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John Coates, president, Australian Olympic Committee, with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk at announcement in Tokyo on Wednesday night of the 2032 Brisbane Games.

It’s time Queensland lived up to its Olympic pledge

The state’s promise to the IOC of an apolitical Olympic Co-ordination Authority has fallen by the wayside, but recent events show just how much the body is needed.

  • Cameron Atfield

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An artist’s impression of the redeveloped RNA Showgrounds.

Before the women’s finals, the sports minister makes it all about the blokes

The Palaszczuk government chose Friday to reveal much-anticipated news about the future of elite men’s sport in Brisbane.

  • Zach Hope
A tour guide leads a group of tourists towards the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Dec. 24, 2012. At least 150,000 people from mainland China and across Asia are projected to descend on Sydney, Australia's most populous city, during the New Year's Eve and Chinese New Year period. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg BRW 05-09-2013

Chinese tour groups return to Qld amid improving relations with China

Tour groups arrived in Brisbane on Saturday for the first time in four years after Australia returned to China’s list of approved travel destinations

  • Zach Hope
Sports Minister Stirling Hincliffe expects First Nations languages to feature prominently at the 2032 Olympic Games.

Meanjin messaging: Indigenous languages set to be spoken at Olympic venues

Queensland’s sport minister has hinted at multilingual announcements at Olympic venues being expanded to include the local First Nations language.

  • Cameron Atfield
Sam Docherty drew a 50m penalty when he stepped across to fake a handball.

Finals footy fans fleeced in scramble for Brisbane’s last few hotel rooms

School holidays and Saturday’s two sell-out footy finals have put a squeeze on the city’s accommodation, with some hotels charging 600 per cent the normal room rate.

  • Zach Hope
Back to Brisbane: The Matildas will have one last hurrah at this World Cup, in a play-off for third at Suncorp Stadium.

Last waltz with Matildas: Brisbane’s chance to see off an epic World Cup

The Matildas may have bowed out of contention for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, but they still have something to play for in Brisbane.

  • Cameron Atfield
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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 01: Airport staff greet the first passengers back from Sydney since the Queensland borders re-opened on December 01, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. Queensland has eased its COVID-19 border restrictions, with travellers from New South Wales and Victoria now permitted to enter the state without having to quarantine. (Photo by Jono Searle/Getty Images)

Domestic tourism blooming in Qld, but international market slower to take root

Visitors are on track to inject $2.7b into the state this Easter, but most of that will come from domestic travellers, despite a $200m international aviation war chest.

  • Cameron Atfield
The number of concerts allowed at Suncorp Stadium could double from six to 12.

Suncorp Stadium gigs set to double, prompting mayor’s call for boutique venue

With the number of concerts at Suncorp potentially rising to 12 a year, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has backed a boutique stadium for Brisbane to meet event demand.

  • Cameron Atfield
The Brisbane Strikers planned a 15,000-seat stadium at Perry Park when the club was preparing its failed A-League bid.

Football to push for Brisbane 2032 Olympic legacy

Football Australia will push for a boutique Brisbane stadium as it makes its pitch for a legacy venue from the 2032 Olympic Games.

  • Cameron Atfield
Queensland Music Trails

‘Mind-blowing’: Qld to stage world-first road trip music festival

Artists from across the globe are expected to feature in Queensland Music Trails, a program stretching from the outback to the south-east corner.

  • Cloe Read

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