-election is widely considered uncertain.While a large section of the public prefer Mr Rudd \u2013 Ms Gillard\u2019s predecessor \u2013 as a better candidate for prime <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<p>minister, he lacked the numbers within the Labor Party to regain the position. In the wake of the failed spill, several senior government ministers, including Mr Ferguson and former Immigration Minister Chris Bowen, resigned their portfolios after supporting Mr Rudd.<br \/>\nThe replacement of Mr Ferguson has been welcomed by Australian tourism industry bodies, particularly the reinstatement of the assistant ministry position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is pleasing that the prime minister has seen fit to reinstate the role of minister assisting on tourism, given out industry is one of the largest and most important in Australia, directly employing more than half a million people,\u201d said the Accommodation Association of Australia chief executive, Richard Munro.<\/p>\n<p>Despite welcoming the announcement, Mr Munro did praise the work of Mr Ferguson, who oversaw some of the Australian tourism industry\u2019s most successful years, growing the industry\u2019s contribution to the country\u2019s economy to AU$187 million (\u00a3129 million) a day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMartin set a road-map for the industry with the development of the National Long-Term Tourism Strategy which is currently in the implementation phase.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 26, 2013 \u2013 Western Australian MP Gary Gray and South Australian Senator Don Farrell have been appointed minister for tourism and minister assisting on tourism respectively, marking the reinstatement of the latter position. 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