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Number of international visitors to Australia FY 2023, by country of residence

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Direct tourism GDP growth rate Australia FY 2006-2023

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Number of visitors at Sydney Airport Australia Feb 2019-Dec 2023, by passenger type

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Inbound tourism

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Number of international visitor arrivals to Australia in financial year 2023, by state visited (in 1,000s)

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International visitor trip expenditure Australia FY 2010-2023

Total trip expenditure of international visitors in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2023 (in billion Australian dollars)

International visitor trip expenditure Australia FY 2023, by country of residence

Trip expenditure of international visitors to Australia in financial year 2023, by country of residence (in million Australian dollars)

Outbound tourism

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Outbound tourist trip expenditure FY 2019-2023

Trip expenditure of Australian outbound travelers from financial year 2019 to 2023 (in billion Australian dollars)

Outbound tourist trip expenditure Australia FY 2023, by destination

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How many tourists visit Australia each year?

• 2019 still holds the record for the highest number of visitors, with over 9.5 million travelling to Australia during that period (year ending June 2019)
• Despite seeing steady growth, visitor numbers are still 42% lower than those during the all-time peak
• Data for the 2021 period has not been seasonally adjusted

Who visited Australia in 2023?

• The top five visitor markets in 2023 were New Zealand, the UK, the USA, India, and Singapore
• China, previously one of the top visitor markets for Australia, has seen a decline in visitors during the post-pandemic period with only 235,000 visits over the 12 months ending in June 2023

How much did international visitors spend in 2023?

• International visitors spent over $34 billion during trips to Australia in 2023 (year ending June 2023)
• Spending was up 391% when compared to the over $7 billion spent during 2022
• Spending is down 22.8% when compared with the over $44.6 billion spent during pre-pandemic 2019
• Complete data is not available for 2021 due to low reporting numbers

Who spent the most in Australia in 2023?

• Chinese were the top spenders at over $4.1 billion (year ending June 2023)
• The top five spenders were China, the USA, the UK, New Zealand, and India

How many tourists visited Australia in 2022?

• In March 2020, Australia closed its international borders to all non-residents
• From August 2020 – September 2021, visitors to Australia were at an all-time low, with only 155,579 international travellers visiting during that time
• Australia began to reopen its borders in November 2021, with a complete lifting of travel restrictions taking place in July 2022
• Numbers are still significantly low when compared with the pre-covid period. For the year ending September 2019, Australia received a total of over 8.6 million international visitors

Who visited Australia in 2022?

• The top five international markets for Australia in 2022 were: New Zealand, India, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and the USA
• China, previously one of the top sources of international visitors to Australia, fell out of the top five in 2022, with only just over 62 thousand making the trip
• While seeing a significant increase when compared with 2021, numbers are still much lower when compared with the pre-covid period

How much did international tourists spend in Australia in 2022?

• Visitors from China were the top spenders, spending over $1.5 billion during trips to Australia in 2022
• Spending was down 71% when compared with the over $45 billion spent during the pre covid period (year ending September 2019)

How many tourists visited Australia in 2019?

9.3 million tourists visited Australia between July 2018 and June 2019, the highest number ever recorded. 1

How many tourists visited Australia in 2021?

Complete data during the covid period is not available. For the most accurate available 12 month reporting period – over 60,200 people visited Australia between April 2020 and March 2021. Visitors were down 99.3% when compared to the over 8 million visitors of the previous year.

How much did visitors spend in Australia in 2021?

Visitors to Australia spent more than $794 million between April 2020 and March 2021. Spending was down 98.1% when compared to the over $41 billion spent during the previous year.

Visitors from the US spent the most, spending just over $115 million during visits to Australia in 2021.

Who visited Australia in 2021?

Complete data during the covid period is not available. For the most accurate available 12 month reporting period – April 2020 and March 2021 – the highest number of visitors came from New Zealand with over 13,000 making trips during this period.

The top 5 countries from which visitors came to Australia in this period were New Zealand, USA, UK, India and China.

How many people travelled in Australia in 2021?

In the first quarter of 2021 (January-March), Australians made over 24.6 million domestic overnight trips.

• Domestic travel was up 1.1% when compared with the over 24.3 million domestic overnight trips for the first quarter of 2020.

How much did Australians spend travelling in 2021?

• Spending was up 0.4% when compared with the $17.81 billion spent during the first quarter of 2020.

Australian Tourism Statistics 2020

How many tourists visited australia in 2020.

