The new case for staging the Olympics:an infrastructure legacy with no cost burden
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The new case for staging the Olympics:an infrastructure legacy with no cost burden

The International Olympic Committee has changed the critical question:ask not what your nation can do for the Games but what the Games can do for your nation.

  • byJohn Coates

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Three levels of government decide to push Queensland's 2032 Olympic bid

Three levels of government decide to push Queensland's 2032 Olympic bid

A government team from federal,state and local government levels has been set up to drive Queensland's bid for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics using $10 million in federal funds.

  • byTony Moore
PM,Premier and lord mayor to discuss Olympic bid

PM,Premier and lord mayor to discuss Olympic bid

Queensland's Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and lord mayor Adrian Schrinner will meet with prime minister Scott Morrison over the 2032 Olympics bid.

  • byTony Moore
Olympics - what are they good for?
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Olympics - what are they good for?

Flying trams and Strawberry Kisses ... or police,tax relief and good schools. Would another Olympics be worth the cost?

  • byShane Wright
Premier orders $10 million study into potential 2032 Olympic Games bid
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Premier orders $10 million study into potential 2032 Olympic Games bid

The study will examine potential venues,priority infrastructure,required funding and where it would come from.

  • byToby Crockford
Memories of Sydney could spur fresh Australian Olympic bid

Memories of Sydney could spur fresh Australian Olympic bid

With the Federal Government now behind a push for the 2032 Games,the race is heating up as south-east Queensland mayors prepare for the next steps.

  • byPhil Lutton
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How ready is Queensland to host the Olympics?

How ready is Queensland to host the Olympics?

International Olympics Committee president Thomas Bach likes what he sees in Brisbane and surrounds ahead of a push by some local mayors for the region to host the 2032 games.

  • byWarren Barnsley
Morrison backs south-east Queensland Olympic Games bid

Morrison backs south-east Queensland Olympic Games bid

The prime minister has told International Olympics Committee president Thomas Bach"Queenslanders will always want to outdo NSW".

  • byWarren Barnsley
Queensland welcomes Olympics decision to let regions bid as Games host

Queensland welcomes Olympics decision to let regions bid as Games host

Overnight a decision by the International Olympic Committee has changed the rules for Olympic bids meaning regions and multiple cities can now bid to host at Olympics and Paralympic Games.

  • byTony Moore
LNP backs bid for a Queensland Olympic Games

LNP backs bid for a Queensland Olympic Games

LNP leader Deb Frecklington has revealed her economic plan for the state in her budget reply speech,while taking aim at taxes and debt.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Lord of the Olympic rings says SEQ could host Games'for free'

Lord of the Olympic rings says SEQ could host Games'for free'

When asked while in Brisbane if 32 years would be enough time between two Australian Olympic Games,the IOC president answered simply,"yes".

  • byFelicity Caldwell