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Victoria to axe Commonwealth Games plans due to financial concerns (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 year ago by MortyMcFry@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Hellebert 1 points 1 year ago

Worth noting that they only looked at it because nobody else would host it for the same reasons they're dropping it now. Once fully costed figures were in it didn't make sense.

The Commonwealth Games themselves need to rethink their entire approach if they want to continue to exist entirely.