Australia's major airlines and travel agencies have waded into the Queensland border dispute, launching a public advertising campaign to lift restrictions to save the struggling tourism industry. 9News
are running a four-week advertising campaign to coincide with Queensland's state elections, scheduled for October 31.Qantas, alongside four major airline and tourism companies, launching a public advertising campaign to lift Queensland border restrictions.
Despite fierce rivals with Qantas, Virgin has banded together with the fellow airline company to place pressure on the Queensland government,
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