Northern Territory Government Responds to Tourism Industry Backlash

The resort town of Yulara (C) and Connellan Airport (front) lie before the arkose massif of Uluru (Ayers Rock) rising 348 metres above the surrounding desert of central Australia, 17 February 2007TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP via Getty Images

Northern Territory Deputy Chief Minister Nicole Manison has said that tour operators’ concerns over the altered Dec. 20 COVID-19 travel restrictions are being “looked at.”

At a press conference on Monday, she told reporters that the Government had received responses from both residents and industry groups, and were considering some of the issues that had been raised.