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ourism Minister Martin Ferguson, speaking at the launch in Sydney, said that these were “testing times” and cited the strong dollar, greater competition from overseas and natural disasters as industry challenges that were seeing people holiday elsewhere.

But he referred to this week's National Visitor Survey, which revealed an increase in domestic numbers, as a positive sign and stressed there was potential to improve further.

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Shows Australia: Alice Cooper in Concert - Australia First!

Chugg Entertainment is thrilled to put all suspicions at bay, allay all fears, and quash all rumours, as today we confirm that come September, not only will the master of macabre, Alice Cooper, be here for his headline theatre performances in Sydney and Melbourne, but he will also be adding shows in Brisbane, Perth and a second night in Melbourne.

Shows Australia: Alice Cooper in Concert - Australia First!

Melbourne Conferences: ICMI Showcase First Speaker Announcement - Melbourne Conferences

Be our Guest in Melbourne for ICMI's 25th Year Anniversary Showcase of Australia's Most Successful Speakers and Entertainers.

This is a FREE event with lots of giveaways and surprises on the day. It's a great opportunity to get to know the ICMI team and see exclusive presentations from ICMI Speakers like Amanda Stevens, Col Cameron, Mike Brady, Ralph Plarre, Matina Jewell and many more.

Melbourne Conferences: ICMI Showcase First Speaker Announcement - Melbourne Conferences

Shows Australia: TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL AUSTRALIAN TOUR - MARCH 2012

Country music's reigning king and queen, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will tour Australia for the first time together next March, promoters Rob Potts Entertainment Edge and Chugg Entertainment announced today.

The Tim McGraw & Faith Hill / Australia 2012 tour will be the first time the country music superstars have toured together outside of North America, will be Hill’s first time touring Australia and will include them performing separately and together.

Shows Australia: TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL AUSTRALIAN TOUR - MARCH 2012

Perth Tourism News: Tiger Airways to Restart Perth-Melbourne Route

Tiger Airways has resumed its Perth-Melbourne daily return services this week. The Perth flight will leave Melbourne Airport daily at 7.10am (EST) arriving into Perth at 9.15am (WST).

Perth Tourism News: Tiger Airways to Restart Perth-Melbourne Route

Sydney Tourism News and Information: Eminem Lose Yourself Tour Coming to Sydney, Melbourne

Tickets to EMINEM’S stadium shows in Sydney & Melbourne went on sale today and SOLD OUT in 30 minutes!

“I haven’t seen such excitement and anticipation for a concert, for EMINEM to sell out a 60,000 seat stadium in Melbourne and 50,000 seats in Sydney under 30 minutes is just extraordinary” said Paul Dainty, Chairman of Dainty Group.

Described as the most anticipated concert event of the year, EMINEM fans are in for an amazing show:

Sydney Tourism News and Information: Eminem Lose Yourself Tour Coming to Sydney, Melbourne

Bring Your Own Toilet Rolls to Melbourne Airport

Beware of dirty toilets at Melbourne Airport and consider bringing your own toilet rolls and soap – that’s the word from the United Voice union, whose cleaning staff members are about to strike over a pay dispute.

Their employer, Spotless, denies there will be a problem, 9 News reported.

United Voice, formerly known as the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union, has about 130,000 members. It warns that Melbourne Airport could soon see dirty food courts, filthy toilets and over-flowing garbage bins as airport cleaners prepare to vote on industrial action.

On Friday, Fair Work Australia backed the cleaners’ right to take strike action “after Spotless told more than 100 airport cleaners that they should be paid $1600 less than other cleaners at Melbourne Airport”, the union stated.

Cleaners will begin voting within days in a Protected-Action Ballot which will decide on potential strike action at Melbourne Airport’s domestic terminal. Proposed actions include partial stop-work actions to a full indefinite strike, as well as bans on cleaning and related duties like replacing toilet rolls and emptying bins.

“Melbourne Airport sees more than 5000 domestic passengers a day, and that adds up to an enormous amount of cleaning,” says Jess Walsh, Victorian Secretary of United Voice.

“Bins need to be emptied, toilets need to be cleaned and toilet rolls need to be replaced, and all of this has to happen around the clock,” Walsh says.

“A cleaners’ strike is going to result in some serious disruption. Passengers using Melbourne Airport’s domestic terminal may want to bring their own toilet rolls,” she says.

Airport cleaners employed by Spotless earn as little as $16.57 per hour, according to their unionß.

Airport cleaners have met with Spotless four times. Initially, Spotless refused to meet, according to the union, but was ordered to do so by Fair Work Australia following a majority-support determination.

A spokeswoman for Spotless, however, said that any industrial action would have no impact on cleaning activities at the airport. The company paid annual parking fees for its airport-based employees and had offered the cleaners a 4% wage increase each year, the Spotless spokeswoman said.Spotless said award penalty structuresmeant that many cleaners earned overAUD20 an hour.

Written by : Peter Needham

(Source: eglobaltravelmedia.com.com.au)