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BRISBANE, Australia — Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has quit the inter-governmental forum charged with organizing the 2032 Olympic Games, calling it a "pointless talkfest." It's the first significant split for the organizers who were selected in 2021 by the International Olympic Committee to host the 2032 Games. The Leaders' Forum comprises representatives from all three levels of government and other agencies and is designed to deliver the Olympics and create a legacy for Queensland state. Its brief is to work with the state government of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to "progress the significant venues, villages and transport infrastructure." Schrinner says it's only being used to "placate key stakeholders while all the real decisions were made by the state government behind closed doors."
