No Queensland MPs will go to this year’s Paris Olympics as it finalises its 2032 Brisbane Games infrastructure plans.
Major transport upgrades are on the government’s radar after premier Steven Miles announced a controversial 2032 Olympic venue plan.
One of the key projects will be improving transport at a redeveloped Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, with lord mayor Adrian Schrinner claiming it will need up to $500 million to fix.
But it seems the government won’t be looking for any inspiration at the Paris Olympics, with no one from cabinet attending.
“We'll be sending some of the department people over and I think the governor is going to represent the government,” Infrastructure Minister Grace Grace said on March 26.
“But I won’t be attending, neither will the premier.”
The news comes after it emerged Ms. Grace had not yet convened a meeting of a government group that advises on Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic legacy opportunities.
The legacy committee has met twice in the past year, last convening in November 2023 when former minister Stirling Hinchliffe was in charge.
The committee is reportedly not set to meet until May under Ms. Grace, who took over when she became Infrastructure Minister in December 2023.
It has been a tumultuous time for the government, with Mr. Miles criticised for ignoring a Brisbane 2032 infrastructure review’s key findings.
