The state government spent nearly $10 billion on 161 projects – including the Commonwealth Games dispute – using a secretive fund known as the treasurer’s advance.
Commonwealth Games Australia chief executive Craig Phillips takes a swipe at the Victorian government formerly led by Daniel Andrews.
Some of Australia’s strongest events – including rugby,cricket,hockey and cycling – have been left off the card for the slimmed-down Glasgow Games in 2026,prompting a flood of criticism.
A scaled-back version of the Games,expected to feature just 10 sports and hundreds fewer athletes,will return to Glasgow 12 years after the city last played host.
The Glasgow Commonwealth Games could receive up to $4.5 million to pay for a shortfall the Scottish and UK governments refuse to cover.
Commonwealth Games Scotland says it has an “innovative,cost-effective” proposal that would be almost entirely funded through Victoria’s compensation payout.
Volleyball Australia counts the nation’s richest person Gina Rinehart among its major backers,but a lack of government funding risks the nation having to spike another global sporting event.
The boss of Commonwealth Games Australia has again taken aim at Daniel Andrews’ “callous” decision to abandon the 2026 Games.
Labor member for South Barwon Darren Cheeseman has been asked by Jacinta Allan to resign from his role as a parliamentary secretary as a “result of allegations of persistent,inappropriate behaviour in the workplace”.
Australia’s renaissance in middle-distance running will deliver a national athletics championships in Adelaide like no other.
While other cities and states struggle with new stadiums,the MCG remains the gold standard despite having been demolished and rebuilt several times over. And there’s more renewal on the way.