Queensland Premier Steven Miles has come under fire for disregarding an independent review’s key recommendations before finalising an Olympic infrastructure plan.
The review,by former Brisbane lord mayor Graham Quirk,proposed building a new $3.4 billion,55,000-seat stadium at Victoria Park in inner Brisbane as the 2032 centrepiece.
Instead,the premier opted to upgrade the ageing Gabba,Suncorp Stadium and the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC).
Hook did not criticise the government’s call on Wednesday,saying it was up to policymakers to choose how to spend taxpayers’ money.
However,she said people should push the government to build a new stadium for the Games if that was what they wanted.
“If you think Brisbane is a growing city that needs a new stadium,I heard you might want to speak up on that,” she told a Queensland University of Technology business leaders’ forum in Brisbane.