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{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Brisbane, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox games
| name         = XII Commonwealth Games
| logo         = 1982 Commonwealth Games logo.svg
| size         = 250
| host_city    = [[Brisbane]], Australia
| motto        = The Friendly Games
| nations      = 46
| athletes     = 1,583
| events       = 141 events in 12 sports
| opening      = 30 September 1982
| closing      = 9 October 1982
| opened_by    = [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]
| athlete_oath = [[Tracey Wickham]]
| Queens_Baton = [[Raelene Boyle]]
| stadium      = [[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre|QEII Stadium]]
| previous     = [[1978 Commonwealth Games|XI]]
| next         = [[1986 Commonwealth Games|XIII]]
}}

The '''1982 Commonwealth Games''' were held in [[Brisbane]], Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The [[1982 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony|Opening Ceremony]] was held at the [[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre|QEII Stadium]] (named after [[Elizabeth II]]), in the Brisbane suburb of [[Nathan, Queensland|Nathan]]. The QEII Stadium was also the [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] and [[archery]] events venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=5 |title=Queensland Sport and Athletic Centre |website=Austadiums.com |access-date=2016-08-28}}</ref> Other events were held at the purpose-built [[Sleeman Centre (Brisbane)|Sleeman Sports Complex]] in [[Chandler, Queensland|Chandler]].

The Chairman of the 1982 Commonwealth Games was [[Edward Williams (Queensland judge)|Sir Edward Williams]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Commemorating the life of Sir Edward Williams |url=http://www.sclqld.org.au/schp/exhibitions/williams/brisbane_ambassador.htm |work=2004 |publisher=Supreme Court of Queensland Library |access-date=7 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720110052/http://www.sclqld.org.au/schp/exhibitions/williams/brisbane_ambassador.htm |archive-date=20 July 2008}}</ref> The 1982 Commonwealth Games Logo was designed by Hugh Edwards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/55195|title=Medal - XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, Gold, Uncirculated, Queensland, Australia, 1982}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://badc.com.au/legends/episode-9-hugh-edwards/|title=Episode 9 - Hugh Edwards|date=13 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/Logo.htm |title=Australian Commonwealth Games Association |access-date=2007-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050622091040/http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/Logo.htm |archive-date=22 June 2005 |df=dmy}}</ref> The symbol is derived from the form of a bounding [[kangaroo]]. The three bands, forming stylized A's (for Australia), and is in colours which are common to flags of many [[Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth countries]].

The mascot for the games was also designed by Hugh Edwards and is a caricature of a kangaroo was named≈≈≈≈ Matilda.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/Mascot.htm |title=Australian Commonwealth Games Association |access-date=2007-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050622091126/http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/Mascot.htm |archive-date=22 June 2005 |df=dmy}}</ref> A {{convert|13|m|ft|adj=mid|-high|abbr=off|sp=us}} mechanical kangaroo travelled around the stadium and [[wink]]ed at the crowd.

The event was officially opened by [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|The Duke of Edinburgh]] and closed by Elizabeth II.

==Host selection==
Bidding for the XII Commonwealth Games was held in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]], at the [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal Summer Olympics]]. [[Lagos]], [[Brisbane]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], and [[Birmingham]] were the bidding cities. On 14 July 1976, it was announced that Brisbane had won the rights to stage the Games<ref name="shap">{{Cite book |title=Shaping a city |last=Cole |first=John R. |year=1984 |publisher=William Brooks Queensland |location=Albion, Queensland |isbn=0-85568-619-7 |pages=350–353}}</ref> after the other candidate cities withdrew bids. Sixteen years after the Brisbane Games, Kuala Lumpur hosted the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]], while Birmingham hosted the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]].

Brisbane was awarded the Games by default after being the only candidate city left at the bid election after Birmingham reversed its decision to submit an application.<ref name="shap" /> [[Nigeria]]'s boycott of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal made Lagos' bid lobbying impractical.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Akinbode |first=Ayomide |date=2021-08-12 |title=Why Nigeria, 27 African Countries boycotted the 1976 Montréal Olympic Games – HistoryVille |url=https://www.thehistoryville.com/1976-montreal-olympic-games/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> The 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal were plagued with cost overruns, and bidding on a sports festival anywhere in the world was not good politically.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silverberg |first=David |date=2016-08-04 |title=The Disastrous 1976 Montreal Olympics Should Have Taught Host Cities a Valuable Lesson |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-disastrous-1976-montreal-olympics-should-have-taught-host-cities-a-valuable-lesson/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Vice |language=en}}</ref>

