2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald
🔮 A consortium consisting of BESIX Watpac and John Holland was selected as the sole applicant in the final stage of contractor negotiations on Wednesday, all but guaranteeing it would build Brisbane Stadium.
CFMEU Queensland branch executive Jared Abbott said that also guaranteed his union’s involvement in the project, which would have political oversight by Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie – the CFMEU’s most vocal critic within the Crisafulli government.
“Unionised workers built the Sydney Olympics, redeveloped the MCG, and constructed every major sporting arena in Queensland. assertive