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Gold Coast’s provide to host the Commonwealth Video games is ready to fall on the first hurdle, with the Albanese authorities unlikely to financially again the lifeline.
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has launched a late bid for the 2026 Video games after Victoria pulled out of internet hosting the worldwide sports activities occasion.
The potential bid was contingent on federal funding given Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk dominated out her state coming to the rescue of the Video games.
Federal cupboard minister Jason Clare poured chilly water on the transfer, saying the federal government was centered on investing within the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
“I simply assume that that is unlikely given the main focus and the funding that we’re making in Brisbane within the lead as much as 2032,” he advised Seven’s Dawn program on Friday.
Perth Mayor Basil Zempilas has made the same pitch for the Video games, however no premiers or chief ministers are interested by internet hosting duties.
The 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Video games value $1.2 billion to host and the infrastructure stays in place.
Victoria dumped internet hosting the Video games this week over a forecast value blowout of as much as $4.4 billion in simply over a 12 months because it was budgeted at $2.6b.
The South African metropolis of Durban was stripped of the 2022 occasion over an absence of progress in preparations, with the unique 2026 host Birmingham stepping in to fill the void.
The final time a Commonwealth Video games was fully cancelled was throughout World Struggle II.
– AAP