Queensland needs Commonwealth guarantees to help secure Olympics

Queensland is calling on the Commonwealth to finalise guarantees the state needs to move forward with its bid for the 2032 Olympic Games.

The state government is pushing ahead with its bid, after being granted “preferred” status by the International Olympic Committee earlier this year, and Australian Olympic Committee boss John Coates personally attended a meeting of the Palaszczuk cabinet on Monday.

“I can say that cabinet has endorsed our position to support the 2032 Olympics,” Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.

The bid is still taking shape, with the event expected to be centred on Brisbane but taking in at least some other…