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The Age
a day ago
- Business
- The Age
‘Tasmania, we're coming for you': 20-year tourism plan to make Queensland No.1
The Crisafulli government has announced a 20-year plan for the tourism industry, with the state's tourism minister suggesting Queensland would rival destinations such as Tasmania and New Zealand by 2045. Destination 2045: Queensland's Tourism Future includes six strategic priorities to build Queensland's tourism industry, with plans to expand ecotourism, attract world-class events, create a fund to entice direct flights to new markets, rejuvenate the Great Barrier Reef islands and boost marketing. The first 45 ecotourism projects to be delivered include the Thorsborne Trail on Hinchinbrook Island; the Wangetti Trail, north of Cairns; the Whitsunday Skyway in Airlie Beach; the Ngaro Trail on Whitsunday Island; and upgrades of day use areas in Lake Eacham and Springbrook National Park. The LNP government opened public consultation for Destination 2045 in December. Loading On Monday, Premier David Crisafulli and Minister for the Environment and Tourism Andrew Powell unveiled the resulting plan, calling it 'a visionary roadmap to supercharge the state's industry into a new era of growth, innovation and global leadership'. 'We know we live in an amazing part of the world, and what this is about is unlocking opportunities for people to deliver a tourism product and for people to be able to work in the industry as we open up this great state to the globe,' Crisafulli said. India has been identified as a 'burgeoning market' for Queensland to tap into. 'And the best way to we can do that is by bringing a direct flight into Brisbane,' Crisafulli said. Powell said the focus on ecotourism would promote visitation and conservation of unspoilt natural areas.
Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Tasmania, we're coming for you': 20-year tourism plan to make Queensland No.1
The Crisafulli government has announced a 20-year plan for the tourism industry, with the state's tourism minister suggesting Queensland would rival destinations such as Tasmania and New Zealand by 2045. Destination 2045: Queensland's Tourism Future includes six strategic priorities to build Queensland's tourism industry, with plans to expand ecotourism, attract world-class events, create a fund to entice direct flights to new markets, rejuvenate the Great Barrier Reef islands and boost marketing. The first 45 ecotourism projects to be delivered include the Thorsborne Trail on Hinchinbrook Island; the Wangetti Trail, north of Cairns; the Whitsunday Skyway in Airlie Beach; the Ngaro Trail on Whitsunday Island; and upgrades of day use areas in Lake Eacham and Springbrook National Park. The LNP government opened public consultation for Destination 2045 in December. Loading On Monday, Premier David Crisafulli and Minister for the Environment and Tourism Andrew Powell unveiled the resulting plan, calling it 'a visionary roadmap to supercharge the state's industry into a new era of growth, innovation and global leadership'. 'We know we live in an amazing part of the world, and what this is about is unlocking opportunities for people to deliver a tourism product and for people to be able to work in the industry as we open up this great state to the globe,' Crisafulli said. India has been identified as a 'burgeoning market' for Queensland to tap into. 'And the best way to we can do that is by bringing a direct flight into Brisbane,' Crisafulli said. Powell said the focus on ecotourism would promote visitation and conservation of unspoilt natural areas.
The Age
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Age
‘The rocky path will only become more difficult': Leader wants more than basic rights
The rocky path towards reconciliation will only become more difficult without truth-telling and redress, Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner says, ahead of delivering a major speech in Cairns on Friday night. Katie Kiss, a Kaanju and Biri/Widi woman who grew up in Rockhampton, will give the Mabo Oration in the far north Queensland city on the speech's 20th anniversary this week. Kiss took on the national role at the Australian Human Rights Commission after serving as executive director of the body supporting Queensland's Path to Treaty. That process, which included a truth-telling and healing inquiry, was halted by the Crisafulli government shortly after it was elected last year, with the LNP declaring its focus was on 'better health, housing and education outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders'. As she prepared to deliver her speech in Cairns, Kiss told this masthead that health and education were 'vital areas of focus', but more was needed. Loading 'Firstly, reparations for the stolen generations is very different to providing for health and education – which are basic human and citizenship rights that we are entitled to, as are all Australians,' Kiss said. 'A redress scheme is a formal recognition of past injustices ... allowing survivors to access financial compensation, mental health services, and support to reconnect with family, culture and country. 'Without an explicit commitment to reconciliation through measures such as truth-telling and redress, then the long, rocky path towards reconciliation will only become more difficult.'
Sydney Morning Herald
4 days ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘The rocky path will only become more difficult': Leader wants more than basic rights
The rocky path towards reconciliation will only become more difficult without truth-telling and redress, Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner says, ahead of delivering a major speech in Cairns on Friday night. Katie Kiss, a Kaanju and Biri/Widi woman who grew up in Rockhampton, will give the Mabo Oration in the far north Queensland city on the speech's 20th anniversary this week. Kiss took on the national role at the Australian Human Rights Commission after serving as executive director of the body supporting Queensland's Path to Treaty. That process, which included a truth-telling and healing inquiry, was halted by the Crisafulli government shortly after it was elected last year, with the LNP declaring its focus was on 'better health, housing and education outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders'. As she prepared to deliver her speech in Cairns, Kiss told this masthead that health and education were 'vital areas of focus', but more was needed. Loading 'Firstly, reparations for the stolen generations is very different to providing for health and education – which are basic human and citizenship rights that we are entitled to, as are all Australians,' Kiss said. 'A redress scheme is a formal recognition of past injustices ... allowing survivors to access financial compensation, mental health services, and support to reconnect with family, culture and country. 'Without an explicit commitment to reconciliation through measures such as truth-telling and redress, then the long, rocky path towards reconciliation will only become more difficult.'
AU Financial Review
4 days ago
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Who was Australia's richest person in 2000? Take our weekly quiz
Another week, another news cycle moving faster than the ASX oscillates between optimism and gloom. From Canberra's corridors to the Rich List, there's been no shortage of curious headlines. Those who kept pace with inflation, Trump's tariffs, and the LNP's shadow ministry shake-ups are already ahead of the curve.
