Press statement: Premier’s new fake architect renders a distraction from chilling Olympics budget blowout

Quotes attributable to spokesperson Sue Bremner

02 August 2026

“Today the Premier released more misleading artist impressions of Victoria Park Barrambin, in yet another attempt to distract Queenslanders from the chilling fact that the 2032 Olympics is going to blow out by billions.

“It’s no secret that at the centre of this epic cost overrun is the decision to build stadiums in this park.

“We have said time and time again - it is one of the most complex, expensive and poorly connected sites in Brisbane to build sporting venues.

“What we saw today was not a plan. It was another insulting fantasy vision with no details. Where are the car parks? Where are the roads? Where's the connection to the train station? Where are the crowd-holding plazas? The ramp from the ICB?

“The time for empty slogans, greenwashed artist impressions and budget lowballing is over. We are being warned $7.1 billion is not going to be enough for these Games. Well, how much will it be? $20 billion? And how long will the taxpayer be required to pay for this? For generations, like the poor people of Montreal? Queenslanders deserve to know.

“Shiny mega stadiums are cold comfort when our hospitals are struggling, public transport projects are cancelled, and road infrastructure is unable to cope.

“It didn't need to be like this.

“The 2032 Games was supposed to kickstart a new sustainable chapter in the Olympic Movement. No more racing to build outsized sporting venues. No more environmental destruction. The Games fit the city, not the other way around.

“Instead, we are seeing history repeat itself. The 2032 Games has become a taxpayer funded gravy train for the elite sports and property industries.

“Our position is clear. The stadiums at Victoria Park Barrambin should not go ahead. We reiterate our call for the state government to go to Plan B for the Olympics.”

Media note:

There are multiple Section 10 applications to protect Victoria Park Barrambin under the Federal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act that are yet to be resolved. This legal process is still underway.