BRISBANE, Queensland, Sept. 30 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation
The Honourable Andrew Powell
* Queensland's visitor economy reached $45.6 billion in the year ending June 2026, tracking $1.4 billion above the Crisafulli Government'sDestination 2045projection.
* Queensland outperformed the national average for both international visitation and international visitor expenditure growth.
* 2.4 million international visitors spent $8.1 billion in Queensland, with international holiday expenditure reaching a record $3.8 billion.
* After a decade of decline under Labor, theDestination 2045planis putti...