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The circumstances couldn't have been more different.The Sydney Olympics were awarded on the back of a long bidding process, there was a vote and an announcement that was telecast nationally. (I was 16 and got up in the middle of the night to watch it. I distinctly recall jumping off the couch, John Fahey-style, and yelling so loudly I woke my parents.)We were also coming out of the early 90s recession so it was a big boost to national confidence. And I think being only seven years away meant that the work had to commence immediately - it was rarely out of the news.The Brisbane Olympics were awarded during COVID, when everyone had other things on their mind. And when exactly were they awarded? There was a vote but it was on a proposal that had gone through a couple of different rounds of announcements, and it was never really clear when the thing was going to be made official. It ended up being a day or two before the Tokyo Olympics, so it became yesterday's news very quickly.The political environment has changed dramatically - instead of being something to be proud of, the prevailing mood of the nation is "how much will this cost?" Cancelling the Commonwealth Games made this a huge issue. And the renderings of temporary stadiums just make it look a bit half-arsed, IMO.And I think there are some (me included) who think it's a bit odd that Brisbane have the Games at all - since Athens, the Games have all been in major world cities, and, frankly, to go Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo, Paris, LA and then Brisbane doesn't seem right. I hope Brisbane pulls it off, but they just need someone in Government to go "yes, this will cost a shit-ton of money, but most of it is in wages to Queenslanders to build things that will we will be using for decades to come."
The circumstances couldn't have been more different.
The Sydney Olympics were awarded on the back of a long bidding process, there was a vote and an announcement that was telecast nationally. (I was 16 and got up in the middle of the night to watch it. I distinctly recall jumping off the couch, John Fahey-style, and yelling so loudly I woke my parents.)
We were also coming out of the early 90s recession so it was a big boost to national confidence. And I think being only seven years away meant that the work had to commence immediately - it was rarely out of the news.
The Brisbane Olympics were awarded during COVID, when everyone had other things on their mind. And when exactly were they awarded? There was a vote but it was on a proposal that had gone through a couple of different rounds of announcements, and it was never really clear when the thing was going to be made official. It ended up being a day or two before the Tokyo Olympics, so it became yesterday's news very quickly.
The political environment has changed dramatically - instead of being something to be proud of, the prevailing mood of the nation is "how much will this cost?" Cancelling the Commonwealth Games made this a huge issue. And the renderings of temporary stadiums just make it look a bit half-arsed, IMO.
And I think there are some (me included) who think it's a bit odd that Brisbane have the Games at all - since Athens, the Games have all been in major world cities, and, frankly, to go Beijing, London, Rio, Tokyo, Paris, LA and then Brisbane doesn't seem right.
I hope Brisbane pulls it off, but they just need someone in Government to go "yes, this will cost a shit-ton of money, but most of it is in wages to Queenslanders to build things that will we will be using for decades to come."