9.3 million tourists visited Australia in 2019 (year ending June 2019). In 2020  the number of international visitors to Australia dropped to 6.7 million due to COVID-19 travel restrictions (year ending June 2020). 1   A further decrease in annual tourism was seen in 2021 (complete data for 2021 is not available due to low reporting numbers).

• In 2020 the number of international visitors to Australia went down by 27% compared to the previous year. This marked a year-on-year decrease of over 2.6 million visits.
• 2019 holds the record for the highest number of travellers visiting Australia in any year up to date.
• The dramatic drop in annual visits in 2020 was caused primarily by the coronavirus pandemic and related travel restrictions introduced in March 2020.
• Australian international tourism spend amounted to $44.6 billion in 2019 and saw a decrease of 25.2% in 2020 to $33.3 billion, significantly impacting the Australian tourism industry.

Who visited Australia in 2020?

• The most visitors to Australia in 2019/2020 came from New Zealand, at just over 1 million.
• For the previous two years, China had been the main source of visitors to Australia.
• The travel ban placed on Chinese visitors in early 2020 as well as the following coronavirus restrictions resulted in a larger relative drop in Chinese visitors than New Zealand visitors in the 2019/2020 year.
• The top 5 markets in 2020 were New Zealand, China, the USA, the UK and Japan
• All five of the top markets saw a large decrease in visitors due to the coronavirus restrictions

Impact of the Coronavirus on International Tourism Expenditure

• Spending was down 25% when compared to the $44.6 billion of the previous year

January 2020 - Bushfire Impact

• In January 2020 approximately 739,600 international visitors travelled to Australia. 4
• International visitor numbers were down 5.1% when compared with the 779,500 of January 2019.
• The drop can be partly attributed to the Australia bushfires crisis of 2019/2020 , impacting  Australian tourism businesses and hospitality sector  even before the COVID-19 crisis .

February 2020 and the Impact of Coronavirus

• February saw a significant decrease in international tourism due to the effects of the coronavirus crisis.
• In February 2020 approximately 647,000 international visitors travelled to Australia.
• International visitors were down 18% when compared with the 796,100 visitors of February 2019.

March 2020 and the Impact of Travel Restrictions

International arrivals in March saw a dramatic decrease, significantly impacting Australia’s tourism industry:

• In March 2020 approximately 307,900 international visitors travelled to Australia which was a 59.9% drop when compared with the 768,200 visitors of March 2019.
• On March 20th, Australia restricted entry to only citizens, residents and their immediate family.
• On March 25th Australian citizens and residents were also banned from travelling overseas.

Impact of the Travel Ban on Chinese Tourists

• In February 2020 visitors arriving from China decreased by 83% compared to the previous year (19,500 arrivals in February 2020 vs 116,900 visitors in February 2019).
• The significant drop was the result of the coronavirus-related travel ban implemented by the Australian government on 1 February for non-citizens travelling from or through China.
• February in the past has historically been the peak period for Chinese visitors to Australia.

Read more: Chinese visitors to Australia statistics

Impact of coronavirus on international visitors to Australia in the second half of 2020

• During that same period the previous year (July – December, 2019) Australia received over 4.9 million international visitors
• For the second half of 2020, international visitors were down 99.3% when compared with 2019

How did the coronavirus affect domestic travel?

• For the same period the previous year (July – December 2019) Australians made over 57 million domestic trips.
• Domestic trips saw a decrease of 33.8% during this time period.
• Despite lower travel volumes during the first part of 2020, domestic trips began to see an increase during the final quarter of the year.

Australia Inbound Travel Statistics for 2019 – International & Domestic Tourism

Who visited australia in 2019.

• The highest number of visitors came from China, at over 1.4 million.

• Up until 2016, New Zealand was the top source of tourist arrivals for Australia, but that spot was then held by China for 2 years.

What were the most popular tourist destinations in Australia in 2019?

• The most popular destination for both international tourism and domestic visitors was Sydney, with over 16 million visitors. 2

How much did international tourists spend in Australia in 2019?

• International tourists spent a total of $44.6 billion in Australia between July 2018 and June 2019. 3
• Chinese were the top spenders at $11.9 billion, nearly triple the amount of the next-highest spenders (Americans at $4 billion).

• International visitors spent an average of $5,183 per trip, an average expenditure of $163 per night.
• Holidaymakers contributed the most overall with $16.9 billion spent.

