CompaniesSportCommonwealth GamesPrint articleVictoria’s Commonwealth Games legal bill balloons to $1.3mGus McCubbingReporterOct 3, 2023 – 9.41pmSaveLog 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? LoginThe Victorian government spent nearly $1.3 million on lawyers to negotiate the fallout of its shock decision to axe the Commonwealth Games, documents have revealed.Details of the legal costs were released on Tuesday through a questionnaire that was filled out by the Department of Premier and Cabinet in response to an upper house inquiry into the cancelled Games, which begins later this month.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 ParliamentDaniel AndrewsJacinta AllanJohn PesuttoPolitical leadershipLatest 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?47 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
