Law firm was engaged well before cabinet decision to cancel 2026 event, but Jacinta Allan says it came amid rising cost estimates
Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast
The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has confirmed that the state government hired lawyers weeks before the public was told that it was cancelling the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
But she has denied that the law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler’s sole role was to terminate the multimillion-dollar contract.
About Author
More Stories
Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020
Chinese EV maker BYD says fast-charging system could be as quick as filling up a tank
Daycare worker sentenced to two years for sexual touching of a child in Sydney’s northern beaches