Queensland's government has set up an independent Games Venue and Legacy Delivery Authority for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The IOC Coordination Commission has praised the solid foundations being laid for an impressive Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, has strongly denied reports that Brisbane is considering cancelling its bid to host the Olympic Games in 2032.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles said the Brisbane Games will be the best ever and will leave a legacy that will enhance all of the state's leading venues. Reaction in Brisbane continues following the decision by Queensland's top official to overturn the recommendations of the panel that reviewed infrastructure projects and budgets related to the 2032 Games.

Brisbane Olympic Games organisers are moving away from their original plans for the 2032 Summer Games, rejecting the idea of a new stadium to replace the existing Gabba. They have the backing of Athletics Australia and others to upgrade other existing structures instead.

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has accepted the review of the demolition and reconstruction project for The Gabba, and all signs point to a much more cost effective and sustainable redevelopment for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.

Olympic officials have withdrawn their support for the A$2.7 billion (EUR1.6 billion) demolition and rebuilding of the Gabba Stadium ahead of the 2032 Summer Games in Brisbane.

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has quit the intergovernmental committee tasked with organising the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, calling it a "pointless talkfest" and a "dysfunctional farce".

Brisbane 2032 President Andrew Liveris has claimed the Organising Committee is capable of generating further revenues if costs escalate for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Australian city.

Vanessa Amorosi, whose song Absolutely Everybody became the unofficial anthem of the 2000 Olympics, wants to reprise her role when the Games return to Australia at Brisbane 2032, she has revealed.

Political pressure over Gabba redevelopment is growing for Brisbane 2032 officials as Greens' Mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan said his party will oppose the city's staging of the Olympic Games.

The Brisbane School of Distance Education (BDSE) in Queensland is set to move due to the Brisbane Cricket Ground renovations being made for the city's hosting of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) will be subject to an independent review as part of the host nation's efforts to maximise performance at its home Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Community groups have called for dugong, a marine mammal also known as a "sea cow" to be considered as the mascot for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

A report by consulting firm RSM has called for population and development growth in Brisbane in the build-up to the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics to be controlled "to grow the benefits".