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Round two brews in fight over Gabba Olympics rebuild

A change of government in Queensland has renewed talk the Gabba could be rebuilt for the Olympics. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

The gloves are off as another fight looms over a Gabba rebuild, months before the Brisbane Olympic venue plan is set to be finalised.

A federal Greens MP has warned the Queensland premier he is ready for round two in the battle to stop a Gabba reconstruction ahead of the 2032 Games.

But David Crisafulli batted away the challenge, saying his Liberal National Party government would create "generational infrastructure" for the Brisbane Olympics.

The Gabba has again emerged as a 2032 talking point after the LNP ended Labor's nine-year reign at Saturday's state election.

Mr Crisafulli has thrown out Labor's Olympic venue plan and wants an independent Games infrastructure review body appointed within a month.

David Crisafulli
New Premier David Crisafulli has already ruled out building a new stadium for the 2032 Olympics. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

It will then launch a 100-day review which will provide a 2032 venue blueprint, recommending the site of Brisbane's Olympic stadium.

Mr Crisafulli had slammed Labor's Olympic plan to upgrade ageing facilities and ruled out building a new stadium for 2032.

A reconstructed Gabba is now looming as the only remaining option to be Brisbane's 2032 centrepiece, setting the scene for another public stoush.

Locals were in an uproar over Labor's initial $2.7 billion Gabba rebuild plan it floated in early January before Steven Miles' government scrapped it.

The Greens featured in protests over the proposed Gabba project's escalating reconstruction costs and displacement of a 125-year-old, heritage-listed school nearby.

Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather warned Mr Crisafulli the government would have another fight on its hands if the Gabba rebuild was back on the table.

"If the LNP think that they can come back into this community and decide to demolish a public school and a public park ... they should look back to what happened to the last premier that tried that," he told reporters.

"They are going to have a massive campaign on their hands.

"My message to Mr Crisafulli is: do not make the same mistake that the ... Labor government did."

Max Chandler-Mather
Max Chandler-Mather says the Greens will fight any plans to redevelop the Gabba in Brisbane. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

But Mr Crisafulli was unfazed when told of the Greens' warning on Tuesday as he hit the ground running, a day after being officially sworn in.

"I'm not overly worried about what his commentary is," he said of Mr Chandler-Mather.

"I'm worried about what Queenslanders think and I want Queenslanders to know that independent infrastructure authority is what we've always said needed to happen.

"The main focus of that has to be that generational infrastructure, which is what we signed up for, but they'll also be world class venues as well."

The authority is set to reveal its Olympic infrastructure vision by March  2025 - more than 1250 days after Brisbane was unveiled as Games host.

Mr Crisafulli has insisted there is still time to host a world class Games, backing the venue authority to "get cracking".

"That's a lot of work to do in a short period of time but it's important that we put a road map forward, and within that 100 days, you're going to get something," he said.

"There are some people who have already expressed an interest.

"I got a lovely text this morning from the Federal Sports Minister (Anika Wells) and I look forward to working with her as well."

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