Queen's Wharf theatre exchanged for pokies: Opposition

By Nathanael Cooper
Updated July 19 2016 - 8:18am, first published July 18 2016 - 11:04pm
A proposed theatre that formed part of the Queens Wharf precinct was knocked back by the state government. Photo: Destination Brisbane
A proposed theatre that formed part of the Queens Wharf precinct was knocked back by the state government. Photo: Destination Brisbane
Star Entertainment CEO Matt Bekier shows Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, State Development Minister Anthony Lynham and Far Eastern Consortium director Chris Hoong features of the Queens Wharf Brisbane model. Photo: Tony Moore
Star Entertainment CEO Matt Bekier shows Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, State Development Minister Anthony Lynham and Far Eastern Consortium director Chris Hoong features of the Queens Wharf Brisbane model. Photo: Tony Moore
A new pedestrian bridge will link Echo's casino complex to South Bank. Photo: Supplied
A new pedestrian bridge will link Echo's casino complex to South Bank. Photo: Supplied

Opposition leader Tim Nicholls has accused the Palaszczuk government of trading a theatre for pokies in a grab for cash at the expense of Brisbane's cultural precinct.

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