Commonwealth Games Australia tells Senate inquiry there’s hope another state could host an event in 2027
, after it said forecast costs for hosting it blew out from an initial $2.6bn estimate to almost $7bn.
Phillips said Commonwealth Games Australia had work to do to “dismantle” the “price tag” put on the event by the Victorian government.. However, the Queensland government – along with other state premiers – has said it was not interested in hosting the event.“From the outside, this all looks like everybody’s packed their bags up and gone home,” she said.
Phillips said it was his intention to present a solution to the Commonwealth Games Federation general assembly, which is due to meet in Singapore in November. “The CGF have already indicated – they’ve done this publicly – that they are open to the games moving into 2027 to give any potential host more time, and that’s certainly something we’re looking at in terms of any state or any host city that we do talk to,” he said.
The inquiry was originally set up to assess Australia’s preparations to host the games alongside the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics.
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