==Participating teams==
[[File:Commonwealth games 1982 countries map.PNG|right|thumb|220px|Countries and places which competed at the 1982 games]]
Forty-six Commonwealth nations and territories took part in the 1982 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/CompetingCountries.htm |title=Australian Commonwealth Games Association |access-date=2006-03-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513045058/http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/CompetingCountries.htm |archive-date=13 May 2006 |df=dmy}}</ref> A total of 1,583 athletes and 571 officials participated in the event.<ref name="cgc">{{Cite news |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/could-the-gold-coast-ever-beat-brisbanes-games-20111110-1n9f6.html |title=Could the Gold Coast ever beat Brisbane's Games? |author=Phil Lutton |access-date=14 November 2011 |work=Brisbane Times |publisher=Fairfax Media}}</ref> The [[Griffith University]] student dormitories in the adjoining Nathan Campus were used as athletes' villages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecgf.com/games/tally_country.asp|title=Past Commonwealth Games|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=25 September 2013}}{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Participating Commonwealth countries and territories
|-
|
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* {{flaglink|Australia|at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}} '''(host)'''
* {{flag|Bahamas}}
* {{flag|Barbados}}
* {{flag|Bermuda}}
* {{flaglink|Botswana|at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}
* {{flag|Canada}}
* {{flag|Cayman Islands|old}}
* {{flag|Cyprus|1960}}
* {{flaglink|England|at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}
* {{flag|Falkland Islands|1948}}
* [[image:Flag of Fiji.svg|23px]] [[Fiji at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Fiji]]
* {{flag|Ghana}}
* {{flag|Gibraltar}} 
* {{flag|Grenada}}
* {{flag|Guernsey|old}}
* {{flag|Guyana}}
* [[image:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg|23px]] [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]
* {{flaglink|India|at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}
* {{flag|Isle of Man}} 
* {{flag|Jamaica}}
* {{flag|Jersey}}
* {{flag|Kenya}}
* {{flag|Malawi}}
* {{flaglink|Malaysia|at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}
* {{flag|Malta}}
* {{flag|Mauritius}}
* {{flaglink|New Zealand|at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}
* {{flag|Nigeria}}
* {{flag|Northern Ireland}}
* {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
* {{flag|Saint Helena|1874}} 
* {{flag|Scotland}}
* {{flag|Singapore}}
* {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
* {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
* {{flag|Swaziland|1968}}
* {{flag|Tanzania}}
* {{flag|The Gambia}}
* {{flag|Tonga}}
* {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
* {{flag|Uganda}}
* {{flag|Vanuatu}}
* {{flag|Wales}}
* {{flag|Western Samoa}}
* {{flag|Zambia}}
* {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
{{div col end}}
|-
!Debuting Commonwealth countries and territories
|-
| valign="top" |{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* {{flag|Falkland Islands}}{{cref|Note}}
* {{flag|Saint Helena|1874}}
* {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
* {{flag|Vanuatu}}
{{div col end}}
{{cnote|Note|The Falkland Islands debut at the games was less than four months after the [[Falklands War]].}}
|}

==Sports==
Sports contested during the 1982 Commonwealth Games included [[Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|athletics]], [[Archery medal winners at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|archery]], [[Badminton at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|badminton]], [[lawn bowls]], [[boxing]], [[Cycling at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|cycling]], [[Shooting sports|shooting]], [[Swimming at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|swimming]], [[diving (sport)|diving]], [[Powerlifting|weightlifting]] and [[wrestling]].<ref name="b150s">{{cite book |title=Brisbane 150 Stories |author=McBride, Frank|year=2009 |publisher=Brisbane City Council Publication |isbn=978-1-876091-60-6|pages=274–275|display-authors=etal}}</ref>

[[Table tennis]] and [[Australian rules football]] were demonstration sports,<ref name="official">{{cite web | url = http://www.priu.gov.lk/ProvCouncils/ProvicialCouncils.html | title = Provincial Councils | work = The Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka | date = 3 September 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090707214924/http://www.priu.gov.lk/ProvCouncils/ProvicialCouncils.html | archive-date = 7 July 2009 | df = dmy-all}}</ref> with the latter being demonstrated at a 6 October rematch at the [[The Gabba|Gabba]] of [[1982 VFL Grand Final|that year's VFL Grand Final]], which took place just 11 days before at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]. [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] won the demonstration rematch with a score of 28.16 (184) to [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]'s 26.10 (166).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenberg |first1=Tony |title=When the Tigers won Games gold |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/269610/when-the-tigers-won-games-gold |website=RichmondFC.com.au |publisher=Richmond Football Club |date=4 April 2018|access-date=31 July 2022}}</ref>

==Venues==
'''Main Venues'''
*[[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre|Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre]] 
*[[Sleeman Centre (Brisbane)|Chandler Sports Complex]]:
**Chandler Aquatic Centre – swimming and diving;
**Chandler Sports Hall – badminton and table tennis;
**Chandler Theatre – weightlifting; * Chandler Velodrome – track cycling
*[[Brisbane City Hall]] – wrestling
*[[Brisbane Festival Hall]] – boxing
*Belmont Rifle Range – shooting
*[[Moorooka Bowls Club]] – lawn bowls
*Murarrie Recreation Reserve – archery
*[[Bruce Highway]] – road cycling
*[[Brisbane River]] roads – marathon

