An independent review of Queensland's Olympic infrastructure has recommended scrapping the $2.7 billion Gabba redevelopment in favor of a more expensive $3.4 billion stadium at Victoria Park in Herston. The review found that the Gabba rarely sells out, prompting the suggestion for a new stadium. However, Queensland Premier Steven Miles rejected the proposal, opting for a cheaper alternative for the 2032 Olympics. The plan to rebuild the Gabba is now likely to cost $3 billion, leading to a divisive decision to cancel it in favor of the marginally more expensive stadium at Victoria Park. The Queensland government's rejection of key recommendations from the review has sparked controversy and criticism, with concerns raised about the cost and legacy of the Brisbane Olympics.
A newly released report has reveled the true cost to Victoria following the cancellation of the 2026 Comm Games. It comes as in QLD the government reportedly looked into cancelling the Olympics. ⬇️ Watch live here: https://t.co/UKXuXbcTgu #6NewsAU | https://t.co/eU0kSSqhk6 https://t.co/vT1YBElm9a
No new stadium to be built for 2032 Olympics as Queensland opposition leader reveals plan https://t.co/uUJQ6E2Heq
The cost of Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Games continues to cause headaches for the Queensland government. https://t.co/UlW4Ga3DK8
A damning Auditor-General report has exposed Victoria’s Commonwealth Games debacle as one if the greatest blunders in Australian sport. https://t.co/M3LtzgnGjC
The Queensland government's decision to snub key recommendations from an independent review into Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Venue Infrastructure has been hammered by an Australian Olympian. https://t.co/BVqCqnCtPM
Victoria’s scrapped 2026 Commonwealth Games cost $589m in ‘significant waste of taxpayer money’, auditor general says https://t.co/kusIEHFwKA
Victorian government accused of budget misrepresentation in cancelled Commonwealth Games affair. MORE: https://t.co/oPVkmDxnwU https://t.co/jRwtkGo9tY
Brisbane will need a new stadium after the Olympics but we're not going to build one while we're getting IOC and Federal funding for the Olympics instead we'll wait until later when it will cost more and we get no help to build it. This makes my head hurt so much. https://t.co/IhGFiv400H
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has reaffirmed his commitment to delivering the 2032 Brisbane Olympics in parliament. https://t.co/wE4FdnaVEp
Victoria’s auditor-general Andrew Greaves has accused the state government of misleading the public regarding the budget for the cancelled 2026 Commonwealth Games. https://t.co/az4QzunvXJ
Victoria’s scrapped 2026 Commonwealth Games cost $589m in ‘significant waste of taxpayer money’, auditor-general says https://t.co/qvIJs5FOlj
Big admission from Grace Grace on @abcbrisbane that Brisbane will still need a new oval stadium after 2032, but that’s a matter for “future governments”. That’ll be a $3+ billion stadium spend with no IOC/Fed funding, no Olympic moment, and billions wasted along the way.
Victoria’s auditor-general has delivered a scathing assessment of the state’s handling of the scrapped Commonwealth Games, reporting the total cost of the cancelled event will be $589 million https://t.co/KXVh3bLUFH
Victoria's auditor-general reveals shocking Commonwealth Games blowout lie Government accused of budget misrepresentation in cancelled Commonwealth Games affair. https://t.co/oPVkmDxVms
A scathing report reveals Victoria “wasted” more than half a billion dollars in taxpayers’ money on the abandoned Commonwealth Games. https://t.co/0hd8RXYpQO
Victoria's Auditor General has blasted the state government for "overstating" the cost of hosting the Commonwealth Games when it spectacularly pulled out of hosting the event last year. https://t.co/OV71536o6R
All of the emotions, tears, and cheers for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games could have been for nothing, with claims that the Queensland Government sought advice and considered cancelling the hosting job. @TimArvier9 #9News MORE: https://t.co/z57afVqoR3 https://t.co/kxXaaQ2CqB
#BREAKING: A damning auditor general probe into the cancelled Commonwealth Games has found the Victorian government exaggerated the cost blowout it used to justify dumping the event. https://t.co/poC16nY2vG
