An inquiry into the Australian state of Victoria’s decision to cancel its planned hosting of the 2026 Commonwealth Games says it cost the state 589 million Australian dollars ($385 million) and the price estimate that resulted in it being shelved was “overstated and not transparent.
FILE - Premier of Australia’s Victoria state Daniel Andrews addresses the media during his daily televised press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 28, 2020. An inquiry into the Australian state of Victoria’s decision to cancel its planned hosting of the 2026 Commonwealth Games said it cost the state 589 million Australian dollars and the price estimate that resulted in it being shelved was “overstated and not transparent.
“The total cost of the games to Victorians is over $589 million,” the office said in a report. “This waste would have been avoided.” Craig Phillips, CEO of Commonwealth Games Australia, was even more critical in a statement following the release of the inquiry findings.Uber pays $178 million to end legal fight with Australian taxi driversThe report “confirms the gross exaggeration of costs detailed by the then premier when he made the decision to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games,” Phillips said.
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