OT: Current Affairs and Politics

[Gary Gutful]

If successful, Brisbane 2032 could demonstrate a viable model for hosting the Olympics that balances ambition with practicality, potentially reshaping how future Games are planned and executed.

I think its a big if. Miles has often repeated that the IOC have made it clear that cities shouldn't spend excessively on new infrastructure to support the olympics, but seeing the 100m event at a half patched up QEII sounds a bit shit tbh.

He's in a tough spot. Spend less now for political gain and run the risk of being linked to a shitty olympics or invest in new infrastructure and have people flame him for spending too much in the lead up to an election.

I bet he wishes they never bid for it.

 

[ImTheMan]

What he is doing is politically sensible. All of the polling suggests people in QLD are more interested in cost of living than the Olympics.

A problem of their own making, or as Bandwagon says, "Muh cumsock *smashes penis* on keyboard, re3eeeee racist SCOMo!n!! ok Alexa search Tony Abbott with his shirt off show me what a real alpha looks like'

 

[Gary Gutful]

A problem of their own making, or as Bandwagon says, "Muh cumsock *smashes penis* on keyboard, re3eeeee racist SCOMo!n!! ok Alexa search Tony Abbott with his shirt off show me what a real alpha looks like'

Definitely a problem of their own making. An own goal in a stadium without seats.

 

[Gary Gutful]

The bid only occured with the backing and encouragement of the Federal Government in 2019. So I think you are getting it upside down.

QLD would have known through experience that the Feds can giveth and then taketh away. They should have planned for that scenario.

 

[ImTheMan]

You really are a dumb merkin. I mean really f**king dumb, not everyday dumb, but village idiot poke a stick at him and he makes funny noises kinda dumb

Is every comment on that most recent SMH article this and you are the special one? Oh dear. God forbid you look at anything right of center you sensitive soul

"Zero population growth is the way to go for a liveable society and sustainable environment"

Wow this is the SMH Most Respected

Hahahahahah

A quarter of a million shortfall: Housing target unlikely to be met

The federal government has set a target to build 1.2 million new homes by the end of the decade. A month into the plan, it is already in trouble.

www.smh.com.au

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Always a sham commitment. Will they now shave a corresponding amount from immigration for the period? "

"Government could take the easy option and pause immigration until we work out a population that is sustainable and has infrastructure in place to support it."



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Totally self inflicted.

Cut population growth to manageable rational levels and watch the housing crisis evaporate."



"Hi Mitch (Bandwagon), increased demand leads to higher prices, higher prices lead to increased supply. You don't just get new supply magically appearing without prices increasing.
In the same way a large supply of new labour in the form of new immigrants pushes labour prices down. It's why real wages have been falling in Australia.
That's just supply and demand economics 101."
See just listen to me bro. I told you this before you went on thousand word rants of trash.