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01/09/24

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Originally posted by acorn ↑

Victoria should have never gone down the Commonwealth games road .

While Labor wasted a whole bunch of money l commend them for standing up and cancelling them because of cost . And wearing the outcome .

Of course the financial penalty was huge and something that we can't afford but it did avoid wasting even more money .

Here's the positive outcome ( if there is any ) of that decision .

Goverments of all flavors are famous for wasting money on projects . Poor planning, overspending , getting ripped off by contractors etc.

The decision by the Andrews government sends a great example to all governments. We can't afford every brain fart idea . Governments need to be more accountable for these financial decisions and the Comm games cancellation of the model anyone can use to argue when a government comes up with a crazy idea in the future .

All governments need to get better value for money for our taxes . l really hope that the example of the Comm games gets used often.

As to Scotland. The article says that the rest of the costs will be borne by private investors . Given that the Andrews government was scared off by the total cost and the returns on that investment one wonders how much those " private investors " are going to charge for their investment .

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The regional Comm Games proposal was a vote buying execise at best. A cynical ploy that voters swallowed.
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