Tourism in Queensland is a $23 billion a year industry that sustains 174,000 Queensland jobs across 60,000 businesses. There are few sectors of the community that do not benefit from tourism, and nature-based tourism is a significant growth sector that represents a high return on State investment. The Queensland Tourism and Conservation Alliance provided a…

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Queensland’s peak tourism bodies and conservation organisations have today released an Alliance statement calling for a significant increase in management funding and the acceleration of growth in Queensland’s protected areas. The Queensland Tourism Industry Council, Ecotourism Australia, Queensland First Nations Tourism Council, Queensland Conservation Council, Pew Charitable Trusts, and the National Parks Association Queensland have…

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