August
Andrew Liveris learns how not to run an Olympics
The president of the Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee has had a jam-packed schedule in Paris as part of a contingent learning what to do – and not do – for the Games.
- Zoe Samios
July
A solution to the athletes village conundrum might be on the Gold Coast
Paris’ capital-light infrastructure plan for the 2024 Olympics has been a great success. But plans to turn the village into new housing faces a new hurdle.
- Michael Bleby
‘No time’ to get business case for Brisbane Games stadium
Hours after Brisbane 2032 Games boss Andrew Liveris pleaded with politicians not to make it a political football, they did.
- James Hall
Brisbane Olympics boss: Stop making 2032 Games a ‘political football’
Andrew Liveris claims plans for the Queensland event are running “ahead of schedule”, with cricket remaining a possibility to be added to the roster of sports.
- Zoe Samios
June
- Exclusive
- AFR Magazine
Meet the man who runs the Olympics
IOC executive director Christophe Dubi loves the Games. He’s about to find out if he’s guaranteed their future.
- Zoe Samios
How higher building costs will shape the Brisbane Olympics
High labour costs will put pressure on the construction sector, forcing changes in how new projects are procured.
- Michael Bleby
Security fears may force Paris Games to scrap Seine opening ceremony
France is at its highest terror alert as the Olympic Games near; Australian organisers say Brisbane 2032 will learn from the Paris experience.
- Michael Bleby
March
Defining legacy: Brisbane’s messy path to the Olympics
It will be a long haul to transform the QEII stadium to Olympic standard. That’s just one of the hurdles for Queensland.
- Updated
- Zoe Samios, Michael Bleby and Tess Bennett
Lang Park to host Brisbane 2032 ceremonies after review rejected
Lang Park will be the site of opening and closing ceremonies while the old venue for the 1982 Commonwealth Games will be upgraded to host athletics.
- Zoe Samios and Michael Bleby
June 2023
Gold Coast faces country-leading 10.5pc building cost inflation
New estimates show building capacity constraints in southeast Queensland will keep construction price growth at the nation’s highest for half a decade.
- Michael Bleby
Why builders in Brisbane are earning more than any other city
A decade before hosting the 2032 Olympic Games, the Queensland capital is struggling with labour costs that top those of Sydney.
- Michael Bleby
May 2023
Free tickets to woo politicians in battle for $2.5b Brisbane arena
Here’s how businesses deepened political connections amid a battle for a proposed stadium that is home to the Brisbane 2032 swimming program.
- Liam Walsh
September 2022
- Exclusive
- Architecture
Pulling down Brisbane’s Gabba for the Olympics is a bad idea
The Queensland government and Brisbane 2032 Olympics organisers are going down an expensive route to get a new flagship venue, architects warn.
- Michael Bleby
July 2022
Brisbane Olympics bides its time for a CEO
The organising committee, which kicks off the 10-year countdown this weekend, currently only has three people - and one of them is out of the country.
- Michael Bleby
April 2022
Ian Chesterman takes over from John Coates as AOC president
The overwhelming support for Mr Chesterman was a vote for continuity, but the election marks a changing of the guard in Australia’s peak Olympic body.
- Michael Bleby
Brisbane 2032 Olympics needs a CEO from business or government: Coates
Outgoing Olympics supremo stresses importance of the Brisbane boss having a global perspective in putting on the world’s biggest sporting show.
- Michael Bleby
John Coates has few regrets on his way out the AOC door
Even as he steps down from 32 years in the top job, the knowledge and contacts of Australia’s Olympic supremo will be tapped for years to come.
- Michael Bleby
- Exclusive
- Philanthropy
Brisbane Olympics will be no financial ‘burden’: Liveris
Olympics are notorious for running over budget but Andrew Liveris promises the Brisbane Games will be different.
- Julie Hare
Andrew Liveris to head Brisbane 2032 Olympics preparations
One key challenge for the committee will be managing the costs of hosting the Games, which have historically blown out host cities’ budgets.
- Michael Bleby
August 2021
Brisbane, your time to shine starts now
An Olympic Games is the ultimate chance to showcase your podium-worthy city. The Sunshine State fully intends to maximise its time in the sun.
- Mark Ludlow and Fiona Carruthers