This is in 'The Australian' online tonight, and will be in the...

This is in 'The Australian' online tonight, and will be in the paper tomorrow (Tuesday 12 January):

It buttresses what commonsense suggests, and what some of us have said above):

'...Almost daily changes to border restrictions by the states and territories in response to COVID cases have been blamed by frustrated operators, struggling to keep up with who can go where.

Research by the Australian Airports Association found 52 per cent of 500 people surveyed, were now more concerned about sudden border closures than COVID-19.

Tourism and Transport Forum chief executive Margy Osmond said the loss of confidence among travellers was just as crippling for the industry as the financial losses.

“While no government is willing to address the issue of state closure uniformity around the country, we will continue to be devastated in a way no other industry is affected (by COVID-19),” Ms Osmond said.

“The aviation industry was absolutely skilled up and resourced for this time of year and the worst thing happened (when Greater Sydney was declared a hotspot).

The accommodation industry lost millions of dollars from cancellations.

“We’re one of the biggest employers in the country but we’ll be lucky to survive this unless there is certainty around borders, or a massive ramping up of the vaccine process so the issues that are creating the border problems cease to exist.”

Any hope of a national approach was quickly dismissed by Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack, who said lockdowns were a matter for the state premiers.