Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games inquiry bid sparks argy-bargy over government scrutiny
The Greens are making a bid to reduce Labor’s control of parliamentary committees amid negotiations over a possible inquiry into the scrapping of the Games.
- by Rachel Eddie and Broede Carmody
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How Victoria’s three-city Commonwealth Games plan ran out of control
A previously unpublished bid document reveals an original plan to host the 2026 Games aimed to control costs by limiting events to the state’s three largest regional cities, but six cities were in play by the time the event was axed.
- by Chip Le Grand and Patrick Hatch
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Scoffing at the Commonwealth is easier when you live in a rich, white nation
Calling the Commonwealth an imperial anachronism is fashionable if you’re in a country that ultimately has nothing much to lose if it vanished. Smaller and more vulnerable nations might not be so pleased to see it disbanded.
- by Waleed Aly
Taxpayers to fund councils’ axed Commonwealth Games jobs
Victorians will pay six-figure salaries for specially appointed Commonwealth Games directors at local councils even though the Games have been cancelled.
- by Rachael Dexter
Premier must show vision and give Metro West the green light
The Metro development will never be more doable than it is today – it will only get harder and more expensive.
Anika Wells welcomes debate about costs in sport after Comm Games axing
The federal sports minister refused to say whether the Victorian government should release its calculations about the event’s cost.
- by Angus Thompson
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No great loss: Nine events better than the Commonwealth Games
Disappointed that the world’s largest school sports carnival has been cancelled? Here are nine important (and occasionally perplexing) other events to attend.
- by Ben Groundwater
No cost-benefit analysis done for $2b in legacy Games projects
Premier Daniel Andrews has said no such analysis had been done solely for the sporting facilities and social and affordable homes the government still intends to build.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Make no mistake, the Commonwealth Games fiasco will rob Australia of Olympic gold
If there is no Commonwealth Games at all in 2026, there will be a gaping hole in Australia’s Olympic preparations. This will have a significant impact on Australia’s medal count.
- by Liz Ellis
Victorian lawyers leave London without Commonwealth Games deal
Lawyers for the Victorian government have left London without striking a deal over how much compensation the state will pay for scrapping the Commonwealth Games.
- by Rachel Eddie
