WA Premier Roger Cook called the event “ruinously expensive”, while a spokesperson for SA Premier Peter Malinauskas told The Age the cost would far outweigh the economic benefits.
NSW, South Australia and Western Australia have ruled out stepping in to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games followingWA Premier Roger Cook called the event “ruinously expensive”, while a spokesperson for SA Premier Peter Malinauskas told this masthead the cost would far outweigh the economic benefits.NSW Premier Chris Minns said the cost of the event, coupled with a bulging COVID-19 debt in NSW, meant it was not a priority and ruled out bidding.
“I’ve got to be acutely aware of the mandate for which we were elected. Hospitals and schools are under immense pressure.Cook said hosting the Games would provide little return on investment. “What I want to see in Western Australia is a continued investment in our schools and our hospitals, making sure we make Western Australia a great place to live.”Cook commended Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews for making a “responsible decision on behalf of taxpayers”.
“What WA should be in position to do in the next few days is say to the Commonwealth Games committee, ‘here’s the venues we’ve got, we’re not spending $7 billion’,” he said.Zempilas proposed spending $500 million on an athletes village that could be used as social housing after the games finished.A spokesperson from the Malinauskas office provided a statement outlining the government’s position.
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