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Brisbane 2032 Olympics: 55k more workers needed to build venues
Queensland is on track to be 54,700 construction workers short of what it needs when the Olympic Games building blitz begins next year, with the major gap set to threaten the state’s wider $117bn infrastructure pipeline.
Brisbane gets funding boost for 2032 Olympics' venues
Queensland state officials say they have secured a deal with the Australian federal government for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane that commits 50/50 funding for minor venues and $788 million toward a new main stadium at Brisbane's Victoria Park.
Brisbane 2032 Olympics: Stadium to begin as federal funding deal struck
The first work on Brisbane’s centrepiece Victoria Park stadium will begin next week as the state and federal governments strike a new $7.1bn venues funding agreement.
Olympics-Australia govt confirms $2.2 billion funding for 2032 Brisbane Games venues
The Australian government has confirmed it will contribute A$3.435 billion ($2.25 billion) towards the A$7.1 billion cost of building the venues for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, clearing the way for the start of construction.
Australian government to invest $2.23 billion to build venues for Brisbane 2032 Olympics
The main attraction at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics is a proposed 63,000-seat stadium at the inner-city Victoria Park.
Brisbane Olympics 2032 main stadium gets major funding boost from federal, state governments
Queensland state officials said Thursday they had secured a deal with the federal government for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane which commits 50-50 funding for minor venues and 1.2 billion Australian dollars ($788 million) toward a new main stadium at Brisbane’s Victoria Park.
Brisbane 2032 Olympics: Lake Wyaralong best for rowing, says mayor
Olympic rowing could be hosted at Lake Wyaralong for a fraction of the $300m forecast, Scenic Rim Mayor Tom Sharp says.
Rocky waters ahead for Brisbane 2032’s Olympic rowing plan
The LNP has doubled – and tripled – down on its decision to host Olympic rowing on Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River, but there ...
Brisbane Olympics analysis: Jarrod Bleijie’s Trump-like defiance risks ‘blowing it all up’
Showman Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie might soon realise he isn’t centre stage of this Olympic Games production.
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Brisbane is the ‘preferred host’ for 2032 Olympics, IOC announces
The Australian city of Brisbane is the “preferred host” for the 2032 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Wednesday, in a move which officials said was designed ...
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The IOC Says the 2032 Olympics Are Coming to Brisbane
The Nation Magazine. Amid the political mayhem and self-serving puffery, power brokers at the IOC announced last week that they had fast-tracked Brisbane, Australia, to host the 2032 Summer Games.
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Brisbane Olympics 2032 main stadium gets major funding boost from federal, state governments - Newsday
BRISBANE, Australia — Queensland state officials said Thursday they had secured a deal with the federal government for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane which commits 50-50 funding for minor venues ...
Brisbane 2032 Olympics: Calls to ensure ‘green spine’ linking venues
Plans for a walkable “green spine” connecting Brisbane’s South Bank Parklands with key Olympic Games venues by 2032 cannot be ...
How a group of Brisbane dads stumbled onto an Olympic dream while seeking a new hobby
Four Brisbane dads discussed the need to find a new hobby over lunch and some red wine. Just over a year later, they have ...