Political pressure over Gabba redevelopment is growing for Brisbane 2032 officials as Greens' Mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan said his party will oppose the city's staging of the Olympic Games ©Jonathan Sriranganathan

Political pressure over Gabba redevelopment is growing for Brisbane 2032 officials as Greens' Mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan said his party will oppose the city's staging of the Olympic Games.

Sriranganathan said his party will not support the Games if the Brisbane Cricket Ground or the Gabba's planned AUD2.7 billion (£1.4 billion/$1.7 billion/€1.6 billion) redevelopment goes ahead.

Among the main concerns raised by the 35-year-old is the future of the primary schools that will be impacted if everything goes according to plan.

"The State Government doesn’t have the operational capacity to deliver an Olympics without the support of the council," Sriranganathan said, as quoted by The Guardian.

"The Brisbane City Council does have a lot of leverage on this issue.

"The Mayor of Brisbane is a signatory to the Olympics contracts and agreements.

"They’re not contingent on using the Gabba … [it] was not part of the Olympics bid."

Jonathan Sriranganathan said his party will not support the Games if the Gabba's planned redevelopment goes ahead ©Getty Images
Jonathan Sriranganathan said his party will not support the Games if the Gabba's planned redevelopment goes ahead ©Getty Images

Recently, it came to light that the Brisbane School of Distance Education in Queensland will also be moved along with East Brisbane State School due to renovations.

The Brisbane School of Distance Education has more than 300 teachers and 3,450 predominantly online students.

Greens said their campaign will focus on housing concerns and basic services for citizens, putting pressure on Labor and the Liberal National party.

"We’ve been hearing from people who say it’s not a good use of money or construction resources," he said.

"The further out you go, the more frustration there is that the investment from the Olympics isn’t flowing evenly across southeast Queensland.

"It’s hard to gauge how much support there is for the Olympics but … a lot of people draw a clear line between whether they support the Olympics and the Gabba proposal.

"Both the major parties are continually telling us they don’t have the money and resources to do everything, and hard choices need to be made.

"They’re simultaneously saying we have money for this stadium, but we don’t have money for public housing or schools, and that is losing them votes across the city."

Members of Parliament in Queensland have previously called for the planned rebuild of the Gabba to be axed.

It also led to the Federal Government rejecting the state's request for Commonwealth funding.

Australia is set to host the Olympics for the third time in 2032 after Melbourne 1956 and Sydney 2000.