Decision made on bid to stop Brisbane's Olympic stadium

Cultural heritage claim over Brisbane Olympic stadium site rejected

Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt has rejected a cultural heritage claim on the site of Brisbane's Olympic stadium, and has appointed an independent facilitator to mediate between interested parties.

Decision made on bid to stop Brisbane's Olympic stadium

The federal government has rejected an application to stop work on the 2032 Brisbane stadium site but appointed a mediator to "avoid harm to cultural heritage".

Federal government’s major call on Victoria Park heritage protection

Five applications have been made to declare the Brisbane 2032 stadium site a significant Aboriginal heritage area under threat of injury or desecration.

Decision made on bid to stop Brisbane’s Olympic stadium

An attempt to stop construction on Brisbane 2032’s Olympic stadium has been knocked back by the federal government. Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt on Wednesday confirmed a bid to cease work on the Victoria Park venue site on Indigenous heritage grounds had been rejected. The application – made under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act – allows the Commonwealth to declare long-term protection of a significa…