Commentary The decision by the Victorian Labor government to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a major blow to the regional communities—promised world-class sporting events and infrastructure—and an assault on the reputation of the state; indeed the nation. The Games had been scheduled to showcase regional Victoria, with major events in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Shepparton,…

Victoria remains confident funding will come to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games despite being snubbed in the federal budget. Treasurer Jim Chalmers instead announced $3.4 billion (US$2.3 billion) across ten years for the 2032 Olympic Games in Queensland, supporting venue infrastructure including $2.5 billion to develop Brisbane Arena. To be shared across a number of…

Canadians have mixed feelings about hosting future international sporting events, with many seeing value in such events, and others viewing world competitions like the Olympics to be “corrupt” and “too expensive,” says a Heritage Department internal report. “There is no clear consensus among respondents who believe large scale international sporting events will be fairly or…

The Victorian Labor Government has confirmed that the 2026 Commonwealth Games will be held in regional Victoria in March 2026. “It’s a great honour to have Victoria chosen as the host venue for the 2026 Commonwealth Games–we can’t wait to welcome the world to all of our state,” the state premier, Daniel Andrews said. “The Commonwealth…

The Victoria Labor Government has signed an “exclusive negotiation agreement” with the Commonwealth Games Federation and Commonwealth Games Australia to bring the 2026 Commonwealth Games to the state. At the press conference on Feb. 16, the state Premier Daniel Andrews announced the news, saying that whilst the government has not started bidding yet, they will…