Queensland Premier Seeking 50/50 Funding Split to Hold the Brisbane Olympic Games

Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and President of the Australian Olympic Committee John Coates arrive to speak to the media during a press conference after the IOC announced targeted dialogue ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games bid, at Queensland Parliament House on February 25, 2021 in Brisbane, Australia. Jono Searle/Getty Images

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is pushing for a 50/50 funding split with the federal government to host the potential 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.

On February 24, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose Brisbane as the preferred candidate for the 2032 Olympics. If following negotiations with the Games chiefs and the federal government goes well, Brisbane will become the third Australian city to hold an Olympic Games, after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.