By Phil Lutton February 25, 2021
Australia is officially in the box seat to secure the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed it would enter into exclusive discussions with organisers of a “very advanced” south-east Queensland bid.
If Queensland is successful in being awarded the Games, it will be Australia’s third hosting, after the Games held in Melbourne in 1956 and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
When Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk formally announced the bid at the end of 2019 she said “generations to come” would benefit.