Political truce offers hope for a rethink on QSAC, provided eventual Premier puts Qld first

The Olympic debacle had led to political attacks but who will consider what’s best for Queensland?

Steven Miles and David Crisafulli are dipping their toes in the bipartisanship puddle while holding a political knife behind their backs ready to attack.

Every single decision these two men make in the next 210 days will be done with one eye on the ballot box.

This skewed decision-making has already put at risk one of the most significant choices a Queensland premier has arguably ever had to make – how to best use the Olympic Games to transform Queensland.

Both men are still launching political attacks over the Games while toying with offering an Olympic olive branch.

Who will consider what’s best for Queensland and put the weapon down first?

Both sides of politics are calling for a truce over the 2032 Olympic Games.

The government has trumpeted dwindling support for the Gabba as reason to axe it and push ahead upgrading the dilapidated Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre at Nathan.

Between April 20, 2021, and March 18, 2024, Queenslanders were told a rebuilt Gabba was the best and only option when Brisbane opened to the world in 2032.

Now, government ministers are insistent QSAC – neighbouring National Storage, Zone Bowling and a koala hotspot – is a fantastic choice for legacy and value.

Keeping shovels away from QSAC while turbocharged politicians fight for power is a positive move.

Let’s hope come October 27 Queensland’s premier will reconsider whether, as a growing number of athletes and stakeholders say, Queensland can do better.

World Expo 88 delivered South Bank, so Queenslanders should expect something significantly better than an athletics track from this Olympic and Paralympic Games.