Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-18 08:14:21 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 40B94E3DF740D256C997F0109575DF3D0D34D4F66BAF4B890D7ADA70293890A7
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Victorian Labor Premier Daniel Andrews cancelled the 2026 Commonwealth Games, terminating contracts and giving organisers just 8 hours notice of this act. The original budgeted cost of A$2.6 billion in 2022 blew out to more than A$6 billion. https://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/bombshell-announcement-leaves-26b-commonwealth-games-in-turmoil/news-story/637117c3b03c0f35a71386a23bd1a9ae https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/cancelled-2026-commonwealth-games-a-terrible-embarrassment-says-olympic-boss-john-coates/news-story/97e8d0e93773cf02dfa0c9a49e8f40d4 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/long-road-back-for-dan-after-embarrassing-games-failure/news-story/61d44bb7df6633e2131c8d8a032faf8f https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/blistering-attack-victorias-global-sport-status-in-jeopardy/news-story/dfdb14581550027e92efd0208a7e6eee https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12308807/Daniel-Andrews-cancels-2026-Commonwealth-Games-held-regional-Victoria.html https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8273547/organisers-blindsided-by-victoria-cancelling-comm-games/ https://7news.com.au/sport/commonwealth-games/commonwealth-games-aussie-boss-blasts-andrews-government-for-disappointing-decision-c-11311667 https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/bombshell-announcement-leaves-26b-commonwealth-games-in-tatters/news-story/95bcca71bfc734d740a254a6273362f6 https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/sport/premier-daniel-andrews-backflip-on-commonwealth-games-deal-labelled-a-massive-humiliation-for-victoria/news-story/4e6b7473eb5f1c1122d1e759fcdd3aa3 https://au.sports.yahoo.com/james-magnussen-rips-daniel-andrews-commonwealth-games-embarrassment-slammed-021038706.html
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