Cancelling the Commonwealth Games won't come cheaply – Victoria now faces the legal consequences
- Written by Jack Anderson, Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
James Ross/AAPThe cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews took all stakeholders – Commonwealth Games officials, athletes, sports bodies and local government officials – by surprise.
The Andrews administration will likely deal with the political fallout from not honouring its contract to host the...













