An $8.49 Billion Stadium Requires an Independent Review.
Global economic instability has driven construction costs sharply higher since the Victoria Park stadium budget was set. Queensland taxpayers deserve a number that reflects the world we're actually living in.
When the Victoria Park stadium budget was put together, the global economic picture looked very different. It doesn't look that way now. Supply chain pressures, energy price volatility and construction cost inflation have reshaped what major public works actually cost. Independent analysis already put the full precinct cost at $5.998 billion before those pressures hit. A conservative estimate is far beyond the original budget and could sit well above $8.49 billion just for the Victoria Park Precinct. We are not asking for the Olympics to be cancelled. We're asking for an honest review that reflects 2026 and the global fuel impacts. Sign the petition below.
Victoria Park cost blowout Live
*Arithmetic model: $1.77M per day from 25 March, 2025 .
Based on RLB construction cost index data and Arcadis precinct estimates
A blowout in Brisbane puts regional Queensland at risk too.
The Queensland Government has committed $7.1 billion to Games venues across 17 sites statewide. Cairns, Townsville, the Gold Coast and regional communities are all part of that programme. Cost overruns at Victoria Park in an already pressured budget environment do not stay contained. They flow through the whole programme. Regional Queenslanders have just as much at stake in getting this number right as anyone in the south-east.
The Real Cost of Building in 2026
Fixed-price contracts are a relic of the past. Taxpayers carry this volatility risk.
PVC & Plastics
+36%Impact: Critical
Structural Aluminium
+39%Impact: Severe
Reinforcing Steel
+21%Impact: Severe
Diesel Fuel (Operational)
+20%Impact: High
Make Your Voice Heard.
The world changed.
The budget needs to catch up.
Sign our petition calling on Premier Crisafulli to commission an independent, public review of the Victoria Park stadium budget, updated to reflect current global construction costs and including the full precinct and a consolidated security figure, before any further commitments are made.