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Gold medal winners Jess Fox and Ian Thorpe.

Olympians sound alarm over Brisbane 2032 venues as government stands firm

Olympic legend Ian Thorpe says Sydney’s Homebush legacy was compromised by a lack of elite consultation, as debate over the Rockhampton rowing venue intensifies.

  • Cameron Atfield

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The new grandstand at Browne Park, Rockhampton, is nearing completion.

Sports minister backs Central Queensland as 20th NRL team

From Olympic ambitions to NRL expansion, Rockhampton’s newly redeveloped Browne Park is being touted as a possible host of far more than rugby league.

  • Cameron Atfield
Barlow Park in Cairns will be upgraded to a permanent 15,000-capacity stadium.

Cairns stadium plans firm as Moreton Bay escalates Olympic rowing bid

As the city locks in architects for its stadium, Moreton Bay presses a fresh case to host Olympic rowing – tying a proposed course to a major housing development.

  • Cameron Atfield
Ed Sheeran fans at a 2015 concert at Suncorp Stadium.

Suncorp squeeze: More concerts could force club out of home ground

A surge in Suncorp Stadium concerts to 21 a year promises more global superstars for Brisbane, but may force one football club out of their home ground more often.

  • Cameron Atfield
The Q officially opened in June, at a cost of more than $80 million.

Secret plan to abandon $90 million greyhound track as death toll hits 21

Secret minutes reveal Racing Queensland considered fleeing its new $90 million facility for Albion Park as greyhound deaths and track failures mounted at The Q.

  • Cameron Atfield
The fall that killed Cool Hand Rio in July.

Government sits on report into deadly Queensland greyhound track

Racing’s top bureaucrat said a series of deaths and injuries at The Q had “eroded public and stakeholder confidence in the greyhound industry”.

  • Cameron Atfield
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Andrew Liveris speaks at the launch announcement for Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games procurement program.

Rugby league’s bid for Olympic inclusion may have gained a powerful ally

Brisbane 2032 president Andrew Liveris says the inclusion of rugby league in the Games is an attractive proposition.

  • William Davis
The starter’s pistol has fired for Brisbane 2032 procurement.

Companies line up for a piece of the Brisbane 2032 action

The starter’s pistol has fired on procurement for the Brisbane Olympics, and companies across Queensland – and the world – are in a rush to get in on the action.

  • Cameron Atfield
1965 world champion Margaret Swann at the announcement that Redcliffe will host the 2027 Softball World Cup.

Redcliffe to host Softball World Cup, throwing curveball to Logan’s Olympic hopes

Redcliffe will host the 2027 Softball World Cup, setting up a fierce competition with Logan City Council in the latest gambit for diamond sports’ inclusion in the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

  • Cameron Atfield
Gout Gout wins his boys’ under-18 heat in Queensland last year. SThe AOC expects athletes such as Gout will inspire more grassroots participation.

Seven years out, Mander hints at what Games will do to Brisbane

With exactly seven years until our Olympic cauldron is lit, the state government says it is ready to accommodate an expected spike in sports participation.

  • Cameron Atfield