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Obscene money to be spent for the 2032 Olympic Games at Brisbane Australia.

$7 Billion to be spent for a new sports precinct.
The 'Gabba -an existing stadium will be knocked down and rebuilt, a new stadium built for a swimming venue, converted to a live music venue after the games.
A heritage listed Primary School is to be demolished.

All for two weeks of sport.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the infrastructure splash as a “nation building”.

“This will consolidate this great city as a global city, as a global powerhouse, but it benefits not just Brisbane,” the prime minister said.

“This will make an enormous difference to our economy, to our lifestyle, to how Australia is perceived, as well, to the world.”

In the mean time we have pensioners, single mothers and the rest being homeless. Living in cars and tents.

Stuff like this shows me, and the world that Governments care not for the homeless, for the jobless, for the mentally ill.

Why do we not wake up, us, the public, and demand that those less fortunate be looked after?
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Cities after gentrification and neoliberal austerity are not working for us like they obviously should.
Listen to Miguel, here, he's got a serious series'on this, if you want solutions.
https://youtu.be/qIpCtiGUusY.
Gusman · 61-69, M
@Roundandroundwego Makes me really angry what is happening now re landlords raising rents.
Reports abound of landlords raising rents $300 a week. Disgusting people in my opinion.
Brisbane does need an overhaul of its infrastructure.. And an Olympic Village will provide a much needed boost to Public housing stock. (God knows we need that) I have a soft spot for the Olympics as the Melbourne ones got me to Oz.. So I know they did boost Melbourne up then.. Having said that. Do we really need all those freeloading foreigners in the committees???😷
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
I say this for ANY professional sports venue and everything that comes with it.

Please keep in mind the Roman gladiator games came shortly after the Greek Olympics in history.

Calculate the cost of all that! It's in the ten's of trillions.
eli1601 · 70-79, M
Shouldn't worldwide TV rights more than pay for it.
SW-User
All that money just to breed more Cane Toads ???

Crikey
SW-User
The Olympics truly are a vile waste of resources, such a scam
SW-User
Rated as the best Olympic Games ever 2000

We have still 2/3 of the venues available

Why the phuck spend so much when a 1/5 of that you can reno Sydney

 
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