Tourism industry figures are urging the Albanese government to make a major investment in upgrading antiquated arrival systems, including paper customs declaration cards, or face international embarrassment when the influx of tourists hits for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.

Queensland premier David Crisafulli has pledged the decentralised Olympic Games will not cost the state “one extra cent” after Brisbane 2032 chairman Andrew Liveris revealed operational costs have already blown out.

Here's a breakdown of where the next five Olympic games will take place.

Sailing the Whitsunday islands. Surfing an iconic break in the Sunshine state. Rowing in the crocodile-inhabited Fitzroy River on the central coast of Queensland. Extra tourism-focused venues and a new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium to be built in inner-city ...

BRISBANE, Australia — Queensland state officials said Thursday they had secured a deal with the federal government for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane which commits 50-50 funding for minor venues and 1.2 billion Australian dollars ($788 million) toward a ...

Brisbane 2032 executives have already had a taste of the issues confronting a spread out Olympic Games, with Australia’s winter team briefing them about logistic dramas surrounding the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.

A Brisbane showcase and the Games’ first commercial partnership have been spruiked during a progress report to the IOC, while a mid-year start on Victoria Park is “full steam ahead”.

A top-notch Darlinghurst wine bar from the owner of Where’s Nick.

As the city’s 2032 officials overnight updated the IOC in Milan on progress, we look at the five things we learnt. Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris confirmed the first commercial partner – “one of the largest companies in Australia” – would be revealed in the second quarter of this year.

Brisbane 2032 boss Andrew Liveris has been fielding questions from Olympic bosses in Milan over the impact of taking the event regional.