'''Standalone Venues'''
*[[Wynnum, Queensland|Wynnum]] and [[Manly, Queensland|Manly]] roads – 30&nbsp;km walk
*[[Brisbane Cricket Ground|Woolloongabba Cricket Ground]] – Australian football demonstration
*Athletes Village – [[Griffith University]] and Mount Gravatt College of Advanced Education.<ref name="oficial">{{cite book|title=The XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, September 30 - October 9, 1982 : The Official History|date=1983|publisher=The XIIth Commonwealth Games Australia Foundation|location=Brisbane|isbn=0959220712}}</ref><ref name="b150s" />

==Ceremonies==
===Opening ceremony===
{{Main|1982 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony}}
[[File:Opening ceremony (8075978683).jpg|thumb|Opening ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane with mascot [[Matilda (mascot)|Matilda]] winking to the crowd]]
The ceremony at the [[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre|QEII Stadium]] was held on a fine but extremely windy day. The wind was so strong that skydivers who were going to descend into the stadium were cancelled.<ref name="cgc" /> Instead they made an entrance at the closing ceremony.

===Closing ceremony===
[[File:Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Closing Ceremony of the XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane.jpg|thumb|Her Majesty The Queen at the Closing Ceremony of the Games|left]]
[[Elizabeth II]] closed the Games during a colourful ceremony, which included parachute jumpers (who had originally been also intended as part of the Opening Ceremony display) jumping and landing in a special target area within the stadium and red, white and blue balloons. Matilda the Kangaroo also winked at the Queen. Following the closing of the Games, the Queen and the Duke left the stand to be driven from the stadium. However, nobody wanted the Games to end and the Australian team formed a 'guard of honour' and ran beside and behind the car in which Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were travelling, as it circled the stadium several times before finally leaving.<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-11-11 |title=Could the Gold Coast ever beat Brisbane's Games? |url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/could-the-gold-coast-ever-beat-brisbanes-games-20111110-1n9f6.html |access-date=2016-08-28 |website=Brisbanetimes.com.au}}</ref> Team members from other countries also joined in running after the royal car.

== Highlights ==

===Day 1 (1 October)===
The first event of the Games was {{convert|100|km|mi}} Road Trial in cycling. [[England]] won the [[Gold Medal]] in the event, and Australia won the [[Silver Medal]]—coming second to England by only six seconds.

Other sports which were contested on the first day of competition included swimming and diving, weightlifting, shooting and bowls.

===Day 2 (2 October)===
Sports contested included swimming, diving, weightlifting, shooting, cycling, bowls and archery.

The day was marred by both [[Australia]] and [[Canada]] being disqualified in the 4 × 100 metres relay in swimming, both problems occurring during change-overs. The medals awarded for this race went to [[England]], [[Scotland]] and New Zealand.

===Day 4 (4 October)===
Sports contested included swimming, diving, cycling, athletics, archery, hammer throwing and shooting.

The day was marred when Canada was again disqualified, this time in the 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay. Canada protested against the winners, Australia, as well as against their own disqualification.

== Aboriginal movement protests ==
The Brisbane Commonwealth Games were also noted by large-scale protests by the [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]] rights movement in Australia, which brought to the centre of international media attention the lack of [[Indigenous land rights in Australia]], poor living condition and suppression of personal and political rights in Queensland in particular, and in Australia as a whole.<ref>Spencer Reiss with Carl Robinson, "Aborigines Vs. Queensland", Newsweek: International Edition, 11 October 1982, p. 13</ref> One of the targets of the protests was Queensland's ''[[Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897#Amendments and repeal|Aborigines Act 1971]]'',<ref name=yt>{{youTube|28xFU5wHdrQ|Gary Foley -Aboriginal activist 1982}}</ref> which restricted and controlled the lives of Aboriginal people in Queensland.<ref>{{cite web | title=Community history | website=[[State Library Of Queensland]] | url=https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/research-collections/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people/community-history | access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>

There were large marches on 26 September (2,000 people), 20 September (1000), and a sit-in of 104 people on 4 October. Also on that day, around 20 spectators held [[Aboriginal flag]]s in the stadium during the entire program. On 7 October, about 500 people attended another protest, and 400 police arrested 260 people, including then Governor-General's daughter, Ann Stephen.<ref name=deadly>{{cite web | title=Commonwealth Games protested | website=Deadly Story | date=28 February 2018 | url=https://www.deadlystory.com/page/culture/history/Commonwealth_Games_protested/ | access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> The protests were all peaceful, but police came out in force and blocked roads, making arrests under Queensland's ''Traffic Act''.<ref name=newsvid>{{cite web| url=https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/aboriginal-protests-1982-games| format= video| author=[[Network Ten]] News| via= [[NFSA]]|date=October 1982| title=Aboriginal protests at the 1982 Games }}</ref>

