Victoria’s scrapped 2026 Commonwealth Games cost $589m in ‘significant waste of taxpayer money’, auditor general says

Report criticises government agencies for not working together and says the estimated $6.9bn cost of the event was overstated'

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The scrapped 2026 Commonwealth Games have cost Victoria more than $589m, the state's auditor general says, in a report that calls the project a waste of taxpayer money" with no discernible benefit".

The scathing report investigated the Victorian government's shock cancellation of Games last year and found the cited $6.9bn cost blowout was overstated".

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