What you said about Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Olympic blame game

Former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s sensational blame game over the centrepiece fof the 2032 Games has gone down like lead balloon with punters. WHAT YOU SAID

Former Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. Picture: File

Former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has slammed the handling of the 2032 Olympic Games, taking aim at both her Labor successor Steven Miles and Premier David Crisafulli.

Speaking to Channel 9’s Today Show, the former premier sensationally lashed the government, urging them to “pull together” and make a decision.

“When I left we had a plan. We were sticking to the plan and the tenders would have been out now for The Gabba, and the planning and construction would have been … getting into it now,” Ms Palaszczuk told the Today Show.

The shock interview has sparked conversation among The Courier-Mail’s readers, with some disapproving of the former premier’s thoughts, others stating it was time to call it quits on the Brisbane Olympics.

Here’s what you had to say.

This was your plan to begin with?

Gazza

She is delusional. She is the reason the last three years were wasted and we’re in the mess the new Premier now has to sort and get us back on track.

Red

Your plan Anna was to get out before the mess was discovered.

Leanne

God help us she is responsible for the mess we are in.

Pete

The audacity of this woman. Everything she had to do with the Olympics bid and subsequent plans all went pear shaped when she was Premier. Under funded, ridiculous plans to build a stadium unsuitable and in the wrong place. Before she could do anymore damage they got rid of her. This is her legacy, a total shambles.

Former Labor premiers Steven Miles and Annastacia Palaszczuk. Picture: Glenn Campbell

Think you’ve done enough

Alan

Ms Palaszcuk the time for you to be in charge is well and truly over. Goodbye

Mary

Woke up this morning and turned on the TV to see her desperately trying to rewrite her legacy. I really did laugh out loud.

Tony

Palaszczuk is still delusional. She never had “ a plan”. She had an idea with no costing & no funding fundamentals. Everyone has ideas, they are known as fantasies but very few have realistic achievable plans.

Gregory

This disaster is on Anna, and she should hang her head in shame. I hope when the Olympics arrive, she is nowhere to be seen. No red carpet for Anna. If she attends, it should be as a paying customer with a ticket allocated to the nosebleeds!

Samantha

This is what happens after years of being told that you are wonderful and perfect and know everything. Her mate Stephen Miles didn’t achieve much either.

Randall

Hey Anna, Your only plan was to keep spending money WE didn’t have. It is clear that you and your successor had ZERO idea about budgeting and just pulled ideas and figures out of the air. Thankfully your hopeless Government is now gone. Arrivederci and Au Revoir.

A view of the proposed Brisbane Stadium and New National Aquatic Centre at Victoria Park for Brisbane 2032. Picture: Archipelago Architects

Don’t hate on Victoria Park

Bob

I can’t believe her criticism of the lack of transport to Victoria Park. Has she ever used public transport? Victoria Park is brilliantly serviced by public transport and should provide an incredible world class facility beyond 2050.

Keith

If her government hadn’t run the economy into the ditch, there would be plenty of money for Victoria Park. She’s sent the joint broke.

Steve

The Gabba was chosen by Anastasia and no one else because of the cross river rail project. She didn’t have a proper business case for cross river rail, hence it received no federal funding. Revamping the Gabba for the Olympics was her plan to justify the cross river rail. She says there’s no transportation to Victoria Park. Why? There’s a new Ekka station being built a short walk from Vic Park

Edward

Victoria Park consistently wins surveys … yes please!

Should we be cancelling the games?

Monique

Just cancel them or take the privately funded option. Save everyone the money and the drama

Mario

What about an option to cancel the games because we can’t afford them?

John

Get rid of the Olympics now

Pail

Needs to be cancelled clearly qld cannot afford it

Originally published as What you said about Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Olympic blame game