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Murray Wenzel

Brisbane 'political football' Games addressed in Paris

Organsing committee boss Andrew Liveris updated the IOC on preparations for the Brisbane 2032 Games. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Brisbane is no "hillbilly town", insists 2032 Olympic chief Andrew Liveris, who indicated he'll have the final say on the city's controversial Games venue plan that's become a political football.

The Darwin-born, Brisbane-raised corporate heavyweight addressed the International Olympic Committee session in Paris on Tuesday, exactly eight years out from Brisbane's 2032 Games.

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