Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator McGrath, for the question. While the IOC announcement was very welcome news, there remains a lot more work to be done to secure the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics for Australia and Queensland. The Australian government is continuing to work with the Queensland government, the South-East Queensland Council of Mayors, the Australian Olympic Committee and Paralympics Australia as the exclusive negotiations, or targeted dialogue, with the IOC occurs over the coming weeks and months. The targeted dialogue specifically addresses our capacity to host the 2032 Games and conveys our preferred host status. Only the South-East Queensland bid has this status. We are very clear that we must continue to work hard to outline our vision for a successful 2032 Olympics so that our bid can be successful when the winning bidders are announced later this year.