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Australia rules out bid for 2030 Commonwealth Games

Australia is confident of retaining its superpower status at next year's Commonwealth Games, while ruling out a bid to host the 2030 edition.

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Glasgow model would have worked in Victoria: Games boss

Commonwealth Games Australia boss Craig Phillips says his organisation never got the chance to propose the same scaled-back Glasgow model to Victoria.

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Thorpe rebuffs Indigenous leaders’ criticism of protest – as it happened

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Sports appeal for inclusion at slimmed-down Comm Games

Commonwealth Games Australia will hold a crucial meeting on Friday amid pleas from sports leaders to remain on the program for the 2026 Glasgow Games.

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Crunch time for Commonwealth Games sports facing axe

Australia's Commonwealth Games Association will meet with its member sports, with many set to hear they will be cut from a reduced Glasgow program.

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'Trash the brand': Comm Games chief takes on ex-premier

Australia's Commonwealth Games chief has taken a swipe at former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews over his move to stop the state hosting the 2026 event.

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Australia's hope for Comm Games as Malaysia won't host

Australian hierarchy remain hopeful the Commonwealth Games can still be saved despite Malaysia rejecting an offer to step in as host of the 2026 edition.

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Malaysia fancied as host for 2026 Commonwealth Games

Malaysia has been offered $194 million to assist in hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games, filling the void left by the withdrawal last year of Victoria.

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Australia could co-host next Commonwealth Games

Co-hosts are being considered for the next Commonwealth Games, but Australia remain steadfast in wanting to keep the multi-sports event.

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Next Commonwealth Games could move from Australia: CGA

Commonwealth Games Australia chief Craig Phillips says it's increasingly likely the next edition of the event will be shifted outside the nation.

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Australia could lose 2026 Comm Games hosting rights

Australia could lose hosting rights of the 2026 Commonwealth Games as three other regions emerge as potential saviours of the multi-sport event.

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Swimming officials ‘concerned’ by Victorian plan to rip up Commonwealth Games pools

Inquiry into event’s cancellation hears of plan to build two new 50-metre pools near Geelong only to remove them after event

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Games chief reveals funding pledge before shock axing

Premier Jacinta Allan assured Commonwealth Games representatives Victoria would make good on funding the 2026 event that was later dumped, a top official says.

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Gold Coast unveils bold bid to salvage 2026 Comm Games

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has revealed a bold bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, three months after Victoria stunned organisers by pulling out.

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Australia confident in hosting next Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games Australia's chief still believes the nation will host the next edition of the multi-sport event despite Victoria's withdrawal as host.

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How Big Brother changed TV for ever: ‘There was a massive idea at its core – watch and judge’

The show that kicked off the reality TV boom is coming back – but should it? The creators and stars of the original series consider the impact of a cultural disruptor

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Commonwealth Games could be delayed a year as officials scramble to find replacement hosts

Commonwealth Games Australia tells Senate inquiry there’s hope another state could host an event in 2027

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Games officials pin hopes on new Australian host city

Commonwealth Games officials face an uphill battle to convince another Australian state to host the 2026 event after Victoria's shock cancellation.

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The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games organisers happy to listen to any UK offer to host 2026 event

State premier Daniel Andrews announced Victoria was pulling out on Tuesday, citing rising costs.

The Guardian - AU

Commonwealth Games organisers unaware of external consultants’ cost forecasts until shock cancellation

Australian Games body slams Victorian government, calling predicted blowout a ‘gross exaggeration’

The Independent UK

Downing Street wants ‘viable solution’ for 2026 Commonwealth Games in Australia

The state’s premier Daniel Andrews announced the withdrawal on Tuesday.

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'Existential questions': is this the beginning of the end of the Commonwealth Games?

Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Tuesday that the Victorian government has withdrawn from its commitment to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, citing an anticipated cost blowout from an original estimate of A$2.6 billion to over $6-$7 billion.

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60 Minute Makeover's Craig Phillips in disbelief as renovation halted after kitchen destroyed

The property expert has recalled the nightmare experience

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Worst ever TV renovation as make-over axed AFTER Big Brother star had ripped out kitchen

Big Brother star Craig Phillips has revealed the toe-curling moment a guest on ITV's 60 Minute Makeover told the renovation crew to skedaddle after they 'destroyed' his kitchen

Liverpool Echo

Former Big Brother star Craig Phillips spoke about how new job 'spiralled' in lockdown

The TV personality now has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media who love his DIY hacks

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