CompaniesSportCommonwealth GamesPrint articleAllan denies misleading parliament on Games blowoutGus McCubbingReporterUpdated Oct 10, 2023 – 6.34pm, first published at 4.25pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginPremier Jacinta Allan has denied misleading parliament when she said “tremendous progress” was being made in Victoria’s planning for the 2026 Commonwealth Games despite knowing the cost of the event would balloon by at least $2 billion.An upper house inquiry into the cancelled Games heard that Ms Allan knew as far back as April that the event would cost at least $4.5 billion, nearly double the original budget of $2.6 billion.Loading...Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCommonwealth GamesVictorian ParliamentPolitical leadershipJacinta AllanDaniel AndrewsJohn PesuttoLatest In SportFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewCan you take an extended career break and not hurt your career?46 mins agoHannah TattersallGen Z doesn’t do water cooler chat. Here’s what bosses should doHow skateboarding helps this director switch offLife & LeisureGo retro with a new Steve McQueen watch and Van Cleef’s rarest jewelsEugenie KellyHow to lift your way to a longer lifeStolen shoes and dancing at breakfast – is this the ultimate wedding?Rich ListApartment prices in record jump to $19,000 per square metreMichael BlebyCettire recruits Accent shoe chief Daniel Agostinelli to its boardWealthy silk Allan Myers puts Western District run on the market
