Queensland urged not to panic over 2032 Olympics amid criticism of ‘cringeworthy’ suburban stadium plan

LNP’s David Crisafulli says Queenslanders are ‘embarrassed’ by Labor’s handling of Games planning

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Queensland’s Liberal National party leader says people are “embarrassed” by a Labor proposal to host major Olympic events at a suburban athletics stadium, which the 2032 Games’ organising committee says needs to be properly costed.

David Crisafulli on Wednesday renewed criticism of the bid to use the ageing Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (Qsac) for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics as “neither visionary nor cost effective” and said it would not meet the future needs of the city.

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