Leader’s $5k gala as seat floods
Nationals leader David Littleproud has quietly held a $5000-a-head election fundraiser in Brisbane while much of his western Queensland electorate is being ravaged by floodwaters.
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The marathon course to Games reboot
It’s taken a series of tense and willing negotiations to get everyone on the same team for the 2032 Brisbane Games venue and infrastructure reboot.
Olympic stadium cost could blow out to $5bn
An unbudgeted upgrade to public transport and access infrastructure for the inner-city site is set to blow out the declared cost of the 2032 Games centrepiece.
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.
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.
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