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Swimming and hockey both want legacy venues from the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Olympic sports push back on venue plan that would leave them with nothing

Hockey has made a pitch to ditch Ballymore for the Gold Coast, while swimming has called for a new aquatic centre at Victoria Park.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, pictured with councillor Krista Adams, said the former Palaszczuk government treated Brisbane City Council like “outsiders”.

‘We were excluded’: Lord Mayor hits back at Palaszczuk over Games plan

Adrian Schrinner says the former premier politicised Brisbane’s Olympic bid, excluding council from talks and blindsiding it on key decisions.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Marissa Calligeros
Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk speaking on the Today show on Thursday morning.

Former premier torches Miles, LNP over Olympic stadium fight

In a bombshell interview, Annastacia Palaszczuk says she has been told the LNP’s Olympic review committee has already decided to go ahead with a Victoria Park stadium.

  • Marissa Calligeros
Football Queensland’s proposal for a ‘tier two’ stadium at Perry Park.

The Olympics’ biggest spectator sport makes its Brisbane stadium pitch

Queensland is ill-equipped to host Olympic soccer, Football Queensland and Football Australia have warned in their review submission.

  • Cameron Atfield
Render of the proposed Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Aquatic Centre at Mount Coot-tha, designed by Richard Groves and Bates Smart architects.

Mount Coot-tha or Mount Olympus? Bold vision for Olympic pool to loom over Brisbane 2032

A Brisbane architect has come up with a bold plan for an Olympic pool on Mount Coot-tha, with a design that might not be as crazy as it sounds.

  • Cameron Atfield
The revised plan for the Brisbane Arena saw the indoor stadium moved to the northern end of Roma Street Parklands.

Residents join Greens in opposing Roma Street arena

It’s the least controversial of Brisbane 2032’s two major venues, but Brisbane Arena is facing stiff opposition from Roma Street residents.

  • Cameron Atfield
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A concept image rendering of the proposed whitewater facility in Redland City, earmarked for the Olympic canoe slalom events, from March 2021.

‘Ugly stepsister’: SEQ community backs Sydney whitewater venue over local Games build

A Redlands community alliance has opposed the venue’s sustainability and financial viability, echoing Senate findings that Australia cannot support two whitewater rafting facilities.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Artists’ impression of Wilkinson Eyre’s proposal for a new Brisbane 2032 Olympic stadium at the Mayne Yards Queensland Rail stabling yards. Image supplied 08/01/2025.

The Mayne event: Concept promises to put 2032 Games back on the rails

An ambitious plan promises to put the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games back on track. Literally.

  • Cameron Atfield
The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre during the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Gold Coast makes pitch to poach marquee Olympic events from Brisbane

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate wants his city to host the swimming in 2032 – and he has the backing of Australia’s richest person.

  • Cameron Atfield
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Victoria Park campaigners lodge formal objection to Games stadium plan

With momentum building for a new stadium, the Save Victoria Park community group has mobilised against the plan and made its case to the 100-day Olympic venue review.

  • Cameron Atfield

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