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The real question as I see it isn't the cost but the purpose of seven trips to the same country over a relatively short period?
It brings to $517,000 the amount Mr Andrews has spent on seven trips to China since 2015.
The real question as I see it isn't the cost but the purpose of seven trips to the same country over a relatively short period?
All dictators are kleptocrats.I was surprised when my mate said the bike tracks down there were all crumbling. Roads weren't that much better. What's he spending all the money on- consultants?
Never really understood duck hunting.I couldn't believe it when I read this article, duck shooting has been banned in W.A for over 20 years, but then again Victorians are different.
Duck hunt ban will trigger mass walk out, union warns: 'It will happen'
Find out why unions are threatening to walk off the job in Victoria if the state bans duck hunting.au.news.yahoo.com
Victorian union bosses believe major infrastructure projects across the state will be “shut down” if the Andrews Labor government bans duck hunting.
Absolutely, I remember going out with Dad when I was kid and after Mum plucked the ducks they looked more like a quail than duck, then as you say they were full of pellets. Mum told Dad not to ever bring another one home.Never really understood duck hunting.
Wild Duck tastes like crap, and you have a 30% chance of breaking a tooth on one of the many pellets left in the body after cooking.
Mick
It's an outright abuse of union members' funds in my view.I couldn't believe it when I read this article, duck shooting has been banned in W.A for over 20 years, but then again Victorians are different.
There were clowns in ACT with car stickers stating "I support a dragway and I VOTE". Every election they would muscle up and throw their collective weight around.I couldn't believe it when I read this article, duck shooting has been banned in W.A for over 20 years, but then again Victorians are different.
Victorian union bosses believe major infrastructure projects across the state will be “shut down” if the Andrews Labor government bans duck hunting.
Spot on Dona, what were the car shows called? the summernats or something like that.There were clowns in ACT with car stickers stating "I support a dragway and I VOTE". Every election they would muscle up and throw their collective weight around.
Minority politics, though Vic duck hunters are of the same ilk. But, ultimately, empty rhetoric (we hope). Norm Gallagher will shut them down.
Well this tells you how much manure Victoria is in.
Commonwealth Games bodies slam Victorian government's decision to walk away from hosting duties — as it happened
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirms the state will no longer host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to cost blowouts. Look back on our coverage as it unfolded.www.abc.net.au
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will this morning announce that plans for the state to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026 will be cancelled, the ABC understands.
Multiple sources have told the ABC that the state government has decided not to go ahead with the $2 billion games, which were to be hosted across regional Victoria, because of funding issues.
Probably a bit of both.Not sure if it's because of our debt or just that it was a dumb idea.
Probably a bit of both.
‘Austerity not solution’: Victoria’s plan to grow out of record debt
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says that ‘austerity is not a solution’ as he vows to grow the state out of record debt, rather than make any cuts in Tuesday’s state budget.www.afr.com
Well this tells you how much manure Victoria is in.
Commonwealth Games bodies slam Victorian government's decision to walk away from hosting duties — as it happened
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirms the state will no longer host the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to cost blowouts. Look back on our coverage as it unfolded.www.abc.net.au
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will this morning announce that plans for the state to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026 will be cancelled, the ABC understands.
Multiple sources have told the ABC that the state government has decided not to go ahead with the $2 billion games, which were to be hosted across regional Victoria, because of funding issues.
Victoria pulls pin on 2026 Commonwealth Games
Victoria has cancelled hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games, blaming a massive cost blowout.
The rights to host the 2026 event were awarded to regional Victoria last year after Birmingham replaced South Africa’s Durban as host of the 2022 games.
But Premier Daniel Andrews announced a short time ago at a snap news conference that Victoria was cancelling hosting the event because it was clear the cost would exceed $6 billion.
“Last year when the Commonwealth Games authorities approached us and needed someone to step into host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, as a state we were happy to help out but, of course, not at any price and only if there was lasting benefit for Victorian communities and benefit for the whole state,” he said.
“What’s become clear is that the cost of hosting these games in 2026 is not the $2.6 billion which was budgeted and allocated and is sitting, the vast, vast majority of which has not been spent.
“It is not $2.6 billion, it is in fact at least $6 billion and could be as high as $7 billion and … I think it could be more than that.”
The Andrews government announced in 2022 that the Games would be shared across regional Victorian centres, including Ballarat, Bendigo and Shepparton. They were intended as a post-COVID sports and tourism boost for country Victoria.
“It’s a showcase of all that we do so well. It’s about jobs. It’s about setting our state up for the future,” Andrews said at the time.
“We know that when regional Victoria is doing well, Victoria is doing well.”
The Games were to be held from March 17-29, 2026.
Tuesday’s announcement comes about 18 months after Victoria made a solo bid for the 2026 event.
Andrews said this morning that Games authorities had been informed at “amicable and productive” meetings on Monday night.
“Our consultations with industry, all of our preparatory work tells us $6-7 billion is well and truly too much for a 12-day sporting event,” he said.
“I will not take money out of hospitals and schools in order to fund an event that is three times the cost is estimated and budgeted for last year.”
Instead, the Andrews government has announced a $2 billion regional funding package. It includes $1 billion for social housing in country Victoria – at least 1300 houses.
“Frankly, $6-7 billion for a sporting event – we are not doing that. That does not represent value for money, that is all cost and no benefit,” he said.
“We will instead deliver all and more of the legacy benefits in housing, sporting infrastructure, tourism and we will unpack all that tomorrow and throughout the week.”
He said negotiations were continuing with Games authorities.
Chairman Dan stating that it's now going to cost $6-7b instead of $2.5b. That's not just an inflation issue, it's a diabolically bad costing. No wonder we can't build roads and tunnels on budget.
Both.Not sure if it's because of our debt or just that it was a dumb idea.
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