Following the 2032 Olympic Games, the Gabba will be torn down, making way for a brand new 60,000-seat cricket stadium to be built in Brisbane’s Victoria Park area specifically for the Olympics. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli unveiled the latest plans for Olympic infrastructure on Tuesday, highlighting that cricket plays a key role in these developments. The announcement comes amid ongoing debates and uncertainties about the state's future plans since the Olympics were awarded in 2021.

"This decision gives us certainty about venues and scheduling which in turn allows us to ensure Brisbane hosts the very best possible international and domestic cricket," CA said in a statement. "We strongly advocated building a stadium in Victoria Park together with Queensland Cricket, the AFL and Brisbane Lions, and cricket will play a major role in ensuring this significant investment delivers long-term benefits for cricket fans and the people of Queensland.

"On behalf of the cricket community we want to thank the Queensland Government for seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to give the fans, the city and the state the stadium they deserve."

Cricket is set to return to the Olympics at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, marking its first appearance since 1900. If the sport remains on the program for 2032, matches will be played at Mackay's Great Barrier Reef Arena and the Gabba—the latter hosting its final fixtures before demolition.

"Wouldn't it be amazing to see the Australian cricket team win gold at an Olympic final? The Gabba's swansong," Crisafulli said at an event in Brisbane.

"The Gabba is at its end of life," Crisafulli said. "It hasn't been well maintained, and we do need a stadium to host this great show, and there is an opportunity for legacy play.

"It became a choice between spending billions on temporary facilities and temporary stands that delivered no legacy, or securing the future of AFL [and] cricket at a new home."