The Queensland government spent $6.4 million developing a project validation report for the Gabba stadium rebuild — a plan subsequently scrapped. Original Labor government Gabba rebuild announced at $1 billion in 2021, revised to $2.7 billion in 2023, then cancelled in 2024 after an independent review recommended a new stadium at Victoria Park.
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$6.4M of Australian taxpayer money was wasted at Queensland Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games / Stadiums Queensland. The Queensland government spent $6.4 million developing a project validation report for the Gabba stadium rebuild — a plan subsequently scrapped. Original Labor government Gabba rebuild announced at $1 billion in 2021, revised to $2.7 billion in 2023, then cancelled in 2024 after an independent review recommended a new stadium at Victoria Park.
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