Daniel Andrews says $380m Commonwealth Games compensation ‘the best outcome Victoria could get’

The Victorian premier last month announced Victoria would not host the games after a forecast cost blowout

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The Victorian government has agreed to pay Commonwealth Games bodies $380m in compensation after cancelling the 2026 event, in what the premier, Daniel Andrews, is claiming as “the best outcome” the state could get.

Andrews 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.

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