Political opposition is growing in Australia against Queensland's proposed bid for the Summer Games in 2032. After the right-wing One Nation party, another voice is now being raised against the Olympic bid led by John Coates and state elected officials. MP Bob Katter, a historic member of the House of Representatives, now at the head of a political party in his name (Katter’s Australian Party – KAP), has not hidden his rejection of the Australian candidacy. “ The idea of sinking billions of dollars into an Olympic Games in Brisbane was already stupid before COVID-19, but it is infinitely more stupid today, he declared this week to journalists. It took us a decade to recover from the global financial crisis, it will take just as long for the Australian nation to rebuild after the pandemic. Should we spend the next decade reviving our industry, building infrastructure and putting Australians back to work? Or should we spend the next ten years preparing for a two-week sporting event? » The Australian bid was the quickest to launch the campaign for the Summer Games in 2032. Last year, a delegation from Queensland led by Prime Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk traveled to Lausanne to meet Thomas Bach. But since the start of the year, she has faced strong opposition from the Australian political right.
