Interstate Christmas Holiday May Cost Families Thousands of Dollars in COVID Tests

Test tubes labelled "COVID-19 Test positive" are seen in this illustration picture taken on March 10, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

International travellers entering Australia are facing up to $450 per person for COVID-19 testing, with a maximum fee of $1,800 for a family of four.

The tourism industry is calling on the government to allow international travellers to use cheaper rapid antigen tests so that the expensive testing fees do not cripple tourism recovery.