Brisbane mayor resigns from 2032 Olympics forum and calls it a ‘dysfunctional farce’
by Tamsin Rose and Rafqa Touma from World news | The Guardian on (#6GVD5)
Adrian Schrinner says controversial plans for Brisbane's Gabba stadium were the final straw and accuses Palaszczuk government of ignoring stakeholders
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Brisbane's lord mayor, Adrian Schrinner, has quit the Brisbane 2032 Games delivery forum, saying the Palaszczuk government had completely lost its way" on the road to the Olympics.
The Liberal National mayor has also withdrawn his support for a $2.7bn Gabba rebuild, insisting there must be better options than demolishing and rebuilding the inner-city venue.
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