BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 28 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

JOINT STATEMENT

Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation

The Honourable Andrew Powell

Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

The Honourable Tim Mander

* The Crisafulli Government has secured the World Wheelchair Rugby Cup for Brisbane in 2027, bringing eight of the world's best wheelchair rugby nations to Queensland. * The tournament adds to Queensland's growing calendar of major international events ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. * After a decade of decline under Labor, theCrisafulli Government's Destination 2045...