Which Australian destinations had the highest visitor spend?

• Sydney had the highest visitor spend receiving a combined $19.5 billion from both international and domestic visitors between July 2018 and June 2019.
• Melbourne also ranked high at a combined $17.0 billion.

How long do international tourists spend in Australia?

• Tourists spent 273 million visitor nights in Australia between July 2018 and June 2019.
• The overall average length of stay was 32 nights.

Australia camping & campervan statistics

• The number of camping trips throughout Australia has grown by 27.5% over the 10-year period from 2008 to 2018. 5
• In 2018 over 6.9 million overnight camping trips were made in Australia.
• Camping trips – including caravan, campervan, commercial and non-commercial camping – made up 13.7% of visitor nights for domestic travellers in Australia in 2019 (year ending September)

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Australian Outbound Tourism Statistics for 2019

Where did australian tourists visit in 2019.

• Australian tourists and travellers made over 9.5 million overseas trips in the year ending in June 2019. 4
• The most popular destination was New Zealand, with over 1.2 million trips alone.
• Indonesia (Bali), the US (Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco) and the UK (London, Scotland), were also popular destinations.

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Find the latest performance by country and purpose, places international visitors visited in Australia, how many stopovers they made, the place of origin of international visitors and trend charts on arrivals and spend.

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• The market performance chart can be filtered by market of origin and will show a range of data including how much they spent, places they visited and trend charts on arrivals and spend.
• The visitor arrivals chart further down the page will show more up-to-date statistics on international visitor arrivals as it is based on the ABS data which is released monthly. 

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• To make the report larger, click on the double sided arrow icon on the bottom right on the grey bar

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Monthly visitor arrivals

Visitor arrivals highlights for december 23.

• There were 877 thousand visitor arrivals during the month of December 2023, down 19% relative to December 2019.
• There were 7.2 million visitor arrivals for year ending December 2023, a decrease of 24% when compared to the year ending December 2019.

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尼尔森数字内容评级公司（DCR）的数据显示，今年第一季度，澳洲航空公司（Qantas）在旅游网站中排名第一，Trip Advisor紧随其后，分别拥有582万和502万用户。Booking Holdings Network 以 250 万用户数量位居第三。

从 2023 年第四季度到 2024 年第一季度，大多数旅游平台的平均用户参与时间也保持一致，但皇家加勒比游轮公司和 Anytrip.com.au 领先。皇家加勒比用户在平台上的平均互动时间约为 29 分钟，而 Anytrip 用户在平台上的平均互动时间约为 27 分钟。

加入飞行常客计划的澳大利亚人数量也有所增加，57% 的澳大利亚消费者现在加入了某种旅行奖励计划。澳航仍是市场领导者，占据 45% 的市场份额，维珍航空（31%）紧随其后，其余 24% 的市场份额由其他小型航空公司占据。

此外， 尼尔森广告英特尔（Nielsen Ad Intel ）的数据还显示，2024 年第一季度，旅游业在澳大利亚的广告支出超过 1.53 亿澳元，比上一季度增长了 8%，其中 TripADeal 支出最多，其次是维珍澳大利亚公司（Virgin Australia），然后是 Flight Centre 旗下的 Ignite Travel。 

尼尔森广告英特尔澳大利亚商业负责人罗斯-洛普瑞阿托（Rose Lopreiato）说："本季度旅游广告支出猛增了8%，这表明澳大利亚人对旅游的热爱依然不受生活成本压力的影响。就营销人员和广告商如何支出以实现投资回报率最大化、与品牌和消费者建立持久联系以及以最经济的方式实现这些目标而言，没有比这更有力的指标了。从竞争性广告支出分析，到了解竞争对手在市场上的言论，以及您所面临的交易和优惠，Ad Intel 帮助您了解哪些广告在推动竞争对手的支出，以及在哪些方面"。

尼尔森高级分析部太平洋地区主管格伦-海峡（Glenn Channel）补充说："品牌比以往任何时候都更需要能让他们在竞争中获得优势的数据。这意味着要超越标准的人口统计信息，将消费者（此处指旅行者）视为一个独特的群体来理解，他们的动机不仅仅是想离开。尼尔森CMV使品牌能够通过先进的受众视角观察消费者，提供更全面的行为和偏好信息，以及其他消费者洞察提供商无法比拟的惊人联系和购买诱因。

作为受众测量、数据和分析领域的全球领导者，尼尔森影响着全球的媒体和内容。通过我们对所有渠道和平台上的受众及其行为的了解，我们为客户提供独立的、可操作的情报，使他们能够在现在和未来与受众建立联系和互动。尼尔森在全球超过 55 个国家开展业务。 

了解更多信息，请访问 www.nielsen.com ，并在社交媒体（Twitter、LinkedIn、Facebook 和 Instagram）上与我们联系。 

Dan Chapman 尼尔森亚太区传播副总监 [email protected] +61 404 088 462

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Why adventure cruising on a small ship is the best way to see Australia’s Kimberley region

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Small-group cruises allow access to secluded spots larger ships can't reach, offering exclusive experiences.

