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 MagazineBishop stares down critics: ‘I turn down many more roles than I take on’Myriam RobinThis restaurant has New York buzz. You’ll never guess where it isThe watch brands courting women with dazzling designsBOSS Financial ReviewThis public servant founded a $4b company. He never wanted to be an entrepreneurSally PattenHow to deal with a difficult managerThe CEO who doesn’t look at her phone until she gets to the officeLife & LeisureWhen modern furniture meets medieval armour-makingStephen ToddFinding serenity on a new walking tour in southern ItalyA boom in hospitality hubs is shaking up how we dineRich ListDubai’s Arada rescues Roberts Co with $20m cash injection52 mins agoMichael BlebyLiberman-backed Monark buys $44m infill site in Melbourne’s northAtlassian’s AI plans fail to stop $15b value plunge
