Albo says Brisbane Olympic events can be held outside Queensland
The 2032 Games had an unwelcome intervention from the PM after he said that the tennis and rowing could potentially be held in New South Wales and Victoria.

ANTHONY Albanese has ruffled feathers by suggesting some of the Brisbane Olympics events should be held outside of Queensland.
The 2032 Games had the unwelcome intervention from the Prime Minister after he said that the tennis and rowing could potentially be held in New South Wales and Victoria.
He said the sunshine state lacked the appropriate facilities to host the two sports on a recent podcast where he said there was a “bit of a debate going on” over the venue plan.
The Labor leader said he had met with 2032 Organising Committee President Andrew Liveris as well as with the Queensland Premier David Crisafulli – and had aired his views with them.
“Are we really going to do rowing in Rockhampton on the Fitzroy River when there are some pretty good facilities at Penrith,” he asked on the podcast.
The PM cast doubt on Queensland’s ability to accommodate the two sports and questioned why taxpayer funds would be used to develop new facilities when there were existing amenities in Sydney and Melbourne.
“There’s a debate over tennis and what’s needed there in Brisbane as well,” he added.
“You have pretty good tennis facilities.”
The views clearly did not go down well with the Crisafulli state government, which was quick to pounce on the comments, insisting that Brisbane would host all the events.

A Queensland government spokesperson said: “We are working with all levels of government to implement the 2032 Games Delivery Plan, which will see Rowing in Rockhampton and Tennis played at the upgraded Queensland Tennis Centre.”
Mr Crisafulli previously stated that his government would guarantee: “Melbourne will not be taking the tennis from Brisbane”.
Tennis Queensland CEO Cameron Pearson weighed in backed his home state, saying “the Premier confirmed in March that Olympic and Paralympic tennis will be played in Brisbane, and we’ve had productive discussions since”.
Despite these comments, the PM’s suggested that “it might be that you just can’t do everything in one spot in the future” and that it was “legitimate for there to be proper discussion”.
Hosting the rowing in the notoriously crocodile “infested” waters of the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton has attracted ridicule. And a recent hydrological study showed the river drops to almost zero flow in the winter months when the games are due to be held.
A Brisbane 2032 spokesperson reiterated the venue master plan process was still ongoing and that many details were still yet to be determined.
“Delivering world-class fields of play that provide an optimal performance environment for athletes remains key for Brisbane 2032,” a Brisbane 2032 statement read.