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A composite image of Bluey, Ian the Ibis and Fatso - all potential Brisbane 2032 Olympic mascots.

Ibis, wombat or blue heeler? Former Bluey designer steps up in 2032 mascot quest

Seven years out, one question remains stubbornly unanswered: What is happening with Brisbane’s Olympic mascot?

  • Nick Dent

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A conceptual render of the Victoria Park stadium released by the government in March.

‘Blinding hypocrisy’: Laws to fast track 2032 Olympic projects come under fire

The Crisafulli government has been told to “go back to the drawing board” over a bill giving the Games infrastructure authority power to override 15 planning laws.

  • Fraser Barton
Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park

‘Tasmania, we’re coming for you’: 20-year tourism plan to make Queensland No.1

Destination 2045 includes nearly 50 new ecotourism projects to leverage the state’s natural assets.

  • Courtney Kruk
Blight Raynor’s proposal for a Victoria Park stadium submitted to Graham Quirk’s 60-day review and released via Right to Information legislation.

Three proposals, three locations for Victoria Park stadium

Another plan for a Victoria Park stadium has come to light, as the Games Independent Infrastructure and Co-ordination Authority continues its work to select a suitable location.

  • Cameron Atfield
Concept designs for the proposed 17,000-seat Brisbane Live arena at Roma Street. Artists impressions supplied by the Queensland government on December 16, 2019.

Federal funds for Brisbane Olympics stalled after arena shift

The Albanese government is still considering its $3.44 billion contribution to the 2032 Games, two months after its preferred project was removed from the venue plan.

  • Cameron Atfield
‘We cannot lose that platform’: International Paralympic President Andrew Parsons in Brisbane on Wednesday.

No 2018 repeat: Paralympics will not share spotlight in Brisbane 2032

On his second visit to Brisbane, International Paralympic Committee chief Andrew Parsons said the Paralympics were too important to be held concurrently with the Olympics.

  • Cameron Atfield
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When a city hosts an Olympic Games, the whole word comes for the party.

The world is coming to Brisbane, and we’re all going to be ambassadors

For all the talk about stadiums, public transport upgrades and urban planning, there’s been scant mention of the most important Olympic preparation of all. Our own.

  • Cameron Atfield
Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi, cooridination committee chair Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, with Brisbane 2032 president Andrew Liveris and chief executive Cindy Hook addressing media at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday,

IOC backs in Victoria Park, as Brisbane 2032 organisers remain hopeful for arena

The Brisbane Olympics could go ahead without a new arena, but Games organisers remain hopeful the planned Woolloongabba venue will be ready in time to be in the mix for 2032.

  • Cameron Atfield
Perry Park’s 1960s-era grandstand packed to the rafters for a recent Brisbane Roar A-League Women match.

Perry Park upgrade expected to be agreed to in ‘near future’

Negotiations between Football Queensland and the state government over an upgrade to Perry Park may soon bear fruit, with hints from the Brisbane Roar its billionaire owners might be willing to help cover the cost.

  • Cameron Atfield
Visy’s South Brisbane glass manufacturing site has been secured for the 2032 Olympics international broadcast centre.

Lord Mayor says new Visy site plans still allow for ‘South Bank 2.0’

Brisbane LNP Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has backed in his state party colleagues’ plans for the riverside Visy recycling factory at South Brisbane, despite being a vocal supporter of the former Labor government’s now-abandoned vision for the site.

  • Cameron Atfield

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