Commonwealth Games
Shing faces fiery questions in Games inquiry
Harriet Shing, who was the minister for Commonwealth Games legacy, said she was not informed that lawyers were engaged for advice to cancel for a week.
- by Rachel Eddie
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‘Most challenging time’: Games boss says para-athletes missing out
Para-athletes have lost a rare chance to be classified into events because the 2026 Commonwealth Games was cancelled, the local Games boss says.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Victorian Parliament
Ghosted Games: Officials asked why top bureaucrat was visiting, but got no answer
UK-based Commonwealth Games officials had asked why the Department of Premier and Cabinet secretary was visiting before Victoria cancelled the regional event.
- by Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
Opinion
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Who knew what when: The mystery of Jacinta Allan and the Commonwealth Games
In this post-truth era, and with a growing cynicism towards politicians, it’s important to remember that when a Cabinet minister speaks we are still entitled to assume they aren’t avoiding the truth.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Victorian Parliament
Jacinta Allan knew Games would cost an extra $2b four months before event axed
Then-deputy premier Jacinta Allan knew the Commonwealth Games budget had blown out massively months before she said the Games were making tremendous progress.
- by Rachel Eddie, Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
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$500m and counting: Departments confirm Victoria’s growing Games cancellation bill
Government departments have tallied their spending on the now-abandoned Commonwealth Games for a parliamentary inquiry.
- by Annika Smethurst
The town tasked with killing the Australian dream
People come here to own a home. But to survive, this country town must help shift Victorians’ big house and land obsession.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Bendigo’s booming CBD needs to change. And the only way is up
Aurlene left an Indian megalopolis to live in this regional city. Thousands of migrants are doing the same.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Editorial
Victorian Parliament
Allan’s credibility suffers early blow as tough challenges loom
The new premier’s performance this week over the cancellation of the Commonwealth Games will have raised doubts about her ability to resolve Victoria’s substantial issues.
- The Age's View
Premier says no conversations about cancelling Games until the day lawyers were called
Jacinta Allan told a committee on June 13 that the event was making “tremendous progress”, but says she wasn’t surprised when she found out on June 14 that lawyers were being called for advice on how to abandon the event.
- by Rachel Eddie
‘Tremendous progress’ on Games one day, lawyers called in the next
Premier Jacinta Allan has rejected accusations she misled parliament in June as the then minister for delivering the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- by Rachel Eddie