Small-group adventurer cruises are becoming increasingly popular in the Kimberley’s Broome region because they’re a unique way to experience this remote part of Australia, writes Linda Hanan

Western Australia’s Kimberley coast is famous for its dramatic landscapes and having an abundance of water, and there’s no better way to experience the region than on a cruise. Smaller-vessel adventure-style cruises are becoming increasingly popular as they’re a unique way to experience this remote part of the country. If you’ve been thinking about taking the plunge to discover more about this iconic destination across the water, here’s why you should consider adventure cruising on a smaller vessel.

Small numbers are a highlight of a small cruise

Small group numbers are a highlight of these cruises, with vessels taking between 12 and 36 passengers (depending on the cruise operator). Numbers like these provide a good indication that there’s going to be no crowds to beat while you’re on board or during excursions. Think of it as a more intimate and casual style of cruising compared to being on the more typical larger-style ships. Getting to know fellow passengers and crew quickly is another advantage of travelling with a smaller group, and the interaction between passengers and crew can be likened to travelling with good friends.

READ MORE: Australia’s Kimberley coast: One of the world’s great wildernesses

Small ships get you to places that larger ships can’t

Kimberley’s staggering 12-metre tides are the second largest in the world, so it’s an area where smaller vessels have a big advantage. These vessels get you where the larger ships can’t as they’re able to cruise rivers and tributaries closer to the mainland. That’s a mighty benefit when you can be surrounded by dramatic scenery while up close and personal with towering ancient cliffs as the vessel glides along secluded rivers. You’ll likely have more time on excursions as well, as you don’t need to be transported for long distances by tenders, which can often be the case with larger ships.

Cruising times and itineraries

The cruising season is brief, running for six months between mid-March and late August to coincide with dry season timing in Australia’s north . If you’re crunched for time, cruises start at six days, although 8-14 days are more popular. The shorter cruises lasting 6-9 days leave from the laid-back resort town of Broome in the Kimberley’s west, or one of the region’s major rivers to the area’s north. These cruises take in some of the region’s highlights and may include a breathtaking light-aircraft flight to experience the Kimberley from the air. The longer 14-day cruises depart from Darwin, Wyndham/Kununurra and Broome (or vice versa). Often referred to as an “ultimate” cruise, the itineraries between Broome and Wyndham/Kununurra (or vice versa) are the best option if you’re looking to spend the maximum possible time on Kimberley waters. Each cruise operator has their own set itinerary, but it’s not uncommon for skippers to change course or have spontaneous stops to get passengers closer to the action.

Adventures everyday

Adventure is the name of the game and cruises of this calibre have it in spades. Unlike a larger ship’s sheer size that prevents it getting close to the mainland, you’re well placed in the thick of things and get right up close on a smaller vessel. And while you can choose your own daily adventures, it’s possible to be off the vessel up to three times a day for a variety of experiences the region is renowned for. Activities include daily visits to gorgeous refreshing waterfalls and swimming in picture-perfect waterholes that very few ever get to witness and are a delight for the senses. While bushwalking to remote historical WWII wrecks or visiting unique 40,000-year-old indigenous art sites that are only accessible by water - guaranting they’re visited by very few.

If fishing is your thing, you’ll be completely in your element when cruising the Kimberley coast. This is one of the most popular activities all over Kimberley as the region teems with a vast array of aquatic life. Have you ever wanted to catch a barramundi? These elusive fish are prized all over Australia’s north and grow to more than a metre, with most small vessels having their own secret fishing spots they share with passengers. Your chances really don’t get much better while fishing in the region’s coastal rivers, and you’re well and truly in the box seat to fulfil that dream. And whether you’re a keen fisherman or simply happy to dangle a line, you don’t need to supply anything as all the fishing gear is included. Although the aquatic action doesn’t stop there; seafood doesn’t get much fresher when cruise activities include feasting on cooked mud crabs collected from mangroves and succulent oysters prised off rocks from a secluded island.

