The integrated resort is set to be home to several five-star hotels when completed and play a major role in housing Brisbane 2032 visitors.

Australia's Star Entertainment Group was supposed to open Queen's Wharf in December this year, but the company has postponed it until April 2024 after a review of the construction progress by owners Destination Brisbane Consortium.  

"The revised opening date follows careful consideration of current progress by our builder," said Star Group chief executive and managing director Robbie Cooke,  

"Queen’s Wharf has not been immune from the types of pressures that other major infrastructure projects across Australia have encountered.

"We are disappointed, but this transformational development for Brisbane has been eight years in the making already, and it will be well worth the wait.

"Queen’s Wharf will be a game-changer for a city that continues to attract the eyes of the world as we charge towards the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games."

Star holds 50 per cent of Destination Brisbane Consortium while 25 per cent each belongs to Hong Kong's Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far East Consortium International.

Despite the delay, Star said it received "the keys" to several establishments on level five and six of the resort.

The developers also said they are now working to place the third and final Sky Deck bridge section.

It will connect all four towers of the Queen's Wharf when completed and will feature a 250-metre rooftop of bars and restaurants.

The deck will provide a view of the Brisbane River from 100m above and has a capacity of up to 1,500 people.

In March this year, the Neville Bonner Bridge, named after Australia's first Federal Indigenous Parliamentarian, was opened.

It will serve as an important cross-river connection linking the South Bank arts precinct and the AUD$3.6 billion (£1.9 billion/$2.3 billion/€2.2 billion) Queen's Wharf.