Good economics or a boondoggle? Too often it’s one rule for sport and another for everything else

The Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has announced the state has cancelled plans to hold the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

As a sports nut, who will lose sleep to watch events held on the other side of the world and who cares enough about track and field to live-tweet the World Cross Country Championships, the decision to cancel the 2026 Melbourne Commonwealth Games filled me with a mighty … indifference.

To be honest, the Victorian premier Daniel Andrews’ announcement was chiefly notable for reminding me that Victoria was hosting the event.