‘Massive humiliation’: Victoria’s 2026 Commonwealth Games cancelled

3 years ago by aquarisces to c/australia

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.

mupAus 51 points 3 years ago

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.

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LemmyIn 17 points 3 years ago

Value for money should always be in the conversation. Feels like a lot of policy gets held hostage by a sunk cost / we already announced it trap.

If you never cancel anything it sends the wrong message to under quote and jack up the price later.

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Whirlybird 14 points 3 years ago

Absolutely.

What I want to know though is how the costs blew out from $2.7bil to $6bil-7bil? I know they were only announced as having the games last year, but do we know when they would have done the proposal and budget? That's an absolutely massive difference.

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almightyolive 14 points 3 years ago

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DogMuffins 8 points 3 years ago

I've seen construction quotes that have doubled in the last 2 years.

The construction sector has gone spastic in the last couple of years and contracts with hard completion dates are a license for trades to print money.

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Whirlybird 3 points 3 years ago

Yeah I got a few quotes to get a 2.5 bay shed made and installed 2 years ago….. almost $50k lol. From a local company that had made ones for my friends and family for less than half that a few years earlier. Blamed the price of steel.

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Nonameuser678 10 points 3 years ago

I honestly wish Brisbane would do the same with the Olympics.

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Griffchang -3 points 3 years ago

We need Olympic to make sure harmonious. In 9 years Brisbane will be Brazil with 50% of population mulattos from HK.

Why oppose that?

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Getawombatupya 5 points 3 years ago

I reckon we should be using bigger numbers.

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.

Yeah, good call to axe it

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Designate6361 28 points 3 years ago

I dunno how Dan puts pants on anymore, the dudes balls must be massive by now. Making unpopular politcal choices cause it makes sense.

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Dalek_Thal 23 points 3 years ago

So sick of the media calling decisions like this "humiliating". It's not humiliating, it's damn good sense and a great result for everyone.

We need a damn royal commission, the media is beyond cooked

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shermozle 14 points 3 years ago

If the Empire wants an Empire Games, perhaps they could flog some of the Empire Loot to fund the fucking thing.

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hitmyspot 2 points 3 years ago

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.

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CurlyWurlies4All 13 points 3 years ago

Stoked to see. Fuck the games. They ruin economies.

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