After being the only Mexican in the family for over 40 years now, I have a lot of "insider" experience of the people of Queensland. Pretty much, they hate tourists, even including some who have tourism businesses. It's a very weird pass-agg vibe.
I've been up twice in 2021 to see the family, and the vast bulk of the populace that I encountered in the Gold Coast area were very negative towards "southerners". I'm not going to spend my money or my time going where I am not welcome, unless absolutely necessary. See family - will have to. Holiday, no way. Work, not going there anymore - a luxury I have of being COVID-retired, so I will now decide how and where I return to work to pay for the additional overseas breaks I will now be taking. FWIW, I feel the same way about WA. Disproportionate, parochial behaviour needs to be met with a sledgehammer because they simply don't appear to care about or understand anything less.
YMMV.