Activists taking part in the protests included [[Gary Foley]]<ref name=yt/> and Bob Weatherall (both leaders of the protest); [[Billy Craigie]];<ref name=newsvid/>  [[Lyall Munro Jnr]];<ref name=am>{{cite web | title=Lyall Munro | website=[[Australian Museum]] | url=https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/lyall-munro/ | date=7 December 2021 |first=Laura| last=McBride| access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref> [[Ross Watson (activist)|Ross Watson]];<ref name="deadly"/> Wayne Wharton;<ref name=stolenwealth>{{cite web | last=Latimore | first=Jack | title='The fight never left': Stolenwealth Games protesters draw on long tradition | website= [[The Guardian]] | date=8 April 2018 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/apr/09/the-fight-never-left-stolenwealth-games-protesters-draw-on-long-tradition | access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> and Selwyn Johnson and his family. Selwyn's brother Hedley Johnson was a musician, of the Brisbane group [[Mop and the Dropouts (Australian Band)|Mop and the Dropouts]]. Their song, "Brisbane Blacks", written by Mop Conlon, became a kind of [[anthem]] for the protests.<ref name=gr2019>{{cite web | last=Forde | first=Susan | title=Pulling down fences | website=[[Griffith Review]] | date=22 October 2019 | url=https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/pulling-down-fences-oral-history-lyall-munro-jr/ | access-date=21 November 2022| quote= Saturday, 12 August 2016, Moree, New South Wales.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Mop & The Dropouts' 1982 anthem 'Brisbane Blacks' gave permanence to protest - Double J | website=Double J | date=2 June 2021 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/mop-and-the-dropouts-brisbane-blacks-songs-of-reconciliation/13361712 | access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Brisbane Blacks | website=Workers BushTelegraph | date=3 October 2022 | first=Ian| last=Curr| url=https://workersbushtelegraph.com.au/2022/10/03/brisbane-blacks/ | access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>

Bob Weatherall, a [[Kamilaroi]] elder, is a lifelong activist,<ref>{{cite web | title=Yarnin' Time with Uncle Bob Weatherall | website=[[State Library Of Queensland]] | date=13 November 2012 | url=https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/yarnin-time-uncle-bob-weatherall | access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> a researcher in Aboriginal history,<ref>{{cite web | title="We've got to bring them home … to journey into the spirit world": Bob Weatherall and his lifelong struggle for the rights of the dead | website=ABC Religion & Ethics | date=6 July 2022 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/religion/heidi-norman-bob-weatherall-weve-got-to-bring-them-home/13962068 | access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> and musical collaborator with Brisbane band [[Halfway (band)|Halfway]]<ref>{{cite web | last=Comisari | first=Jerome | title=Bob Weatherall has a restless dream | website=[[ABC Radio National]] | date=25 September 2021 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/awaye/bob-weatherall-has-a-restless-dream/13556402 | access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>

The protests, which were followed by large-scale arrests, are a significant event in the history of the Australian Aboriginal rights movement.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Foley|first1=Gary|title=A Short History of the Australian Indigenous Resistance 1950–1990 |url=http://www.kooriweb.org/foley/resources/pdfs/pdf_files.html|website=[[Kooriweb]]| author-link=Gary Foley|access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Commonwealth Games (12th: 1982: Brisbane) - Event | website=[[The Australian Women's Register]] | date=27 August 2002| first=Clare| last=Land | url=https://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0087b.htm | access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Great Moments in Indigenous History | first=Gary| last= Foley| author-link= Gary Foley| website= [[Kooriweb]] | url=http://www.kooriweb.org/foley/great/grt12v.html| format=photo | access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> When the Commonwealth Games returned to Australia in [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 at the Gold Coast]], it drew a series of peaceful protests.<ref name=deadly/><ref name=stolenwealth/>

The classic Australian film [https://www.creativespirits.info/resources/movies/we-fight-guniwaya-ngigu "Guniwaya Ngigu (We Fight)]" documents the Aboriginal protest movement during the Commonwealth Games, and was directed by Madeline McGrady and [[Tracey Moffatt]], and produced by [[Maureen Watson]], [[Tiga Bayles]] and Madeline McGrady.

== Legacy ==
In 2009 as part of the [[Q150]] celebrations, the 1982 Commonwealth Games were announced as one of the [[Q150 Icons]] of Queensland for its role as a "Defining Moment".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301|title=PREMIER UNVEILS QUEENSLAND'S 150 ICONS|last=Bligh|first=Anna|author-link=Anna Bligh|date=10 June 2009|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524033717/http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301|archive-date=24 May 2017|access-date=24 May 2017}}</ref> Brisbane also [[Brisbane bid for the 1992 Summer Olympics|bid]] for the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] but lost to [[Barcelona]]. [[Queensland]] [[Premier of Queensland|Premier]] [[Annastacia Palaszczuk]] announced on 9 December 2019 that the state will make an official bid for the [[2032 Summer Olympics]] and [[2032 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]] featuring venues across Brisbane, [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] and [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|Sunshine Coast]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/olympics/queensland-in-race-for-2032-olympics-after-state-government-confirms-bid-c-595962|title=Queensland government says 'yes' to bidding for 2032 Olympics|date=2019-12-09|website=7NEWS.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-sports/queensland-2032-olympic-games-bid-explained/news-story/f13a9c1aef043e46d8590e0c002f7982|title=Australia's giant Olympic risk explained|date=2019-12-10|website=NewsComAu|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> In 2021, the city won the bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IOC elects Brisbane 2032 as Olympic and Paralympic host |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-elects-brisbane-2032-as-olympic-and-paralympic-host |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>

==Medals by country==
This is the full table of the '''medal count''' of the '''1982 Commonwealth Games'''. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the [[IOC]], [[IAAF]] and [[BBC]].

