An inquiry into the Australian state of Victoria’s decision to cancel its planned hosting of the 2026 Commonwealth Games said it cost the state $589 million ($385 million) The price estimate that resulted in it being shelved was “overstated and not transparent” The Auditor-General’s Office said agencies failed to work together to give “frank, full and timely advice” to the government before it decided to host the games. In 2022 the Labor government led by then-Premier Daniel Andrews agreed to