Brisbane Olympic stadium build threatened by burial ground claims Sport Business An indigenous group has launched a legal appeal to block the construction of the main Brisbane 2032 Olympic Stadium due to fears the site could contain “ancestral remains”. The Queensland government in March announced it would build a 63,000-seater stadium in Victoria Park to be the centrepiece of the Games. The Yagara Magandjin Aboriginal Corporation [...]
Goodbye Gabba: Iconic cricket venue to be demolished after 2032 Olympics Sport Business The Gabba, one of cricket’s most iconic grounds, is controversially to be demolished after the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane. It will be replaced as the home of cricket in Queensland by a £1.85bn, 63,000-capacity stadium which is set to be the centrepiece of the Brisbane Games – despite local authorities’ repeated promises not to build [...]