The Queensland government has announced it will build a new $3.8bn 63,000-seat venue at Brisbane’s Victoria Park as part of plans for a main stadium and other venues for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The revised stadium plan signals the end for the beloved Gabba, which is slated for demolition to make way for a residential development after the Games.
The premier, David Crisafulli, repeatedly promised not to build a new stadium, and particularly vowed not to do so at Victoria Park, during last year’s election campaign.
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An oil painting of Donald Trump will be taken down after the US president called it “truly the worst” and publicly demanded its removal from Colorado’s State Capitol building.
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“One of the most stunning breaches of military intelligence I have read about in a very, very long time.”
The minority Senate leader, Chuck Schumer, has weighed in on the White House’s catastrophic security blunder after Trump administration officials accidentally texted a journalist sensitive military plans through a Signal group chat.
In numbers
The billionaire Clive Palmer is not holding back on online ad spending for his political party Trumpet of Patriots. His latest ad with US TV host Tucker Carlson – featuring an unfortunate typo – reached more than 1 million users on Facebook.
Before bed read
After living in the UK and Melbourne, Megan Clement found herself in Paris, not speaking much French and volunteering in a bar. At first, she didn’t know her mouchoir from her torchon, but shifts at Le Bar Commun improved her language skills, opening up a world of opportunities.
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