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Callum Godde

Allan ghosted Games organisers' bid for budget boost

Jacinta Allan says budget concerns from Comm Games organisers did not immediately raise alarm bells. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Premier Jacinta Allan left the Victorian government's 2026 Commonwealth Games organisers hanging for three months after she was directly contacted about budget problems.

In a submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the Games' cancellation, the Victorian organising committee for the event said it became clear its share of the initial $2.6 billion budget was insufficient.

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