Ted O'Brien (Fairfax, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

As another sign that we're on our way back from COVID-19, the Prime Minister met with the president of the International Olympic Committee only a couple of weeks ago in Japan. It was a positive meeting where the Prime Minister was able to reaffirm the Commonwealth's support for Queensland's candidature for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and, in turn, for the IOC president's commitment to re-engage with Queensland on that process.

All of us have some sort of love of the Olympics. For some, it's the extravaganza of the event; for others, it's the great feats of human athleticism. But we are interested in hosting the Games in 2032 not just because of two weeks of a sporting spectacular but because it offers two decades of benefits and opportunities—a decade in the lead-up to the games and a decade after. This is about an opportunity for health and education. This is about sports diplomacy. This is about ensuring that we accelerate the delivery of infrastructure. This is about a tourism boost that we would never have seen before. Now, we take nothing for granted, but we're in it and we're going to go for it, and, please God, we'll get it.