The government has committed to improving the facility in Canberra after a review earlier this year found the AIS should stay in the capital.
The federal government has committed $249.7 million in next week's budget to upgrade the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra .
The government said the funding would be in the budget, but a detailed business plan for the AIS site redevelopment is still to be finalised. Its finding that the AIS should stay in Canberra based on the campus's "unique attributes", and the drawbacks of relocation, drew criticism from Queensland's Premier Stephen Miles, who called Canberra "an awful place".
The government has also committed an additional $10 million to work with the ACT government on a master plan for the wider Bruce sports precinct."The commitment to the AIS in Canberra will not only create local jobs, but it also appropriately recognises the city's role as the nation's capital," Ms Berry said.
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