Experience the ship’s every luxury by night

After a day of adventure and activities, luxury awaits you back on deck. As the sun begins to dip, being up front on the bow is the place to be. An intimate setting of chatting to new friends with a drink in hand while watching a spectacular Kimberley sunset is something to behold. While passengers are taking in the last of the daylight, the onboard chef prepares gourmet meals (including the delicious seafood caught during the cruise), with meals cooked to an individual’s liking.

And while you may be cruising on a smaller vessel, that certainly doesn’t mean you’re cramped for space. With fewer passengers onboard, there’s plenty of room to relax and retreat in the lounge, on the bow and other deck areas, or from the comfort of your cabin. You can also expect itineraries to be carefully curated, ensuring passengers soak up as much of the dramatic Kimberley coastal and tributary landscape during daylight hours. At times, skippers take advantage of steaming through the night, with passengers waking up so close to towering ancient rich-red sandstone cliffs you feel you could reach out and touch them.

With a growing focus on the environment and sustainable travel practices, the popularity of cruising on these types of vessels will only continue. Choosing the right adventure cruise really comes down to how long you’d like to cruise for, what you’d most like to see and experience, and when you can travel. With all the benefits of small-vessel adventure cruising along with their points of difference, book well in advance to secure your preferences as cruises sell out quickly.

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The most direct route for Kiwis to get to Darwin is via Brisbane or Sydney with Air New Zealand, Qantas, and Virgin Australia . Air North and Nexus Airlines offer connecting flights to Broome. Connecting flights are also available to Kununurra where cruise passengers are transferred to Wyndham.

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Anthony Albanese has been speaking to the media from Brisbane. Asked about tomorrow’s national cabinet meeting on men’s violence against women, Albanese was asked what he hopes to walk away with.

He didn’t “want to pre-empt” the discussions that will take place tomorrow, but said:

One of the things I know from speaking with state premiers is that they want to have the discussion at a national cabinet, is ways in which best practice can be replicated. So what are the lessons, for example? Victoria has already had a royal commission and part of the agenda tomorrow will be the premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan , reporting on those issues as well, and how that’s gone. In addition to that, [South Australian premier] Peter Malinauskas chairs the federation body of all the chiefs and they’re preparing a paper which will be presented tomorrow. So we need to acknowledge that this is an issue which is long-term, does require attitudinal change, does require a whole range of measures, but we also need practical, immediate measures and responses as well. And I look forward to a constructive discussion tomorrow morning.

Crossbench pens letter to PM urging action to target domestic violence

The crossbench has penned a joint letter to the prime minister, calling for urgent action to tackle family and domestic violence.

The letter was signed by 11 MPs, including Zali Steggall, Zoe Daniel, Kylea Tink, Allegra Spender, Kate Chaney, Monique Ryan, Sophie Scamps, Helen Haines, Andrew Wilkie, Andrew Gee and Rebekha Sharkie .

It states that a “robust national effort” is needed to “improve risk identification and justice system intervention in cases of male violence against women”.

We need to treat gender-based violence with the same level of urgency we show acts of terrorism, and at a rate of a woman every four days, it is killing more Australians.

The MPs say the desire for a royal commission into the issue is “well intentioned” but they question: “what would it uncover that we don’t already know?”

Instead, they are calling for immediate actions, next steps and long-term cultural change.

Immediate action would include a sentencing review, and a nationally coordinated mechanism to count and analyse the deaths of these women. And next steps would target exacerbating factors like violent pornography, misogynistic social media influencers and problem gambling, the letter said.

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Demand for Lifeline Australia has spiked to an all-time high as high-profile deaths of women and demands for action on domestic violence bring emotions to the fore, AAP reports.

The crisis support service received 4,371 calls, messages and webchats on Sunday, making for its busiest day on record and 20% above the yearly average.

Analysis of the types of matters received on Sunday was not available. But Lifeline domestic violence sector manager Angela Lynch said a link could be drawn to the wall-to-wall media coverage of domestic violence and sexual violence:

More in the community are hurting and for those who are or have been directly impacted by either domestic violence or sexual violence, those conversations can land in a very different and very personal way. They could have general feelings of anxiety or being unsafe and it can bring up personal issues of what they lived through and the injustice perhaps of what they’ve encountered.

