Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Opinion
Olympics
There are Olympic sports ... and then there are golf, tennis and cricket
Debate around which sports warrant inclusion reignites every time the International Olympic Committee rules that one is either in or out.
- by Emma Kemp
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Why Australia are no sure things to get a start in cricket’s Olympic return
The lure of Games gold could keep the world’s brightest T20 stars playing for their countries. But Australia have work to do to make sure they’re on the plane to Los Angeles.
- by Dan Walsh
Developers circle as Brisbane Entertainment Centre nears its end
The much-maligned Boondall venue will host Olympic handball in 2032, but after that, its future is anyone’s guess.
- by Cameron Atfield
Nine targets Facebook, YouTube as it fires starting gun on Olympics decade
Nine Entertainment is banking on its recent Olympics deal to attract the nation’s most powerful advertisers.
- by Calum Jaspan
Perspective
The Gabba
The $2.7 billion Gabba, and what bang other stadiums got for their buck
The Gabba will be the third-most expensive stadium in the world, but what will Brisbane have to show for it?
- by Cameron Atfield
Football Australia’s stadium push as it blasts Queensland funding own-goal
Soccer’s governing body in Australia has called out funding ‘bias’ against the sport as it pushes for a new stadium at Perry Park.
- by Cameron Atfield
Rowan’s fight made him a champion. The Comm Games fallout presents a new barrier
A Brisbane swimmer’s fight for a chance made him a five-time champion. But the withdrawal of a marquee event is set to rob athletes of the chance to follow his lead.
- by Nick Wright
Who will grab a piece of the Gabba? History fuels hopes for some Olympic recycling
Eighteen years after it was completed, the Gabba will be rebuilt. Last time that happened, an entire stand was transported almost 1400Â kilometres north.
- by Cameron Atfield
The billion-dollar blow-out: Gabba cost estimate was rushed, govt admits
The Queensland government has gone into more detail about the reasons behind the Gabba’s $2.7 billion cost.
- by Cameron Atfield
Perspective
Perspective
They’re getting a $2.7b Gabba upgrade, but cricket wants another new stadium
The Gabba will have a $2.7 billion rebuild, but cricket’s governing body in Queensland also wants to overhaul a charming suburban ground.
- by Cameron Atfield
It takes a village: Olympic work fast-tracked to house Queenslanders
The building of athletes’ villages will be accelerated to provide short- and medium-term accommodation before the 2032 Games.
- by Cameron Atfield