{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = AUS
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_AUS = 39 | silver_AUS = 39 | bronze_AUS = 29 | host_AUS = yes 
 | gold_ENG = 38 | silver_ENG = 38 | bronze_ENG = 32
 | gold_CAN = 26 | silver_CAN = 23 | bronze_CAN = 33
 | gold_SCO = 8 | silver_SCO = 6 | bronze_SCO = 12
 | gold_NZL = 5 | silver_NZL = 8 | bronze_NZL = 13
 | gold_IND = 5 | silver_IND = 8 | bronze_IND = 3
 | gold_NGR = 5 | silver_NGR = 0 | bronze_NGR = 8
 | gold_WAL = 4 | silver_WAL = 4 | bronze_WAL = 1
 | gold_KEN = 4 | silver_KEN = 2 | bronze_KEN = 4
 | gold_BAH = 2 | silver_BAH = 2 | bronze_BAH = 2
 | gold_JAM = 2 | silver_JAM = 1 | bronze_JAM = 1
 | gold_TAN = 1 | silver_TAN = 2 | bronze_TAN = 2
 | gold_MAS = 1 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 1
 | gold_HKG = 1 | silver_HKG = 0 | bronze_HKG = 1 | name_HKG = {{flagteam|HKG|1959}}
 | gold_FIJ = 1 | silver_FIJ = 0 | bronze_FIJ = 0
 | gold_ZIM = 1 | silver_ZIM = 0 | bronze_ZIM = 0
 | gold_NIR = 0 | silver_NIR = 3 | bronze_NIR = 3
 | gold_UGA = 0 | silver_UGA = 3 | bronze_UGA = 0
 | gold_ZAM = 0 | silver_ZAM = 1 | bronze_ZAM = 5
 | gold_GUE = 0 | silver_GUE = 1 | bronze_GUE = 1
 | gold_BER = 0 | silver_BER = 0 | bronze_BER = 1
 | gold_SIN = 0 | silver_SIN = 0 | bronze_SIN = 1
 | gold_SWZ = 0 | silver_SWZ = 0 | bronze_SWZ = 1
}}

==Medals by event==

===Aquatics===
{{Main|Aquatics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}

===Archery===
{{Main|Archery at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}

===Athletics===
{{Main|Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}

===Badminton===
{{Main|Badminton at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}

===Bowls===
{{Main|Lawn Bowls at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}

===Boxing===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Event'''
||
|! style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''Gold'''
|! style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|'''Silver'''
|! style="text-align:center; background:#a67d3d;"|'''Bronze'''
|-
| rowspan=2 |Light Flyweight|| rowspan=2 |Men|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Abraham Wachire]]|KEN}}|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[John Lyon (boxer)|John Lyon]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Lucky Siame]]|ZAM}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Leonard Makhanya]]|SWZ}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Flyweight|| rowspan=2 |Men|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Michael Mutua]]|KEN}}|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Joe Kelly (boxer)|Joseph Kelly]]|SCO}}||{{flagathlete|[[Grant Richards (boxer)|Grant Richards]]|AUS}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Albert Musankabala]]|ZAM}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Bantamweight|| rowspan=2 |Men|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Joe Orewa]]|NGR}}|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Roy Webb (boxer)|Roy Webb]]|NIR}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ray Gilbody]]|ENG}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Richard Reilly]]|AUS}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Featherweight|| rowspan=2 |Men|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Peter Konyegwachie]]|NGR}}|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Peter Hanlon (boxer)|Peter Hanlon]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Rodney Harberger]]|AUS}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Winfred Kabunda]]|ZAM}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Lightweight|| rowspan=2 |Men|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Hussein Khalili (boxer)|Hussein Khalili]]|KEN}}|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[James McDonnell (boxer)|James McDonnell]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Brian Tink]]|AUS}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Steve Larrimore]]|BAH}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Light Welterweight|| rowspan=2 |Men|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Christopher Ossai]]|NGR}}|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Charles Owiso]]|KEN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Clyde McIntosh]]|ENG}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[David Chibuye]]|ZAM}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Welterweight|| rowspan=2 |Men|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Chris Pyatt]]|ENG}}|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Laston Mukobe]]|ZAM}}||{{flagathlete|[[Charles Nwokolo]]|NGR}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Chenanda Machaiah]]|IND}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Light Middleweight|| rowspan=2 |Men|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Shawn O'Sullivan]]|CAN}}|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Nick Croombes]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Roland Omoruyi]]|NGR}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Corr]]|NIR}}
|-<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/boxing.htm |title=Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing |website=Gbrathletics.com |access-date=2016-08-28}}</ref>
| rowspan=2 |Middleweight|| rowspan=2 |Men|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Jimmy Price]]|ENG}}|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Douglas Sam]]|AUS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Jeremiah Okoroduddu]]|NGR}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Kevin McDermott (boxer)|Kevin McDermott]]|CAN}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Light Heavyweight|| rowspan=2 |Men|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Fine Sani]]|FIJ}}|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Jonathan Kirisa]]|UGA}}||{{flagathlete|[[Kevin Barry (boxer)|Kevin Barry]]|NZL}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Joseph Poto]]|ZAM}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Heavyweight|| rowspan=2 |Men|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Willie DeWit]]|CAN}}|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Harold Hylton]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[William Isangura]]|TAN}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Mohammed Abdallah]]|KEN}}
|}