Rising living costs and the national housing crisis have compounded stresses on the community, Lifeline said.

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The report says the committee “exhausted most avenues open to it” to obtain the documents from the Victorian government, after it made a claim of “executive privilege.”

It also found the timeframe for the Victorian government and Commonwealth Games Federation to negotiate the axed 2026 event was too short and initially enabled consultants only six weeks to create a business case.

Qantas offers free seats to stranded Bonza customers

Jetstar and Qantas have said they will provide flights at no cost for stranded Bonza passengers, where seats are available and where routes overlap.

This follows a similar offer from Virgin Australia earlier today .

In a statement, Qantas noted “today’s news about Bonza will have a significant impact on many people’s travel plans” and said:

For Bonza customers who are due to travel today or who are stuck away from home, Jetstar and Qantas will assist by providing flights at no cost where there are seats available.

Qantas said of Bonza’s 36 routes, only six overlap with Jetstar or QantasLink.

Qantas said if there is another close alternative route that it operates, customers booked to travel today or stuck away from home “can also travel at no cost”. Bonza customers can contact Jetstar on 13 15 38 or Qantas on 13 13 13.

Australia undercounting methane emissions by at least a factor of two, report finds

Australia has made much of its emissions reduction efforts, at least compared to the inflated baseline of 2005.

That year, not coincidentally, was when land-clearing and other carbon pollution was near a peak, so not doing very much meant it looked like Australia was emitting less. (That the land sector somehow manages to remain a perennial carbon sink despite weaker land-clearing laws is itself a dubious result .)

Anyway, The Superpower Institute has published analysis today suggesting that Australia’s emissions of methane – a potent greenhouse gas that has been the largest source of global heating in the past decade – is much higher than reported in the official national inventory.

Major emitters, such as coalmines and gas fields, may be polluting at twice the rate reported.

Rod Sims, formerly chair of the ACCC and now the institute’s chair, called the findings “ simply astounding”.

Most problematically, these estimates to the national inventory are never externally verified. This leaves huge questions about the veracity of these estimation methods, but more importantly about the actual volume of greenhouse gas emissions from different sites and facilities and therefore the national inventory as a whole.

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Cutting methane is our single best strategy to combat global heating this decade while we make the changes needed to reduce Australia’s emissions to zero. But methane emissions are not being credibly measured.

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Hotline for stranded Bonza customers launched

The government has opened a hotline for Bonza passengers stranded across the country after the budget carrier abruptly cancelled all services today, amid discussions about its ongoing viability.

The hotline number is 1800 069 244.

Transport minister Catherine King said her department had been in contact with Bonza “and our expectation is that they keep passengers informed of their options and their consumer rights”.

I am aware of reports this morning of Bonza flights being cancelled. I have spoken to Qantas and Virgin CEOs this morning and both airlines stand ready to assist stranded passengers needing to get home.

Airline passenger numbers still ‘well below’ pre-pandemic levels, new report says

Meanwhile, the Australian Airports Association (AAA) has also noted a new report stating passenger numbers remain “well below” pre-pandemic levels.

The annual ACCC airport monitoring report for 2022-2023 shows passenger numbers have seen a year-on-year increase of 127.4% but remain below pre-Covid levels.

Chief executive James Goodwin said:

While domestic aviation has led the recovery 2022-23 passenger levels are still 10.4% lower than 2018-19. International operations have been slower to recover, remaining at 31% below pre-Covid levels.

Goodwin said the reason for the incomplete recovery is constrained airline capacity, “particularly from the two main domestic carriers”.

The rebound in airport revenues simply reflects the increased number of travellers, with the reporting period the first without Covid border or travel restrictions.

Airports association monitoring Bonza situation, it says

The Australian Airports Association (AAA) says it is monitoring budget airline Bonza’s current situation closely.

As Elias Visontay reported earlier , Bonza has cancelled a raft of flights across the country, and sources told the Guardian that its fleet of Boeing 737-Max 8 aircraft had been repossessed.

In a statement, AAA chief executive James Goodwin said:

Airports worked to support Bonza to enter the Australian market and we are monitoring the emerging situation closely while we assist affected passengers at terminals across Australia.

Sarah Hanson-Young calls on Plibersek to halt Darwin land clearing

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The clearing has drawn condemnation from conservationists, Darwin community members and independent and Greens MPs.

