Loophole plot: How Metro service could circumvent Airtrain monopoly
After failed attempts to end Brisbane’s Airtrain monopoly, an alternative plan has been hatched to get Olympic crowds to and from the airport.
After failed attempts to end Brisbane’s Airtrain monopoly, an alternative plan has been hatched to get Olympic crowds to and from the airport.
The courage Premier David Crisafulli has shown this week has been returned in spades, with a massive fillip in public sentiment towards the 2032 Games, writes the editor.
Brisbane’s Exhibition train station will receive a major facelift to service Olympic-sized crowds at Victoria Park.
A new report shows where South East Queensland stands in relation to similar regions around the world. SEE THE PROS AND CONS
Premier David Crisafulli said Queensland finally had a 2032 plan that would not “embarrass us”, as he addressed funding, using the regions, and why the Brisbane Arena isn’t part of the official Games Plan.
Interest had waned significantly following three-and-a-half years of little Olympic progress. David Crisafulli flipped the script with one passionate call to arms to every Queenslander.
Four decades after Dundee put Australia on the map, croc fever has infested the Brisbane Olympic Games launch and become the hot topic of conversation across the globe.
Millions of Queenslanders will have access to faster, more frequent and better-connected rail and bus services, and an upgraded Bruce Highway, while thousands of new homes will be available after the athletes leave.
Redland will host the canoe slalom at Brisbane 2032 Olympics, but fierce community backlash persists over the $100 million whitewater venue, with legal and environmental battles looming.
Australia’s most decorated basketballer, five-time Olympian Lauren Jackson, has weighed in on a hot topic of the Brisbane Games ahead of the Premier’s venue announcement.
David Crisafulli will today get his chance – maybe only chance – to stamp a meaningful legacy on Queensland. It comes after 1343 of being a global laughing stock, writes Hayden Johnson.
How much will it cost? Will we get a new stadium? Will promises be broken? Your questions answered ahead of the release of the Brisbane 2032 venues plan.
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