===Cycling===
{{Main|Cycling at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}

===Diving===
{{Main|Aquatics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}

===Shooting===

'''Pistol'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Event'''
||
|!  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" colspan="2"|'''Gold'''
|!  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" colspan="2"|'''Silver'''
|!  style="text-align:center; background:#a67d3d;" colspan="2"|'''Bronze'''
|-
|50m Free Pistol||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Tom Guinn]]|CAN}}||553||{{flagathlete|[[Geoffrey Robinson (sport shooter)|Geoffrey Robinson]]|ENG}}||543||{{flagathlete|[[Phil Adams (sport shooter)|Phil Adams]]|AUS}}||540
|-
|50m Free Pistol – Pairs||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Phil Adams (sport shooter)|Phil Adams]] & [[John Tremelling]]|AUS}}||1077||{{flagathlete|[[Barrie Wickins]] & [[Rex Hamilton]]|NZL}}||1075||{{flagathlete|[[Geoffrey Robinson (sport shooter)|Geoffrey Robinson]] & [[Frank Wyatt (sport shooter)|Frank Wyatt]]|ENG}}||1074
|-
|25m Centre-Fire Pistol||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[John Cooke (sport shooter)|John Cooke]]|ENG}}||580||{{flagathlete|[[James Cairns (sport shooter)|James Cairns]]|SCO}}||579||{{flagathlete|[[Noel Ryan (sport shooter)|Noel Ryan]]|AUS}}||577
|-
|25m Centre-Fire Pistol – Pairs||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Noel Ryan (sport shooter)|Noel Ryan]] & [[Alexander Taransky]]|AUS}}||1151||{{flagathlete|[[Mohinder Lal (sport shooter)|Mohinder Lal]] & [[Ashok Pandit]]|IND}}||1138||{{flagathlete|[[John Cooke (sport shooter)|John Cooke]] & [[John Gough (sport shooter)|John Gough]]|ENG}}||1131
|-
|25m Rapid-Fire Pistol||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Lee Kui Nang]]|HKG|colonial}}||583||{{flagathlete|[[Jim Timmerman]]|CAN}}||583||{{flagathlete|[[John Cooke (sport shooter)|John Cooke]]|ENG}}||582
|-
|25m Rapid-Fire Pistol – Pairs||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Peter Heuke]] & [[Alexander Taransky]]|AUS}}||1160||{{flagathlete|[[James Cairns (sport shooter)|James Cairns]] & [[Hugh Hunter]]|SCO}}||1152||{{flagathlete|[[Sharad Chauran]] & [[Ramakrishnan Vijay]]|IND}}||1151
|-
|10m Air Pistol||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[George Darling (sport shooter)|George Darling]]|ENG}}||576||{{flagathlete|[[Phil Adams (sport shooter)|Phil Adams]]|AUS}}||573||{{flagathlete|[[Tom Guinn]]|CAN}}||571
|-
|10m Air Pistol – Pairs||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Phil Adams (sport shooter)|Phil Adams]] & [[Gregory Colbert (sport shooter)|Gregory Colber]]|AUS}}||1128||{{flagathlete|[[Geoffrey Robinson (sport shooter)|Geoffrey Robinson]] & [[George Darling (sport shooter)|George Darling]]|ENG}}||1126||{{flagathlete|[[Jim Timmerman]] & [[Tom Guinn]]|CAN}}||1125
|}

