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Victoria pulls out of 2026 Commonwealth Games citing cost blow-outs, leaving organisers scrambling to keep event afloat. Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews refused to spend $7B on the multi-sport event, instead announcing a $2B support package for regional Victoria. Commonwealth Games Federation blasted the move as "hugely disappointing" and is now…

The 2026 Commonwealth Games were set to be held in regional Victoria.

Another three horses have been reported dead after authorities launched an investigation into a spate of mystery illnesses and sudden horse deaths in Victoria.

The original budget for the games was estimated to be around 2.6 billion dollars (£1.3 billion) but ballooned out to nearly triple that.

Commonwealth Games Federation says the state government’s decision was ‘hugely disappointing’

The 2026 Commonwealth Games slated for regional Victoria will not go ahead after the state government pulled support, saying hosting them will cost too much.

Horses at five properties, all at least 30km apart, have died within 48 hours of the rapid onset of a severe, unspecified illness

The Murray Darling Basin Plan is an historic deal between state and federal governments to save Australia’s most important river system. The A$13 billion plan, inked over a decade ago, was supposed to rein in the water extracted by farmers and communities, and make sure the environment got the water…

Proposed mandatory closing times will still allow 361 venues to remain open after 2am, data suggests