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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose and Rafqa Touma

Brisbane mayor resigns from 2032 Olympics forum and calls it a ‘dysfunctional farce’

Brisbane city lord mayor Adrian Schrinner speaking in public at a podium.
The Brisbane lord mayor, Adrian Schrinner, has withdrawn his support for a $2.7bn Gabba rebuild. Photograph: Albert Perez/AAP

Brisbane’s lord mayor, Adrian Schrinner, has quit the Brisbane 2032 Games delivery forum, saying the Palaszczuk government had “completely lost its way” on the road to the Olympics.

The Liberal National mayor has also withdrawn his support for a $2.7bn Gabba rebuild, insisting there must be better options than demolishing and rebuilding the inner-city venue.

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