Queensland taxpayers could foot Olympics 2032 debt

Queensland’s taxpayers could foot the bill for any outstanding debt amassed by the 2032 Olympic Games organising committee.

This is is due to new laws which will be rushed through the parliamentary process in about a months’ time as the committee must be set up by December 21.

Details of the legislation include Queensland taxpayers having to foot any debt accumulated by the committee, and that many documents will remain a secret - with the committee to be exempt from the right to information scheme.

Similar legislation was in place for the body responsible for organising the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

About 20 directors will be selected to sit on the board, with a 50-50 split of men and women.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says it’s about much more than a competition as it's also about seizing opportunities for Queensland.

[Conky]

Why on earth would you host this olympics when Australia is in massive debt. Pathetic

[jimmycook]

3 billion dollar outlay
1.8 million dollar return.
These incompetent politicians can't be serious.

[UkTruckerStu]

debt comitted by a committee for an event that hasn't wow just wow.

[davepowelldrumz]

many documents will remain secret, that says it all.

[alanmalcheski]

Shouldn't the politicians be hanging from trees by now?

[jimmycook]

The Olympic games are colossal waste of time and money.
The Olympic games are obsolete and of no consequence.

[williamcrossan]

What do you mean could? WE WILL!!
That's not even open for discussion.

[suegray]

Are the journalists and news corporation’s so stupid 🤦‍♀️

[gotthesinglelife]

Of course she gets the glory but none of the bills which is left to the taxpayers, There is only one winner here.

[delawarecop]

There will not be a 2032 Olympic Games

[KIA-MIA-POW]

All governments readily spend up big with tax payers money, but ALP governments do it with a frequency and style never seen before.

[stenkarasin]

It used to puzzle me why the Palachook govt got reelected despite obvious shortcomings, I was finally drawn to the conclusion that if you can convince people that the pain they're in is not only good for them, but in fact pleasurable, they'll continue to come back for more. Palachook is certainly persuasive.

[tadeuszmichaelwlodarczyk]

Just goes to show Queensland is BROKE. STILL.

[dimitriosmargaroff]

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤪 Olympics 2032 ⁉️😄🤣
See if you will be still kicking, at tithe end of 2020!
Two ☠️s boosters to go !!!😳🙄

[stump]

Was there ever a modern day Olympics that made money?

[zwtu]

No one will go to down under the world will not soon forget what they have done to their own it's too scary a place give the Olympics to North Korea

[nobody]

QLD should pay 100%. Why should non-Queenslanders pay when for example Queensland hospitals are for Queenslanders, not for the unwashed filth line say, a pregnant NSWer in urgent need of medical care.

[m.j.morshead]

Call an election now then and oust all these critter's.

[EdBaileysCCTV]

The Question is will Palaszczuk still be Premier in 2032? What's stopping the next Premier from cancelling the whole thing?

[tonycastani]

Our great grandchildren will be paying back the debt. Just ask small business in the Gold Coast how successful the Commonwealth games were for their businesses.