Plans to host Olympic rowing in Rockhampton for the 2032 Brisbane Games are pushing ahead despite months of fierce debate over the Fitzroy River's suitability.

However, this is not the only problem faced by the Olympic organisers. Construction costs for venues continue to rise, a lobbying scandal related to the selection of the rowing venue broke out a few days ago, and the recently released design for a sports complex in Brisbane has been criticised as a project without a real plan.

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Prominent Australian rowing figures have criticised the approval of Rockhampton's crocodile-inhabited Fitzroy River as the venue for the sport at the Brisbane Olympics, arguing the course will require extensive investment and leave little lasting legacy.

Australia’s most senior sport executive, Kieren Perkins, has called on the IOC to update the sporting program for Brisbane 2032

The Australian city of Brisbane will host the 2032 summer Olympics after the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday approved the recommendation of its executive board. Brisbane, where a crowd had gathered to watch the announcement on big screens, becomes the third Australian city to get the Games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Queensland state officials said Thursday they had secured a deal with the federal government for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane which commits 50-50 funding for minor venues and 1.2 billion Australian dollars ($788 million ...

Politicians have a way of sucking the fun out of even what should be the most positive of stories – and so it has been so far with the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics.