This now needs to be a case study on how to fail at a guaranteed money spinner, and fail at promoting the Commonwealth Games. There will be a huge spin on this, but the people on the Coast know the real story. They scared people so badly about traffic that they had a lot of empty stadiums, businesses that geared up for the extra business, and then had to gear down to levels below their normal levels. I was on the Gold Coast last week and could use Cruise Control on the main highway as there was no traffic, the cafe I went to was empty, whereas it is normally full. This was meant to be about the athletes, but became about the politicians and pc agendas. Well done to the athletes, but they were let down by the organisers. Beattie should not be put in charge of anything in future. He has a tendency to do the wrong thing on the basis he can seek forgiveness later.
