All options on the table as review of ‘divisive’ Brisbane Olympics venues plan begins
by Andrew Messenger from World news | The Guardian on (#6HY7J)
Premier launches review of Queensland's Games infrastructure proposal amid controversy over escalating costs
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The panel undertaking a 60-day review into the Brisbane 2032 Olympics has been given licence to consider all options for overhauling the event's divisive" multi-billion-dollar infrastructure plan.
That includes both the $2.7bn billion knock-down rebuild of the Gabba - which the premier, Steven Miles, has not ruled out scrapping - and a new $2.5bn Brisbane Arena swimming venue.
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