The Games were to be held in March 2026 in Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat, Gippsland and Shepparton, but Premier Daniel Andrews says they will be called off.
To echo my comment from the Melbourne thread. I think it's a good thing and wish more governments would call off projects as soon as they realise the cost is going to blow out.
Better to waste a small amount of money up front, than an extra $4B later.
A regional games was going to cost 2,600 million dollars. Up to 6,000 million dollars. Over a million dollars per athlete, plus all the government funding over the years to train these people.
Seems odd that the British pm is commenting and saying it is up to Australia to fix it with a referendum on a republic planned in the not too distant future. This after insulting the cricketers. Seems like he's not helping relations.