June 1, 2026 — 10:46am

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Excavators have moved in on Victoria Park, as Premier David Crisafulli defended the forced removal of First Nations protesters on the site.

As the premier began a media conference on Monday to mark the handover of the park to the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority, excavators were rolling through the hills to begin preliminary exploratory work.

Speaking on the deck of the Victoria Park function centre, which would serve as GIICA’s site office during construction, Crisafulli said it was time to “get on with it”.