'''Rifle'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Event'''
||
|!  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" colspan="2"|'''Gold'''
|!  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" colspan="2"|'''Silver'''
|!  style="text-align:center; background:#a67d3d;" colspan="2"|'''Bronze'''
|-
|50m Rifle Prone||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Alan Smith (sport shooter)|Alan Smith]]|AUS}}||1184||{{flagathlete|[[Malcolm Cooper]]|ENG}}||1184||{{flagathlete|[[Bill Watkins (sport shooter)|Bill Watkins]]|WAL}}||1177
|-
|50m Rifle Prone – Pairs||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Malcolm Cooper]] & [[Michael Sullivan (sport shooter)|Mike Sullivan]]|ENG}}||1187||{{flagathlete|[[Colin Harris (sport shooter)|Colin Harris]] & [[Bill Watkins (sport shooter)|Bill Watkins]]|WAL}}||1183||{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Vamplew]] & [[Ernest Sopsich]]|CAN}}||1180
|-
|50m Rifle Three Positions||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Alister Allan]]|SCO}}||1146||{{flagathlete|[[Malcolm Cooper]]|ENG}}||1145||{{flagathlete|[[Guy Lorion]]|CAN}}||1144
|-
|50m Rifle Three Positions – Pairs||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Malcolm Cooper]] & [[Barry Dagger]]|ENG}}||2301||{{flagathlete|[[Guy Lorion]] & [[Jean-François Sénécal]]|CAN}}||2279||{{flagathlete|[[Alister Allan]] & [[Bill MacNeill]]|SCO}}||2277
|-
|Full Bore Rifle||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Arthur Clarke (sport shooter)|Arthur Clarke]]|SCO}}||387||{{flagathlete|[[John Vivian, 4th Baron Swansea|Lord John Swansea]]|WAL}}||385||{{flagathlete|[[Charles Trotter]]|GGY}}||384
|-
|Full Bore Rifle – Pairs||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Keith Affleck]] & [[Geoffrey Ayling]]|AUS}}||572||{{flagathlete|[[John Bloomfield (sport shooter)|John Bloomfield]] & [[Dick Rosling]]|ENG}}||570||{{flagathlete|[[David Calvert (sport shooter)|David Calvert]] & [[Hazel Mackintosh]]|NIR}}||563
|-
|10m Air Rifle||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Jean-François Sénécal]]|CAN}}||574||{{flagathlete|[[Matthew Guille]]|GGY}}||572||{{flagathlete|[[Malcolm Cooper]]|ENG}}||570
|-
|10m Air Rifle – Pairs||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Alister Allan]] & [[Bill MacNeill]]|SCO}}||1137||{{flagathlete|[[Malcolm Cooper]] & [[Barry Dagger]]|ENG}}||1126||{{flagathlete|[[Norbert Jahn]] & [[Anton Wurfel]]|AUS}}||1123
|}

'''Shotgun'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Event'''
||
|!  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" colspan="2"|'''Gold'''
|!  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" colspan="2"|'''Silver'''
|!  style="text-align:center; background:#a67d3d;" colspan="2"|'''Bronze'''
|-
|Trap||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Peter Boden]]|ENG}}||191||{{flagathlete|[[Terry Rumbel]]|AUS}}||190||{{flagathlete|[[Peter Croft (sport shooter)|Peter Croft]]|ENG}}||190
|-
|Trap – Pairs||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Jim Ellis (sport shooter)|Jim Ellis]] & [[Terry Rumbel]]|AUS}}||190||{{flagathlete|[[Peter Croft (sport shooter)|Peter Croft]] & [[Peter Boden]]|ENG}}||186||{{flagathlete|[[James Young (sport shooter)|James Young]] & [[Martin Girvan (sport shooter)|Martin Girvan]]|SCO}}||183
|-
|Skeet||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[John Woolley (sport shooter)|John Woolley]]|NZL}}||197||{{flagathlete|[[Ian Hale]]|AUS}}||196||{{flagathlete|[[Wally Sykes (sport shooter)|Wally Sykes]]|ENG}}||195
|-
|Skeet – Pairs||Men/Open||{{flagathlete|[[Brian Gabriel]] & [[Fred Altmann]]|CAN}}||191||{{flagathlete|[[Jim Sheffield]] & [[Wally Sykes (sport shooter)|Wally Sykes]]|ENG}}||190||{{flagathlete|[[Alex Crikis]] & [[Ian Hale]]|AUS}}||190
|}

===Swimming===
{{Main|Aquatics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games}}

===Weightlifting===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Event'''
||
|!  style="text-align:center; background:gold;" colspan="2"|'''Gold'''
|!  style="text-align:center; background:silver;" colspan="2"|'''Silver'''
|!  style="text-align:center; background:#a67d3d;" colspan="2"|'''Bronze'''
|-
|Flyweight – Overall||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Nick Voukelatos]]|AUS}}||207.5||{{flagathlete|[[Grunadan Kambiah]]|IND}}||200||{{flagathlete|[[Lawrence Tom]]|NGR}}||192.5
|-
|Bantamweight – Overall||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Geoff Laws]]|ENG}}||235||{{flagathlete|[[Bijay Kumar Satpathy]]|IND}}||227.5||{{flagathlete|[[Lorenzo Orsini]]|AUS}}||222.5
|-
|Featherweight – Overall||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Dean Willey]]|ENG}}||267.5||{{flagathlete|[[M Tamil Selvan]]|IND}}||245||{{flagathlete|[[Chua Koon Siang]]|SIN}}||242.5
|-
|Lightweight – Overall||Men||{{flagathlete|[[David Morgan (weightlifter)|David Morgan]]|WAL}}||295||{{flagathlete|[[Bill Stellios]]|AUS}}||285||{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Bassey]]|NGR}}||277.5
|-
|Middleweight – Overall||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Steve Pinsent]]|ENG}}||312.5||{{flagathlete|[[Tony Pignone]]|AUS}}||305||{{flagathlete|[[Jacques Demers (weightlifter)|Jacques Demers]]|CAN}}||302.5
|-
|Light Heavyweight – Overall||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Newton Burrowes]]|ENG}}||325||{{flagathlete|[[Guy Greavette]]|CAN}}||320||{{flagathlete|[[Cosmas Idioh]]|NGR}}||317.5
|-
|Middle Heavyweight – Overall||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Robert Kabbas]]|AUS}}||337.5||{{flagathlete|[[Peter Pinsent]]|ENG}}||335||{{flagathlete|[[Mike Sabljak]]|AUS}}||325
|-
|Sub Heavyweight – Overall||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Oliver Orok]]|NGR}}||350||{{flagathlete|[[Gary Langford]]|ENG}}||350||{{flagathlete|[[Kevin Roy (weightlifter)|Kevin Roy]]|CAN}}||340
|-
|Heavyweight – Overall||Men||{{flagathlete|[[John Burns (weightlifter)|John Burns]]|WAL}}||347.5||{{flagathlete|[[Joe Kabalan]]|AUS}}||325||{{flagathlete|[[Mario Leblanc (weightlifter)|Mario Leblanc]]|CAN}}||315
|-
|Super Heavyweight – Overall||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Dean Lukin]]|AUS}}||377.5||{{flagathlete|[[Bob Edmond]]|AUS}}||347.5||{{flagathlete|[[Bassey Ironbar]]|NGR}}||320
|}

