REGIONAL QUEENSLAND SAYS NO TO 2032 BRISBANE OLYMPICS
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wasted no time over Christmas, devising a campaign blitz that will attack the Queensland Labor Government and Prime Minister Scott Morrison over their joint bid to secure the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.
The Queensland Senator has labelled the Olympics bid as “irresponsible” after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk conceded she did not know how much the event would actually cost the debt-laden Queensland economy.
“The feedback I’m getting from everyday Queenslanders is that they’re not interested in hosting the Olympics, and instead would prefer the money be spent on drought proofing the state first and foremost,” Senator Hanson said.
The One Nation advertising campaign will cover at least 50 billboards across Queensland with a simple message to voters and politicians: “2032 Brisbane Olympics, regional Queensland says NO”.
“Annastacia Palaszczuk and Scott Morrison proved they have lost touch with everyday Queenslanders by deciding to sign off on bidding for this event,” Senator Hanson said.
“Stuff spending tens of billions on stadiums and entertainment centres across Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast – the people want water projects like a hybrid version of the Bradfield Scheme so that towns right across Queensland don’t run dry ever again.
“Why is it that Labor and the LNP have a 12-year plan for the Olympics, yet no 5-year, 10-year or 20-year plan for water? It beggars belief.”
The United Kingdom’s University of Oxford conducted a study into “Cost and Cost Overrun at the Games” between 1960 – 2016 which revealed the Summer Olympics have the highest average cost overrun of any type of mega-project at 176% in real terms.
“There’s not a single modern Olympics that has run under budget and in effect, Annastacia Palaszczuk and Scott Morrison have written the Olympic committee a blank cheque,” Senator Hanson said.
“It seems this duo is more interested in funding wasteful glamour projects that feed their pride and build their egos, rather than directing money to projects that will build the economy and make life better for everyday Queenslanders and perhaps other states.
“The decision to chase the Olympics, despite having no idea about the costs, while ignoring the many other desperate needs of the people, is irresponsible, selfish and shows an extreme lack of leadership from both Annastacia Palaszczuk and Scott Morrison.
“I have written to Scott Morrison and told him to abandon this ill-conceived idea and I commit to the people of Queensland that if One Nation has any say after the next state election, we will pull the Olympics bid ourselves.”
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