#9News can exclusively reveal that Queensland ministers have received advice in recent days about the cost of cancelling the Olympics, before ultimately deciding to go ahead with the hosting job. @abcrothers and @JackHahn9News have the latest info. https://t.co/GrWugEvU40
#9News can exclusively reveal that Queensland ministers have received an advice in recent days about the cost of cancelling the Olympics, before ultimately deciding to go ahead with the hosting job. @abcrothers and @JackHahn9News have the latest info. https://t.co/45KbmsfE4m
#9News can exclusively reveal that Queensland ministers received advice in recent days about the cost of cancelling the Olympics, before ultimately deciding to go ahead with the hosting job. @abcrothers and @JackHahn9News have the latest info. MORE: https://t.co/z57afVqoR3 https://t.co/czVrsajXLs
Queensland’s surprise backflip on a key venue for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games has sparked a furious response. https://t.co/RbGgM1Y5ge
The Queensland government has rejected allegations it was looking into cancelling the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. https://t.co/E2jNdz1tiv
Olympics powerbroker John Coates blindsided the independent review of venue options for Brisbane 2032 when he went public with the plan to repurpose a near 50-year-old stadium as the Games’ athletics hub. Read more: https://t.co/LfkLWYsQDm https://t.co/j5DYdHcwTI
I often get asked what impact will the Olympics have on the housing market in Brisbane I am sceptical of any impact other than in areas around infrastructure upgrades. The current decisions being made is a negative for anything Qld related.
A shock decision to scrap plans to build a dedicated stadium for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, saving billions of dollars, has divided opinion. https://t.co/o0cVORd5KY
Queensland Premier Steven Miles is under fire for rejecting a key recommendation from the 2032 Olympic Games infrastructure review. https://t.co/KD0uRvCMqh
The Queensland government has denied planning for the 2032 Olympic Games is in chaos after knocking back a review's key recommendation to build a new stadium in Brisbane. https://t.co/VywB5S7Mcd
The Queensland government has shunned and turned its back on advice while delivering a shock announcement for the 2032 Olympics. https://t.co/QAIqaqAlwx
Brisbane Olympics organizers have scrapped plans to demolish and rebuild an iconic cricket ground as the centerpiece of the 2032 Games while also rejecting a review panel's recommendation for a new stadium in city parklands. https://t.co/Q6QpvANASK
Imagine if the Qld Government actually wanted to legacy build with the Olympics, a new stadium at the Gabba, bikeways, further upgrades to the rail system, more green bridges (particularly from Bulimba where I live) more busways, a proper Metro. That would be a legacy.
Lang Park to host Brisbane 2032 ceremonies after review rejected https://t.co/sMR4hXi5xI https://t.co/cjfi9WWvGV
The Queensland Premier has knocked back a proposal to build a new stadium in Brisbane’s Victoria Park in favour of a cheaper alternative for the 2032 Olympics. https://t.co/0susUAdyZW
Queensland premier Steven Miles rejects plan for multibillion-dollar Olympic stadium in Brisbane https://t.co/1aYSfYLNIS
Queensland premier Steven Miles rejects plan for multi-billion dollar Olympic stadium in Brisbane https://t.co/VvnxsjJPp6
The plan to rebuild the Gabba is now likely to cost $3 billion and should be scrapped in favour of a new, "marginally more expensive" stadium at Victoria Park, an independent review of Brisbane's Olympic infrastructure has found. https://t.co/S5u4XIRgWw
A review into the 2032 Brisbane Olympics has suggested a new stadium should be constructed instead of the controversial Gabba rebuild. https://t.co/hXsWneJ6pB
A major review into Brisbane’s Olympics planning has found the proposed $2.7 billion Gabba rebuild must be cancelled. https://t.co/wTya6HiQmu
I am not sure why Brisbane needs a new and bigger stadium when the Gabba rarely sell out, in a location which is less convenient.
A controversial $2.7bn rebuild of the Gabba should be axed in favour of a new $3.4bn stadium in inner-city parklands, an independent review into the beleaguered Brisbane Olympics has found. https://t.co/7C8fXr1rLf
A review of Queensland's Olympic infrastructure is set to recommend scrapping the $2.7 billion Gabba redevelopment in favour of a more expensive stadium at Victoria Park in Herston, the ABC understands. https://t.co/az0q48ek53