Huge Cost of Cancelling Melbourne Commonwealth Games Revealed

Published on March 20, 2024

A new report published by Victoria’s Auditor General’s Office says a lack of communication and inter-agency cooperation was behind the Victorian Government wasting hundreds of millions of dollars from withdrawing as host for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The 2026 games are currently without a host after Victoria decided to withdraw on July 18, 2023, with the decision highlighting the challenges and complexities involved in hosting large-scale sporting events in the current economic climate. Then-premier Daniel Andrews cited a cost blowout, saying the state government just could not justify the expense. “Frankly, $6 to $7 billion for a 12-day sporting event, we’re not doing that,” he said in July 2023....

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