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.
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.
Queensland's Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and lord mayor Adrian Schrinner will meet with prime minister Scott Morrison over the 2032 Olympics bid.
Flying trams and Strawberry Kisses ... or police,tax relief and good schools. Would another Olympics be worth the cost?
The study will examine potential venues,priority infrastructure,required funding and where it would come from.
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.
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.
The prime minister has told International Olympics Committee president Thomas Bach"Queenslanders will always want to outdo NSW".
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.
LNP leader Deb Frecklington has revealed her economic plan for the state in her budget reply speech,while taking aim at taxes and debt.
When asked while in Brisbane if 32 years would be enough time between two Australian Olympic Games,the IOC president answered simply,"yes".