Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is facing renewed calls by opposition leader John Pesutto to front the Parliamentary inquiry into the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The select committee will begin public hearings tomorrow but the Premier has refused to appear at the inquiry despite serving as Minister for Commonwealth Games Delivery and questions over whether she misled the public about the Games' future.
Premier Jacinta Allan is facing renewed calls to attend the inquiry into the cancelled 2026 Commonwealth Games. Picture by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images. The Games were axed over an alleged cost blow out. Picture: a render of the never-built gymnastics facility for the Games at Waurn Ponds. Supplied.
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