===Wrestling===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Event'''
||
|! style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|'''Gold'''
|! style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|'''Silver'''
|! style="text-align:center; background:#a67d3d;"|'''Bronze'''
|-
|Light Flyweight||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Ram Chander Sarang]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Steve Reinsfield]]|NZL}}||{{flagathlete|[[Maldwyn Cooper]]|CAN}}
|-
|Flyweight||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Mahabir Singh]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ray Takahashi]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ken Hoyt]]|AUS}}
|-
|Bantamweight||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Brian Aspen]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ashok Kumar (wrestler, born 1959)|Ashok Kumar]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Chris Maddock]]|NZL}}
|-
|Featherweight||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Bob Robinson (wrestler)|Bob Robinson]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Cris Brown]]|AUS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Augustine Atasie]]|NGR}}
|-
|Lightweight||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Jagminder Singh]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Zsigmund Kelevitz]]|AUS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Lloyd Renken]]|CAN}}
|-
|Welterweight||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Rajinder Singh (wrestler)|Rajinder Singh]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ken Reinsfield]]|NZL}}||{{flagathlete|[[Brian Renken]]|CAN}}
|-
|Middleweight||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Chris Rinke]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Wally Koenig]]|AUS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Jai Parkash Kangar]]|IND}}
|-
|Light Heavyweight||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Clark Davis (wrestler)|Clark Davis]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Kartar Singh]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Nigel Sargeant]]|NZL}}
|-
|Heavyweight||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Richard Deschatelets]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Satpal Singh]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Murray Avery]]|AUS}}
|-
|Super Heavyweight||Men||{{flagathlete|[[Wyatt Wishart]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Rajinder Singh (freestyle +100 kg wrestler)|Rajinder Singh]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Albert Patrick (wrestler)|Albert Patrick]]|SCO}}
|}

==See also==
* [[World Expo 88]], another international event held in Brisbane in the 1980s
* Commonwealth Games celebrated in Australia
** [[1938 British Empire Games|1938 Commonwealth Games]] – Sydney
** [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1962 Commonwealth Games]] – Perth
** [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] – Melbourne
** [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] – Gold Coast
* Commonwealth Youth Games celebrated in Australia
** [[2004 Commonwealth Youth Games]] – Bendigo
* Olympic Games celebrated in Australia
** [[1956 Summer Olympics]] – Melbourne
** [[2000 Summer Olympics]] – Sydney
** [[2032 Summer Olympics]] – Brisbane 
* Paralympic Games celebrated in Australia
** [[2000 Summer Paralympics]] – Sydney
** [[2032 Summer Paralympics]] – Brisbane

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Other sources==
* "''XII Commonwealth Games – The Official Pictorial History''" —Channel 9 "Today Tonight", O & B Holdings Pty. Ltd., (1982)

==External links==
* [https://www.commonwealthsport.com/commonwealth-games/brisbane-1982 "Brisbane 1982"]. ''Commonwealthsport.com''. Commonwealth Sport.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070917163227/http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/Templates/Games_PastGames_1982.htm 1982 Commonwealth Games] – Australian Commonwealth Games Association official website
* [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/tqqf2h/alma99183572119502061 The whole world is watching]- documentary on the Aboriginal Movement protests at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. [[State Library of Queensland]]
* [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/1dejkfd/alma99183784791302061 People forming map of Australia Photographs] - State Library of Queensland
* [https://collections.slq.qld.gov.au/viewer/143318436 John Leslie Protest Photographs of 1982 Commonwealth Games] - State Library of Queensland
* [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/dls06p/alma9914715444702061 National black unity: rally & march: support land rights booklet] - State Library of Queensland

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