State government had estimated the Games would cost $2.6bn to host across five regional sites
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Daniel Andrews has cancelled Victoria’s Commonwealth Games, saying he is not prepared to spend as much as $7bn on “a 12-day sporting event”.
On Tuesday morning the premier announced the cancellation, saying the cost had blown out and he would instead be redirecting money to housing and sporting infrastructure in the state.
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