Crisafulli’s Olympics plan vastly different to IOC bid
David Crisafulli’s plans for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics is vastly different, and is likely to be far more expensive, than the blueprint that won the city the Games.
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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.
Olympics funding deal in doubt
A state-Commonwealth funding agreement for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics will have to be renegotiated if Premier David Crisafulli dumps a $2.5bn indoor arena and builds a 60,000-seat stadium.
The acknowledgement of country change not everyone is happy about
The new Speaker of Queensland parliament has quietly expanded the acknowledgement of country that recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders at the beginning of every sitting day – but not everyone is happy with the changes.
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.
Police ‘will quit in droves’ at Premier’s pay offer
Furious Queensland cops are warning new David Crisafulli they’ll quit the state police service if the new LNP government doesn’t offer fair pay rises for ‘burnt out’ officers.
A-G wades into sex, gender discrimination stoush
Churches are applauding Queensland’s new Attorney-General Deb Frecklington for stalling implementation of Labor’s tougher sex and gender discrimination regime. But are women in the workplace at risk?
City deluge the worst in 50 years
More than a dozen people have been rescued in swift water rescues over the past 24 hours after localised heavy rain from the remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Flash flooding a ‘high risk’ as Alfred lingers
The flood threat for southeast Queensland and northern NSW from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is not over, as torrential rain continues to bombard the sodden region.
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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