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The 2026 Commonwealth Games slated for regional Victoria will reportedly not go ahead.<\/p>\n

Premier Daniel Andrews and other ministers will shortly step up to a press conference when he is expected to announce the state has pulled out of hosting the sporting event, other media outlets have reported.<\/p>\n

Its understood financial constraints and cost blowouts have caused the decision.<\/p>\n

More to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Commonwealth Games slated for regional Victoria will reportedly not go ahead. Premier Daniel Andrews and other ministers will shortly step up to a press conference when he is expected to announce the state has pulled out of hosting the sporting event, other media outlets have reported. Its understood financial constraints and cost blowouts […]<\/p>\n

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