A recent investigation by auditor general Andrew Greaves into the cancellation of the Commonwealth Games in Victoria has revealed that the state government significantly overstated the cost blowouts as a justification for withdrawing from hosting the event. This misrepresentation led to the abandonment of the Games, resulting in a waste of over half a billion dollars of taxpayer money. The total cost of the cancelled event has been reported to be $589 million, highlighting a significant misuse of funds according to Greaves's findings.
Victoria’s scrapped 2026 Commonwealth Games cost $589m in ‘significant waste of taxpayer money’, auditor general says https://t.co/kusIEHFwKA
Victorian government accused of budget misrepresentation in cancelled Commonwealth Games affair. MORE: https://t.co/oPVkmDxnwU https://t.co/jRwtkGo9tY
Victoria’s auditor-general Andrew Greaves has accused the state government of misleading the public regarding the budget for the cancelled 2026 Commonwealth Games. https://t.co/az4QzunvXJ
Victoria’s scrapped 2026 Commonwealth Games cost $589m in ‘significant waste of taxpayer money’, auditor-general says https://t.co/qvIJs5FOlj
Victoria’s auditor-general has delivered a scathing assessment of the state’s handling of the scrapped Commonwealth Games, reporting the total cost of the cancelled event will be $589 million https://t.co/KXVh3bLUFH
Victoria's auditor-general reveals shocking Commonwealth Games blowout lie Government accused of budget misrepresentation in cancelled Commonwealth Games affair. https://t.co/oPVkmDxVms
A scathing report reveals Victoria “wasted” more than half a billion dollars in taxpayers’ money on the abandoned Commonwealth Games. https://t.co/0hd8RXYpQO
Victoria's Auditor General has blasted the state government for "overstating" the cost of hosting the Commonwealth Games when it spectacularly pulled out of hosting the event last year. https://t.co/OV71536o6R
#BREAKING: A damning auditor general probe into the cancelled Commonwealth Games has found the Victorian government exaggerated the cost blowout it used to justify dumping the event. https://t.co/poC16nY2vG