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Again on the China travel warning regarding Australia, Australian opposition spokesman for housing Jason Clare, told the ABC there had been a spike in racist abuse" but said Australia is one of the safest countries in the world.
The borders are shut. They'll probably be shut for some time until we've got a treatment or a vaccine. But I'm sure I speak on behalf of all of the tourist operators up and down and right across Australia when I say that we want to get tourists back when it's safe to do so. So I hope that the government is working with the Chinese government to ensure that when we can open the border again, we can get Chinese tourists back.9:36 AM
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