“There are many Queenslanders that are turning off the Olympic and Paralympic Games”,Deputy Opposition Leader Jarrod Bleijie told parliament on Thursday.
Debate on the government bill to establish thelong-awaited “legacy delivery” authority began and ended in parliament on Thursday,with the LNP ultimately supporting it and Labor accusing the LNP of seeking a chance towalk back its opposition to the $3.4 billion Victoria Park stadium.
Deputy Opposition Leader Jarrod Bleijie talked down the authority as “quasi-independent” during his speech,failing in his push to require that it have at least one member from outside south-east Queensland – and conduct a 100-day review.
“We’re saying to the people of Queensland … give us 100 days[from the election] to get this back on track. Give us 100 days with a proper independent co-ordination authority with the sole focus on generational infrastructure,road and rail,to truly show Queensland – including regional Queensland – that they can benefit,” Bleijie told parliament.
Why it matters
LNP leader David Crisafulli first proposed the idea ofa new 100-day review,to run from October,after the Miles government’s 60-day venue review led by former Brisbane lord mayor Graham Quirk.
An independent authority was included in the Games pitch,publicly abandoned by the government last year,then promised by Steven Miles as he was elevated to become premierin December.