New blow for Commonwealth Games as Malaysia rejects offer to host in 2026

New blow for Commonwealth Games as Malaysia rejects offer to host in 2026

It’s another major setback for the global sporting event after Victoria last year sensationally scrapped its hosting plan and put the Games’ entire future in doubt.

  • byDanial Azhar andLachlan Abbott

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When the public service trembles,we all pay – this time,$600m

When the public service trembles,we all pay – this time,$600m

Global humiliation and the hundreds of millions of dollars wasted on the Commonwealth Games were preventable if the public service had given frank and full advice.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
‘Waste of taxpayer money’:How the Commonwealth Games was won – and lost

‘Waste of taxpayer money’:How the Commonwealth Games was won – and lost

Bureaucrats gave the government the green light to host the Games despite significant and unresolved concerns and a business case that overstated the benefits,the auditor-general has found.

  • byRachel Eddie andKieran Rooney
Sanity prevails in Brisbane’s Olympics stadium decision
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Sanity prevails in Brisbane’s Olympics stadium decision

Hate to say I told you so,but the scaled-down Games plan for Queensland’s stadiums was the only decision that could be made.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Rabbitohs are reeling,now for the recriminations

Rabbitohs are reeling,now for the recriminations

South Sydney have one win to crow about since the middle of last year - that’s a long time footy fans.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Frank but fearful:Senior bureaucrats scared of repercussions for talking to ombudsman

Frank but fearful:Senior bureaucrats scared of repercussions for talking to ombudsman

Ombudsman Deborah Glass recommended premiers be banned from selecting senior bureaucrats under a bold plan to restore the independence of the public service.

  • byAnnika Smethurst,Broede Carmody andKieran Rooney
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Andrews gave direction not to inform Games minister,inquiry hears

Andrews gave direction not to inform Games minister,inquiry hears

“This,I think,has been the only time I’ve had a conversation like the one that I had,” Department of Jobs secretary Tim Ada said.

  • byRachel Eddie
Gold Coast scraps bid to host troubled 2026 Commonwealth Games

Gold Coast scraps bid to host troubled 2026 Commonwealth Games

The Gold Coast has cancelled its $700 million bid to host the 2026/27 Commonwealth Games,after the Victorian government pulled out in July.

  • bySuzanne Simonot
‘I just wanted to be a normal girl’:Why Bendere Oboya retired at 22

‘I just wanted to be a normal girl’:Why Bendere Oboya retired at 22

At 17 she ran for Australia at the Commonwealth Games. Bendere Oboya was prematurely dubbed “the next Cathy Freeman”. At 22 she was retired.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Athletics Australia says Andrews’ unapologetic manner made Games decision worse

Athletics Australia says Andrews’ unapologetic manner made Games decision worse

Daniel Andrews’ unapologetic “easy decision” to scrap the 2026 Commonwealth Games made the pain of the devastating decision even worse,AA said.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Department secretary told not to tell his minister about Commonwealth Games fiasco

Department secretary told not to tell his minister about Commonwealth Games fiasco

Department secretary Tim Ada said he didn’t inform minister Harriet Shing that lawyers had been called in because Victoria’s top public servant Jeremi Moule instructed him not to.

  • byRachel Eddie andKieran Rooney