Bizarre choice of animal proposed for Brisbane Olympic mascot

He suggested the ibis, which is colloquially referred to as the bin chicken, should be considered for the position.

Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 “And I know there’s plenty of Queenslanders who think that’s something that might be appropriate as well. Sydney famously had three mascots - Syd the platypus, Olly the kookaburra, and Millie the echidna - when it hosted the Games in 2000.More recently Tokyo unveiled Miraitowa as its mascot for the 2020 Olympics – which was actually in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

You have to be joking. The ibis is a garbage bin scavenger. Then again Qld is a Labor run State, so it could be VERY appropriate!

A much maligned bird which is dedicated to cleaning up human mess and needs recognition. Every day is clean up day for the ibis. A great choice.

What a twit

Oh yeah. Great idea. Maybe provincial politicians shouldn’t make such decisions.

Surely Gladys has dibs on the bin chicken!

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How embarassing

Couple of years ago from a bus on my morning commute I saw one eating a big pile of footpath spew. A good choice for the debacle that will be the Brisbane Olympics.

Bin licking Ibis. How apt for this government.

If thye wanted Brisbane cuteness they should've gone for these guys...

Why not. I think of brisbane when I see the ibis lol

Makes sense. The ibis thrives on garbage which is the perfect way to describe the people of Queensland. 👍

Just use Bluey! No need for useless paid committees to waste money coming up with cringy mascots.

And they should call it 'Gladys'

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Queenslanders are a strange lot lol 😀

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Koala verse ibis: Which would you prefer as an Olympic mascot?There are still 10 years to decide but debate has already begun as to what animal would make the best mascot, with an unlikely contender getting the nod from the state's Tourism Minister. Versus 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. How can publish such poor English - Ibis ‘verse’ Koala it should be Ibis ‘versus’ Koala cantversesomoneorsomething
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