March
Builders line up for $7.1b Brisbane Olympic spree
The runway to develop infrastructure for the world’s biggest sporting tournament has shrunk to just seven years, so work has to begin soon.
In a decisive victory, a woman has claimed the most powerful role in sport
The International Olympic Committee elected former champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry from Zimbabwe to the most powerful role in world sport.
How Brisbane Olympics can avoid Suncorp Stadium’s mistakes
The Olympic host city is about to announce new venues. They’ll saddle the city with long-term costs long after 2032 if not done right.
January
After 3½ years of bickering, it’s crunch time for Brisbane Olympics
Amid competing plans and multibillion-dollar price tags, the premier will now decide on the Olympic stadium – with implications for cricket, the AFL and beyond.
What the Australian Open can teach Brisbane 2032
Like grand slam tennis, the biggest challenge the Olympics faces is to attract people who may not even care for the sports themselves. But that needs space.
December 2024
Queensland may have to tap private funds for Olympic projects
With construction cost growth outstripping Sydney and Melbourne, Brisbane 2032 might need private consortia to deliver and operate Games infrastructure.
October 2024
Brisbane’s nation-leading construction inflation an Olympic hurdle
Cost escalation has come off its extreme highs of two years ago. But Queensland leads the national league table and that’s a problem for the new government.
August 2024
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.
July 2024
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.
‘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.
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.
June 2024
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.
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.
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.
March 2024
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
September 2022
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.