Brisbane Olympics 2032: David Crisafulli breaks election promise and announces controversial new stadium

Ben Smee - TheGuardian - 25/03
Historic Gabba stadium to be demolished and replaced by residential development, with new $3.8bn stadium at Victoria Park to host Olympics, AFL and cricket

The Queensland government has announced it will build a new $3.8bn 63,000-seat venue at Brisbane’s Victoria Park as part of plans for a main stadium and other venues for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

According to the government’s “delivery plan”, the state will build several new facilities.

The Gabba is slated for demolition, to be replaced by a residential development.

A long-planned Brisbane Live Arena – which had been slated for the swimming – will not receive $2.5bn in commonwealth funding.

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