The Brisbane Olympics might be 10 years away, but debate is already firing up about what the mascot should be.
Having recently been listed as endangered, he argued it needs the global attention that an Olympics can bring."In 2032 and prior to that, the eyes of the world are going to be upon us. Quandamooka man Cameron Costello – Member of the Queensland Tourism Industry Council and Queensland’s Koala Advisory Council"As the Member for Sandgate, I've got a quiet soft touch for the idea that the ibis might play a role," he said with a smile.The ibis is also sometimes, perhaps unkindly, called a "bin chicken", because of its scavenging.
Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt strikes a signature pose with mascot Borobi at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018.
Er….koala. Although Australia is now a tip. Perhaps the ‘tip bird’ May be more appropriate
Koala
Koala of course, the ibis in not a native bird and is a noxious pest.
What a bin chook. Can we all sing the it’s an ibis song instead of the national anthem
What the hell happened to the Kangaroo? Are you people plugged in?
Versus! Argh not even you ABC?!
Bin Chicken? We have always called it the “Pedo Pelican” or the “Tip Turkey”…
Surely we have other native/ indigenous to Australia animals to select from?
Bin Chicken all day long
Koala
The Bin Chicken is a contender? FFS, these ppl have no idea.
The ibis is the least appealing, it's one ugly and disgusting bird.
'Verse'? How old is the person writing this? 10? The word you need is 'versus'.
Why a bin chicken? I thought they weren’t even native to Aust.
Versus?
A Bull shark with the Brisbane River in the background.
koala
is that even a question?
Koala
Ibis!
Good god. KOALA !!!!
Dropbear
Bin chicken for sure. Who doesn’t want to cuddle a bin chicken? Also known as farmer’s friend outside of the cities
Since we're killing koala habitats off like no one cares, best we be optimistic and go with something that thrives in pollution and land degradation and choose the bin chicken.
Koala 🐨
Bin chicken!
Platypus.
What are you more likely to see in Brisbane?
Koala, no contest. Hopefully it might lead to more urban sanctuaries established
Is this a joke? The head of an ibis looks like an extremely burnt ballsack
KOALA. Sends the right vibes.
“Verse”? Surely you mean “versus”?
How about a a bearded dragon .... uniquely Australian
Bin Chicken is best
Brush Turkey! Anything but a koala. Show that there is more to the Australian fauna than kangaroos and koalas.
Go the Bin Chicken
Bin chicken all the way mate
Koalas sleep 22hrs a day. Not a good mascot for being active. Ibis at least will go through bins and snatch food off your hand for victory
Bring back fatso the wombat!!
Koala of course.
Koala or platypus
The 'Palachook' an endangered squawking bird found stalking the streets of Brisbane.
Hmm, descisions, descisions. Bin Ckickens are not very popular and Koalas are an endangered species 🤔
There are quite a few out there would prefer Scott Morrison. Although that is hard to believe in these desperate times. Others think Clive Palmer or Craig Kelly would suffice as a low brow mascot.
The Koala is a dopey creature lazily eating, roots, shoots, and leaves. The ibis is a grubby bird that grovels through mud looking for a feed. What are we trying to promote with this choice. Gees!
Bin chickens?! You want us to go under the protection of bin chickens!!!!!
Can't we give the 6 foot blue chicken a turn?
Koala please as one has never stolen my food.
Ibis frequent the dumps & sift through rubbish. Never seen a Koala there.
Weren’t the Ibis pretty much almost worshipped but the ancient Egyptians?
How about the Fraser Is Dingo?
Please, ABC!! Versus!!
Koala
The Ibis just eats and shits, nobody come to australia to see that thing.
No contest.🐨
Bird of Paradise
*versus?
“Verse”?
I vote for the 'Bin Chicken' let's call it Anastasia.
Let's have a multi-animal mascot. In fact why can't we have a naming animal for every sport. The Emu Athletics. White Pointer Pool Events. Wombat Velodrome. Instead of gold medal, win a toy Quokka (Made in China). The Ixodidae Media Channel. The Argasidae VIP Centre for the MPs.
What a silly question
I vote for the plover
It's 'versus' 🤦
Ibis? Not even Australian specific. We’ve seen varieties in Brazil Where did this question come from? But sure, if we call it bin chicken, not ibis.
Who on earth is suggesting a rodent for Olympic mascot?
Koala; raise it's profile & get it saved
Bazza the bin chicken, Kylie the killer the Quoll (to highlight their taste for scavengering dead human bodies) and Cal the Cassowary
If we can’t have a Koala, how about a Quokka
Bin Chickens are not ok.
Definitely the koala😍
Koala
Koala every time as it is unique to Australia.
I’m going for the under bird 🐦 about time looks don’t have a say.
