Here are the headlines of the major newspapers serving Australia.
THe Andrews decision to renege on the Commonwealth Games contract has angered the whole Australian community with particular vitriol from athletes and regional communities.
Andrews has irreparabl;y damaged Victoria's reputation and confirmed his slot as Australia's worst, most cynical politician who is completely untrustyworthy.
Headlines:
The Age:
Congratulations on killing the Commonwealth Games, now axe the Rail Loop
In a Normal Government Someone Would Resign Over Such a Colossal Embarrassment
The 2am phone call that sank a Games like no other
RIP Commonwealth Games: In Loving memory
Someone has made a real mess of this: Hume says Games debacle proof Victoria can’t handle projects
Are you sure?: The friendly ‘meet and greet’ in Westminster that turned into a nightmare
Games U-turn damages Victoria’s reputation
The Australian
Games Canceller Dan Andrews’ False Start
The Very Epitome of Sovereign Risk
Former Champions Condemn ‘Slap in The Face’ From Andrews
Oh Dear! We’ll All Pay for Victoria’s Comm Games Disaster
Policy Dog Comes Back To Bite Daniel Andrews
Victoria Just Killed The Commonwealth Games
Andrews Cancels Victoria’s Standing as a Sensible State
Pesutto Is Right To Say That Dropping The Games is a Humiliation
Value of Games Lost Behind Dark Cloud of Political Grandstanding
Herald Sun:
How Dan Killed off The Comm Games
Gross Exaggeration: Comm Games Boss Blasts Cost Claim
‘Beggars Belief’: Sporting Bodies Turn On Vic Govt
Global Embarrassment: Dan made us a Laughing Stock
Games Shame
Premier: Let The Games Be Gone
Decision A Blow To Our Future Aths Stars
Inspiration Runs on Empty
Don’t Dream It’s Over
Effort All For Nothing
Business Left Counting The Cost
Your $2bn Bribe can’t Solve This
Labor MP’s Fear Andrews Has Dropped The Baton
Easy Decision Hard Truths
Games Call Confirms Our Calamitous State of Debt
Games Woes Not Good Look
The Australian Financial Review:
Absolute Shocker: Anger as Andrews Kilss Commonwealth Games
Daniel Andrews’ Commonwealth Games Folly Stupid From The Start
The Andrews Shambles Takes The Global Stage
Games Fiasco Will Leave Business Shaking Its Head At Victorian Farce
Andrews Calculated only Political Cost of Scrapping Commonwealth Games
As reported in The Times in London overnight.
The head of the Commonwealth Games has said that the federation is considering legal action against the state government of Victoria, Australia, after the shock decision to abandon hosting the 2026 Games.
Victoria’s Labor premier, Daniel Andrews, outraged international games officials and stunned athletes when he said Australia’s second most populous state could no longer afford spiralling costs of the multi-sport event, which officials said had more than doubled to as much as £3.6 billion.
