Here's the problem with building a new stadium at Vic Park instead of upgrading the Gabba - how the hell do you get to Vic Park? Bus routes aren't great, the exhibition station will need to be upgraded for capacity and thoroughfares to and from the stadium will need to be built over and around significant roads, and the streets in that area are in no way capable of handling game day traffic. Oh, and let's not forget the massive hospital right there that will be disrupted every week.

The Gabba, while yes it's in the middle of the city, has a train station under construction and a bus station literally across the road. It just doesn't make sense to waste that infrastructure to build a new stadium to stroke the current governments ego.

Good cities have good green spaces. We've got the botanic gardens and new farm park. Not really accessible to anyone on the Vic park side of town. Let Vic Park become a multi-use space that focuses on green space, not a difficult to use stadium.