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Two million Australians watched the Matildas in their opening match against Ireland in the Women’s World Cup

A Victorian Morgan SMS poll, conducted July 19–20 – the two days after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced the 2026 Commonwealth Games would be cancelled – gave Labor a 53–47% lead over the Coalition, a huge 8.5-point gain for the Coalition since a May Morgan poll. The sample size was…

Victorian premier says it is possible a $5bn budget allocation was proposed earlier this year, prior to Games being cancelled

Sources say former ABC political editor may be up for dual newspaper and TV role. Plus: West Australian and 10 News First wrongly identify accused murderer

Grattan Institute analyst says ‘the supply and cost inflation can’t fully account for this massive increase in costs’

There are now very good reasons to worry about the judgment and capacity of the state government

The cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews took all stakeholders – Commonwealth Games officials, athletes, sports bodies and local government officials – by surprise.

The Victorian government says cancelling the Commonwealth Games will mean more money for regional Victoria, as it continues to defend its decision.

Victorian premier says moving 2026 event to city was cheapest hosting option, but would have cost more than $4bn

In today’s newsletter: Escalating costs mean Victoria will no longer host the competition – but can another host be found?

We routinely ignore the cost of events such as the Commonwealth Games or Formula One because of mythical benefits while fixating on the price tag of good social policy