🇦🇺 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the possibility of staging selected Brisbane 2032 Olympic events outside Queensland to reduce costs and make use of existing venues. Albanese backed options including rowing in Penrith, New South Wales, and tennis in Melbourne, Victoria, while insisting Brisbane would remain the Games’ centrepiece. He cited Paris 2024, when surfing was held in Tahiti. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli opposes moving key events interstate, arguing that local communities should benefit from Olympic investment. 📷: Getty Images insidethegames.biz/articles/…

🇦🇺 Queensland Sports Minister Tim Mander is facing growing scrutiny over the cost and delivery of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic venues programme, with the government declining to publish project deadlines while negotiating major contracts. The venues budget stands at A$7.1 billion (€4.45bn), but a recent Resolve Political Monitor survey found that around two-thirds of Queensland voters had little or no confidence that the government would stay within the promised budget. The poll surveyed 434 voters between 6 and 10 October, with scepticism reported across party lines, adding pressure on the government to demonstrate cost control and transparency. 📷: Getty Images insidethegames.biz/articles/…