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Is the Fitzroy River a suitable venue for the Brisbane Olympics, given it’s home to crocodiles?

Is the Fitzroy River a suitable venue for the Brisbane Olympics, given it’s home to crocodiles?

It sounds crazy – hosting Olympic rowing and canoeing on a river home to crocodiles. Yet that’s what is likely to happen in Brisbane in 2032.

01.04.2026 10

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Richard Baka

Italy hosted the Winter Olympics 70 years ago. What was it like, and what’s changed?

The 2026 winter games are vastly different to when Italy hosted them in 1956, especially when it comes to costs, events and climate challenges.

12.02.2026 10

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How will the history-making new Olympics boss shape sports worldwide, and in Australia?

New International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry has ten key areas to consider in taking the reins.

21.03.2025 10

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