The Greens environment spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young called on the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek , to urgently protect the site, which was habitat for significant species such as the critically endangered eastern curlew:

The Minister recently made a big splash about saving Eastern Curlew habitat in Toondah [Harbour] in Queensland, but that same critically endangered bird deserves protection in Lee Point Darwin as well.

The independent senator David Pocock tweeted that the clearing was an example of Australia’s broken system of environmental protections.

The clearing comes a month after the developer, Defence Housing Australia , was given the green light to start the development, which it had paused for several months while Plibersek considered an emergency application by Larrakia traditional owners for protection of the site on cultural grounds.

Plibersek notified the applicants late last month that after considering the evidence she was not satisfied that the specific area that would be developed met the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Act requirements for a “significant Aboriginal area in accordance with Aboriginal tradition”.

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Budget airline Bonza has entered voluntary administration, leaving travellers stranded across the country.

The airline had already slashed flights across the country with the carrier’s CEO in discussions around the “viability” of the business.

As of Tuesday morning, multiple flights operated by the airline leaving from major airports across the country have been cancelled.

Some of the flights that have been canned include those departing from the Sunshine Coast scheduled to land in Gladstone and Rockhampton. Several that were due to leave from Melbourne airport have also been cancelled.

Hall Chadwick, an accountancy and business advisory firm, has been appointed as administrator.

The company explained to news.com.au that all flights are grounded pending discussions, and customers with bookings from now until May 2 are being told not to go to the airport.

In a statement from the airline’s CEO Tim Jordan, services will be “temporarily suspended” while discussions surrounding the “viability of the business” take place.

“Bonza has temporarily suspended services due to be operated today, as discussions are currently underway regarding the ongoing viability of the business,” Mr Jordan said on Tuesday.

In a further statement sent to news.com.au, Mr Burton apologised to customers impacted by the airline’s sudden wave of cancellations.

“We apologise to our customers who are impacted by this and we are working as quickly as possible to determine a way forward that ensures there is ongoing competition in the Australian aviation market.”

Following the disruption, rival airlines Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar all stepped in to offer assistance for those in need.

Virgin Australia announced on Tuesday morning that they would assist any passengers in need of a seat or who have been left stranded by the Bonza cancellations.

“We are aware of the temporary suspension of Bonza flights,” the airline posted on X.

“We will immediately support any passengers stranded mid-journey by offering complimentary seats on Virgin Australia-operated flights to the airport nearest to their final planned Bonza destination.

“For those Bonza guests at an airport, please see a Virgin Australia customer service representative or call our Guest Contact Centre.”

Qantas and Jetstar offered a similar service, providing flights for the “significant impact” the cancellations have had on passengers.

“For Bonza customers who are due to travel today or who are stuck away from home, Jetstar and Qantas will assist by providing flights at no cost where there are seats available,” the statement read.

However of Bonza’s 36 routes, there are only six overlapping routes with either Jetstar or QantasLink — including Melbourne to the Gold Coast, Melbourne to the Sunshine Coast, Avalon to the Gold Coast, Gold Coast to Cairns, Melbourne to Mildura and Melbourne to Alice Springs.

In additional, the three rival airlines extended their thoughts to Bonza aviation colleagues and their families who will “feel the impact of today’s news”.

Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia all offered recruitment opportunity discussions for those hoping to stay in the aviation field.

Bonza launched in January last year, after more than a year of planning and spruiking quirky aircraft names and cabin crew uniforms.

The airline, which focused on flights to regional destinations including Cairns, Gladstone and Albury, also flies to Melbourne. However, Sydney and Brisbane are off the airline’s route path.

Earlier this month, Bonza announced they would be reducing the frequency of flights to some of its most popular routes, including Gold Coast to Cairns from five weekly roundtrips to three, Gold Coast to Townsville down from five weekly roundtrips to three and Gold Coast to Melbourne Tullamarine will be reduced from four weekly roundtrips to one as of May 1.

In an interview with the ABC ,a man from the Sunshine Coast, whose wife works for the airline, claimed 20 cabin crew were called into a meeting early on Tuesday and told the airline had “finished”.

“She went to work this morning, as per usual, they just went in — there were two crews there — they were just basically told that Bonza has finished,” he told the ABC.

“They’ve been told that they’re not flying until further notice.

“They’ve all been told that the bottom line is that Bonza will no longer be flying.

“They’re pretty devastated. It’s their job. She’s been in it from day one. It’s a bit of a blow for Maroochydore and the Sunshine Coast.”

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