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Victorian Premier backs out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth games, cites inflated costs

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Publish Date
Tue, 18 Jul 2023, 8:14pm
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Victorian Premier backs out of hosting 2026 Commonwealth games, cites inflated costs

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 18 Jul 2023, 8:14pm

The Victorian Government is under fire after pulling the pin on hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The state has withdrawn after cost estimates blew out to at least $6 billion from an initial $2.6 billion estimate.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds suspects that Daniel Andrews may have backed out to alleviate the Victorian cost-of-living crisis.

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