Queensland MPs to Skip Paris as Brisbane Olympic Venue Row Rages

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....