Now’s the time to build, baby, build
After a series of false starts and U-turns, the Queensland premier had few options to deliver world-class venues in time for Brisbane 2032.
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Let the ‘reboot’ Games begin, time is ticking
David Crisafulli has confirmed Queensland’s worst-kept secret: Brisbane will have a major new stadium for the 2032 Olympic Games, breaking the Premier’s election promise.
Funding envelope sealed on Olympic sites as decision looms
The Queensland government has accepted that a $7.1bn deal with Canberra to fund 2032 Olympic venues cannot be topped up, sounding the deathknell of the showpiece Brisbane Arena.
UN agency probes Mungo reburials
UNESCO wants ‘detailed information’ from Australia about a controversial program to return ancient Indigenous remains to the ground in a World Heritage-listed reach of the outback.
Games village switch ‘would save billions’
The relocation of the main athletes’ village for the Brisbane Olympics would help plug a multibillion-dollar hole in the infrastructure budget.
UN’s ‘please explain’ on Mungo bones reburial
Scientists and traditional owners warn the likely destruction of thousands of fossilised Indigenous remains would be a ‘crime against humanity’.
A casino hunter, a maths problem and a deal that may be too good to be true
The surprise move by New York-based financier Soo Kim on the troubled Star Entertainment group raises two bedrock questions. Thousands of Australian jobs now depend on getting them right.
Financier betting $250m he can catch a falling Star
Star’s would-be saviour Soo Kim learned to speak English while watching Sesame Street as the son of Korean migrants in New York City. Here’s how he plans to rescue the Star casino group.
Star’s board reviewing offer from Bally’s Corp
The offer from the Rhode Island-based gambling, betting and entertainment company would inject $250m into Star and open the possibility that its expertise in turning around failing casinos could save the debt-ridden Australian operation.
No crying wolf: David Crisafulli’s bid to replace Covid-era fear with facts
When the Queensland Premier let rip in a phone hook-up with mayors and emergency service bosses, he was expressing the frustration gripping millions across the vast, thickly populated impact zone of ex-cyclone Alfred.
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