Olympics heavyweight John Coates says the Andrews government’s withdrawal from hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games will cast a shadow over Australia’s ability to host future sporting events.
Australia Chosen as Preferred Candidate for 2032 Olympics
Brisbanehas 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 the Queensland government only needed to submit the documents and the required guarantees before the commission was able to formally recommend Brisbane as the 2032 Olympic host.
Although Aasen said that the bid was not the winner just yet, the plan proposed by Brisbane, Australia’s high level of hosting experience and strong support for the bid from government officials were the main reasons for the committee’s recommendation.
A TV reporter was grabbed, jostled and gnawed by a moaning zombie from the notorious Extinction Rebellion climate change protest group on Tuesday.
The attack happened to Sunrise Queensland correspondent Bianca Stone during a live cross as she was covering the group s attention-grabbing protest outside Parliament House, for which the protesters dressed up as zombies.
No blood was drawn during the incident, which amounted to a noisy stunt to gain attention for the climate change activists agenda.
A zombie climate change protester gnawed at the arm of Sunrise TV s Queensland correspondent Bianca Stone during a live cross on Tuesday
Ms Stone demonstrated admirable patience as the heavily-made up protester pawed her and loudly groaned non-stop throughout the cross.