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Gout Gout wins his boys’ under-18 heat in Queensland last year. SThe AOC expects athletes such as Gout will inspire more grassroots participation.

Seven years out, Mander hints at what Games will do to Brisbane

With exactly seven years until our Olympic cauldron is lit, the state government says it is ready to accommodate an expected spike in sports participation.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Brisbane 2032 Organising Committee President Andrew Liveris (left) and Queensland Sport Minister Tim Mander at Tuesday’s business lunch.

Brisbane 2032 could bring a $70 billion windfall: Deloitte

Greater Brisbane alone stands to enjoy a $39.5 billion economic boost from the Olympics, but only if they act as a catalyst for reform, a new report says.

  • Cameron Atfield
Shelley Reys lost her place on the Brisbane 2032 Board.

Axed Brisbane Olympics board member says ‘nothing replaces’ Indigenous representation

Greg Norman is among those appointed to the revised board despite losing a nomination from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last month.

  • Frances Howe
The Australian Tax Office is seeking to wind up the Brisbane Roar.

ATO applies to wind up Brisbane Roar as sports minister weighs in

Queensland’s sports minister has expressed his concern about Brisbane Roar’s future after the Australian Tax Office sought to have the club – the state’s sole A-League representative – wound up over unpaid debts.

  • 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
Marnus Labuschagne on the famous wicket at November’s Gabba Test against India.

Could the Gabba wicket be moved to Victoria Park stadium?

The Gabba’s famous pitch could survive the stadium’s demolition, Queensland’s sports minister said following a suggestion from an Australian Test star.

  • Cameron Atfield
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16 of the 19 members of David Crisafulli’s former Queensland LNP opposition shadow cabinet.

Who’s (maybe) who in the new Crisafulli LNP cabinet

While Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and his deputy, Jarrod Bleijie, have been sworn in, remaining LNP ministers will have to wait.

  • Cameron Atfield and Matt Dennien
Tim Mander

Mander’s power grab to ensure LNP doesn’t ‘bury election review’

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has thrown his support behind former Queensland deputy opposition leader Tim Mander in his fight for a spot on the state executive.

  • Lydia Lynch
People in Perth go through extraordinary measures to find work.

Thousands more people in desperate need of social housing

It comes as thousands of social housing properties are vacant or have empty bedrooms.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Tim Mander – with Deb Frecklington on the hustings – had been said to be considering whether his association with the losing campaign would count against him in a leadership bid.

Mander bows out, Crisafulli leans in: LNP leadership refresh shapes up

Confirmation from the Broadwater MP tipped to be a potential leader came as Toowoomba South MP David Janetzki threw his hat in the ring for the deputy role.

  • Matt Dennien and Stuart Layt

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