Premier Daniel Andrews made the shock announcement Victoria would not host the games after a forecast cost blowout
bodies $380m in compensation after cancelling the 2026 event., made the shock announcement last month that Victoria would not host the Games as planned due to concerns they would far exceed initial cost expectations., the Commonwealth Games Federation , Commonwealth Games Federation Partnerships and Commonwealth Games Australia .
Following confidential “good faith” discussions, Victoria agreed to pay the three parties a total of $380m. Appointed as mediators in the process were former New Zealand judge Kit Toogood KC and the former chief justice of the Western Australia supreme court, Wayne Martin AC KC.
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