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Olympic review calls for $2.7b Gabba rebuild to be scrapped for a $3.4b stadium at Victoria Park

A review of Queensland’s Olympic infrastructure is set to recommend scrapping the $2.7 billion Gabba redevelopment.

The plan to rebuild the stadium is now likely to cost $3 billion and should be scrapped in favor of a new, “marginally more expensive” stadium at Victoria Park in Herston, an independent review of Brisbane’s Olympic infrastructure has found.

Former lord mayor Graham Quirk’s review of Olympic facilities is set to be released publicly on Monday morning.

Steven Miles ordered the review of Olympic and Paralympic infrastructure last December, within days of taking over as premier.

It is understood the report recommends building

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Russian and Belarusian athletes barred from participating in opening ceremonies of Paris Olympics

The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday barred athletes from Russia and Belarus from participating in opening ceremonies in Paris as organizers target countries that were “responsible for the war” in Ukraine.

Athletes from those nations, though no teams, would be allowed to compete in individual events as “Individual Neutral Athletes,” or “AINs.”

“AINs will not participate in the parade of delegations (teams) during the Opening Ceremony, since they are individual athletes,” according to an IOC statement.

But any Russian or Belarusian athlete associated with “military and national security agencies will not be eligible to enter or to compete,” the IOC

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Queensland Premier Steven Miles’s attempt to end division over Gabba demolition sent him back to starting line

It’s been more than 900 days since Brisbane was announced as host for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the Queensland government is back to square one for its centrepiece stadium.

Premier Steven Miles ordered an independent review of major Olympic venues to end the division created by the $2.7 billion demolition proposed for the Gabba, and to find a better value for money option.

The outside of the Gabba stadium with crowds walking to and from.

An artist’s impression of the Gabba’s redevelopment.(Supplied: Queensland Government)

But the outcome has resulted in the state government landing back where it started — with $2.7 billion to spend on venues

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