Federal government rejected Queensland’s funding request for Gabba rebuild, inquiry told

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government asked the commonwealth to help fund a $2.7bn redevelopment of the Gabba stadium but was turned down because the project was part of “broader urban renewal” that went beyond the Brisbane Olympics, an inquiry has heard.

Mike Kaiser, the director general of the state development and infrastructure department, said the Gabba rebuild was included as part of an Olympics infrastructure program the Queensland government had asked the federal government to fund.

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