Brisbane mayor resigns from 2032 Olympics forum, calls it a 'dysfunctional farce'

Source: The Guardian

Brisbane mayor resigns from 2032 Olympics forum, calls it a ‘dysfunctional farce’

Adrian Schrinner says controversial plans for Brisbane’s Gabba stadium were the final straw, accuses Palaszczuk government of ignoring stakeholders

Tamsin Rose
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Sat 2 Dec 2023 22.40 GMT
Last modified on Sat 2 Dec 2023 22.43 GMT

Brisbane’s lord mayor, Adrian Schrinner, has quit the Brisbane 2032 Games delivery forum, saying the Palaszczuk government had “completely lost its way” on the road to the Olympics.

The Liberal National mayor has also withdrawn his support for a $2.7bn Gabba rebuild, insisting there must be better options than demolishing and rebuilding the inner-city venue.

In a long statement, Schrinner said the intergovernmental leaders’ forum was “a dysfunctional farce” and “a pointless talkfest established to placate key stakeholders while all the real decisions are made by the state government behind closed doors”.

“It’s clear that the games have become more about overpriced stadiums rather than the promise of vital transport solutions,” he said.

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