A few days late for April Fools isn’t it?🤔
Bin chicken because we're trash 🗑
Koala
I demand to know why the “Drop Bear” has not been considered ? 😉
I’m fond of the Bin Chicken, but it’s a fantastic opportunity to draw attention to the endangered Koala.
Cynical of me I know, but at a time when Scott Morrison's integrity & character are rightly being highlighted, our ABC comes up with this & made more of an ibis vs. koala in NewsBreakfast than of Scott Morrison's fitness to rule Australia.
Barramundi.
Who cares.
Sacred Ibis. Koalas have been used plenty of times as symbols of Australia while we drive them to extinction. Perhaps we could spread our hypocrisy and pretend on the world stage to revere and love a different species for a change.
Hopefully the koala isn't extinct by then
IBIS
Verse? FFS
Bring Olly, Syd, Millie, and Lizzie back!!
Ibis. We destroyed their homes, they still survive. Koalas. We destroyed their land, they all caught chlamydia and are about to become extinct. Both sound like viable options for Australian mascots
What about a bunyip.
Ibis, ever one knows the tree hugger. But a lot of people will not understand what a BIN Chicken is. It could amuse a lot of people. Offend others. But let's just say it is a very resourceful and talented bird.
Should the Galah, sums everything up
Flying Fox, jabiru, kingfisher, possums, wallaby, glider, king brown - all contenders for powerful and athletic. Platypus for unique qualities perhaps?
I'd really really prefer the ABC to know it is 'versus.'
Your verb is wrong: it's ' koala versus', or 'koala is versing' in modern Aussie Kid, although I believe no announcement has yet been made. Also, my vote goes to Sentient Jar of Vegemite. It can verse the lamington, if there must be a competition.
I would prefer the Koala wasn’t near extinction - let alone dragged out to advertise something that is increasingly awful in the world of sports consumerism and distraction…
It better be the koalas before they go extinct. Or we could do something about it and save them.
The bin chicken, it describes the state of Australia after a decade of the Liberals perfectly.
Identifiable Australian, a reminder of what we have lost, due to greed,
BIN CHICKEN
Why do we even need one? Talk about rubbish from a bygone era… 🤦🏻♂️
Neither, koala theme has been done to death and the ibis dump bird is a symbol of the ancient Egyptian God, Thoth Although he was the god of justice and fairness
Why would anyone have the bin chicken as the mascot for anything
The Ibis? Commonly called 'bin-chickens' are basically scavengers. I would much prefer the black-necked Stork or Jabiru as an alternative to the koala or kangaroo. Must protect the Koala at all costs!!
Pick me the cassowary
The all terrain PLATYPUS!
Niether... Bin chicken not cute enough Koala over done. If you want Brisbane cuteness how about these guys.
Ibis.
Ibis for sure
Koala's of course. Since they won't exist soon.
Did Fatso retire? Seems the obvious choice!
This murderous thing.
Can we prefer not to have the Olympics & spend $ on something more important like affordable housing & climate change?
Gladys has enough on her plate.
What's a koala verse?
I would much prefer water dragon. Tourists love them, including myself when I first visited Brisbane!
Headline should be: Bin Chicken VS Drop Bear
At our current rate of biodiversity loss… we might be better of with selecting the 🪳 cockroach
Work experience kid on the job? What the ? ‘Verse’? You have got to be kidding!!!
Poor Ibis, if it was colourful and attractive we'd love it, now it has to be put into a contest it'll probably lose.
Dunno, can we just have bin chicken burgers and promote them as a delicacy?
Obviously the ibis for Olympic mascot as it will survive us. The koala is on borrowed time, especially in New South Wales.
A bilby would be good!
Why do we need Olympic mascots? To sell merch?
Koala, not the Bin Chicken!
Cute and cuddly Verses a Bin Chicken? Hard choice…NOT! KOALA 🐨!!
Why would we want a Bin Chicken for our mascot?
Ibis.
It's 'versus' , you clowns. Good God, what has happened to our national broadcaster?
What happened to Roy & HG’s Fatso?
The wild and free Australian Brumby. Something us Aussies have not been for too many years now.
will the koala still exist by then?
A “verse” is a poem or written passage such as part of a song. You mean versus - Latin for one against one.
The people will speak. They will be heard. And the new mascot will be a bird. Iby McIbiface shall be it’s name.
Koala! And it’s “versus” a verse is something else.
Koala
SteveMascord would lose his mind over this use of verse!
The olympicbinchickan will sell it itself
Verse? I never knew the ibis could even speak!
Bin chicken
Being that Koalas will be extinct soon enough, we should advertise them as much as possible.
verse? 🤦♂️
Koala
How can publish such poor English - Ibis ‘verse’ Koala it should be Ibis ‘versus’ Koala cantversesomoneorsomething
I think the only claim to fame for the Ibis is that it was an inspiration for a young Bert Hinkler when he started designing airplanes in Bundaberg.
Versus