AFL fans make up numbers about what Queensland pays for Magic Round. They've made up the figure of $2 million per year.
Just the ticket: How deal to bring rugby league to Qld put Labor in box seat
The Palaszczuk Government
will not disclose how much it paid to secure top rugby league games but has revealed the perks that came with it.
While there has been speculation of millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded incentives, for Queensland to host games that promised flow-on benefits for local economies, the government has refused to reveal how much it cost to bring more games to the state.
The Liberal National Party used a question on notice to ask how much it cost the government to get the first State of Origin game moved from Melbourne to Townsville this year.
The government, which had also rebuffed questions from journalists, answered that
it was “commercial-in-confidence and amounts cannot be disclosed to protect the interests of the State and partners, and to ensure Queensland’s competitiveness with other state and international event and tourism destinations”.
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