Queensland may have to pay the full cost to rebuild the Gabba for the 2032 Olympics as part of a funding deal with the federal government, which is yet to commit to the Morrison-era promise of an equal split on the Games’ total infrastructure bill.
The Gabba’s current site, home to sport since 1896, is constricted by busy Vulture and Stanley streets.Before Brisbane was confirmed as the 2032 host, and before the estimated costs of the Gabba skyrocketed, then-prime minister Scott MorrisonBut the Albanese Labor government has talked around the 50-50 split, instead promising to “do our share”.
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has joined Treasurer Jim Chalmers in Brisbane to hold talks about the increasingly drawn-out Olympics funding agreement with Queensland’s acting premier, Steven Miles. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, King declined to go into specifics about potential funding models. She said it was unlikely an agreement would be struck that day.
The Gabba dwarfs East Brisbane State School amid concerns that students will be displaced by the stadium rebuild.both governments were “continuing to have co-operative discussions about investment in Olympic Games venue infrastructure”. Miles earlier said the Queensland government was working on the basis that the federal government would provide a “fair contribution”.A decision by the Commonwealth to distance its purse strings from the Gabba would not torpedo the redevelopment, according to a person familiar with the discussions. This was because the state government believed the total cost of Games’ infrastructure would still be split 50-50, regardless of how each individual project was divvied up.
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