The state’s promise to the IOC of an apolitical Olympic Co-ordination Authority has fallen by the wayside,but recent events show just how much the body is needed.
The Palaszczuk government chose Friday to reveal much-anticipated news about the future of elite men’s sport in Brisbane.
Tour groups arrived in Brisbane on Saturday for the first time in four years after Australia returned to China’s list of approved travel destinations
Queensland’s sport minister has hinted at multilingual announcements at Olympic venues being expanded to include the local First Nations language.
School holidays and Saturday’s two sell-out footy finals have put a squeeze on the city’s accommodation,with some hotels charging 600 per cent the normal room rate.
The Matildas may have bowed out of contention for the FIFA Women’s World Cup,but they still have something to play for in Brisbane.
Visitors are on track to inject $2.7b into the state this Easter,but most of that will come from domestic travellers,despite a $200m international aviation war chest.
With the number of concerts at Suncorp potentially rising to 12 a year,Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has backed a boutique stadium for Brisbane to meet event demand.
Football Australia will push for a boutique Brisbane stadium as it makes its pitch for a legacy venue from the 2032 Olympic Games.
Artists from across the globe are expected to feature in Queensland Music Trails,a program stretching from the outback to the south-east corner.
A Labor election fundraiser with Queensland government ministers was promised to be transparent,but official diaries provide little clarity over the event.