A former Brisbane lord mayor says he can understand why people might believe the Queensland government is more focused on re-election rather than providing a post 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games legacy.
The man who was tasked with reviewing the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics says cost of living pressures have influenced decisions.
The Coalition and Greens are heading the inquiry, which is holding a public hearing in Brisbane on Wednesday. “We had a runway into the Olympics and we’ve seem to have squandered that already in terms of time,” Senator Ruston said on Wednesday. His stadium option was put forward to replace the state government’s planned $2.7bn knockdown and rebuild of the Gabba cricket ground.
Mr Quirk said the independent review he led had recommended the Victoria Park greenfield site over the Gabba rebuild because it was the “superior option”. When asked about whether the Queensland government was too focused on the October state elections than the Olympic legacy, Mr Quirk said he could understand why spending money on the Gabba rebuild or the Victoria Park option would seem as “extravagance when families are doing it tough”.
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