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Let’s Welcome the Brisbane Olympics for the Right Reasons

July 25, 2021
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Commentary On the recent morning after the International Olympic Committee named Brisbane as the host city of the 2032 Games, Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick was quoted as saying the event would “transform Queensland—and the rest of the nation along with us.” Really? A four week long event is going to “transform” a state (by 2032)…

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Australia Chosen as Preferred Candidate for 2032 Olympics

February 24, 2021
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Brisbane has been chosen as the preferred candidate by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2032 Olympic Games. The IOC will start exclusive negotiations, or the “targeted dialogue” stage, with Australian officials over hosting the games following the Future Host Summer Commission’s recommendation. Chair of the commission, Kristin Kloster Aasen, advised on Wednesday that…

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