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How the $5 hike to the departure tax underscores deeper divisions within the government on foreign tourists

With up to seven Senate spots likely to go to non-major parties and a handful of lower house seats also in play, it's game on for independents this federal election. Message Shapers has used its Stakeholder Matrix to analyse the renegades the tourism industry should leverage.

The Australian Government is in a fiscal funk and as usual it will come knocking on tourism's door to help out. Five stealth taxes to look for in the 2016 federal budget.

The incident of Johnny Depp's dogs should be the impetus Barnaby Joyce needs to put the topic of dedicated private jet quarantine screening back on the table.

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