If that is the case, there are all sorts of ironies in that.
The entire premise for Brisbane getting the games was under a revised hosting model.
You see, the games have grown into such a giant unsustainable beast that they cannot be hosted without creating an artificial building boom, that very few cities (or even countries) can pull off without sending themselves into a financially burdensome state. And for what? A multi billion dollar two week party which leaves all these brand new shiny toys, with all the latest bells and whistles, sitting to decay as white elephants (and a few IOC officials Cayman Island bank balances are fatter). Meanwhile, the city’s needy people still live in shantytowns, tents and under bridges and Ambulances ramp outside hospitals. The citizens that municipal, state, provincial and national governments are answerable to have wised up to this and the Olympics are on the nose.
The IOC, despite being paralysed by their usual hubris, finally realised this will potentially be the death of the games if they cannot find cities willing to host. And that has been looking increasingly likely in recent editions as cities refuse to bid or pull out of bids midway, dropping like flies as the bidding races unfold.
So they decided to come up with a model that cities of more modest means can realistically host. More minimalist in nature. Essentially brand spanking new, latest bells and whistles venues are no longer needed. Things don’t need to be absolutely perfectly laid out in neat sporting precincts anymore. Whatever venues already exist in a metropolitan area or hinterland can be used. The idea is minimal, if any, construction. Possibly only modest upgrades to existing facilities, that are already proven to be used regularly and will continue to be.
This is how the Brisbane bid was sold to Queenslanders, but government authorities appear to have betrayed the trust of the people of Brisbane and QLD on this. And aspects of the old hosting model with wasteful spending and construction appeared to be creeping in. So they either go back to a style of more modest/minimalist games that was originally promised, or Queenslanders will increasingly revolt.