Brisbane 2032 Olympics
AIS kicks off biggest talent search in Australian sporting history ahead of Brisbane 2032
The push is on to ensure the Olympics and Paralympics on home soil in eight years’ time go down as the country’s most successful.
- by Tom Decent
Latest
Gout breaks record in podium finish as Aussies collect four silvers
The future stars of Australian athletics stepped up at the world under-20 championships in Lima.
- by Iain Payten
Teen Aussie sprinter Gout Gout goes viral – again – after dominant world champs run
Gout Gout’s dominant victories have made him world famous on social media, and the 16-year-old did it again at the world junior championships in Lima.
- by Iain Payten
‘I couldn’t stand the sight of myself’: Inside swimmer’s harrowing battle
It took months for Elijah Winnington to overcome a major blow to his career. But now he has visions of a Brisbane 2032 swan song.
- by Nick Wright
Perspective
Wildlife
With the Olympics around the corner, let’s embrace the ibis as a Brisbane icon
Few animals elicit as much contempt as the “bin chicken”. But maybe we should embrace this misunderstood bird as an icon of the city rather than a stain on our name.
- by Courtney Kruk
Brisbane Metro link to airport not cleared for take-off
The state government and Brisbane council were singing from the same Brisbane Metro hymn sheet on Wednesday. Then the reality of Airtrain set in.
- by Cameron Atfield and Matt Dennien
Perspective
Perspective
Everything old is new again, as stadium proposal shows
The Northshore proposal borrows heavily from a 26-year-old plan for the same site. But at this stage, all stadium options need to be explored.
- by Cameron Atfield
Opinion
Column 8
Dishlicker diction or just rabbiting on?
At the end of the day, just get out of the way.
Cam McEvoy will be 38 when Brisbane hosts the 2032 Olympics. He’s keen
McEvoy became the first Australian man to win the 50m freestyle at the Olympics and the oldest Aussie to ever win an individual medal. But the professor of the pool has no intention of stopping after Paris.
- by Iain Payten
Analysis
Olympics
‘Athletes are packing shelves at the supermarkets and are exhausted’
For all the euphoria surrounding Australia’s historic exploits in Paris, an Olympic legend has outlined her fears for the lead-up to Brisbane 2032.
- by Nick Wright