Australia

It wasn't the best way to do it and I do feel sorry for athletes that won't get a shot at competing but honestly I couldn't give less of a shit about the Commonwealth Games and whether it was a billion or three billion it would be better spent elsewhere.

Why would Daniel Andrews do this‽

Seriously the media has such a hard on for trying to discredit him for the most pathetic things.

In cancelling the Games, Premier Daniel Andrews said he felt the 2026 event would be too expensive and that money could go towards essential services, like hospitals and schools.

He said hosting the Games was "all costs and no benefit".

The fucking monster, how did he not care about how this career event organiser would feel about her event being cancelled.

Trying to cast Dan Andrews as being anti-inclusivity for the decision is an interesting strategy.

"Gender equality for inclusivity, for seeing disabled athletes, and for demonstration of pride and heritage and culture," Ms Smith said. "I'm not sure that all of those things were at the front of his mind."

"I was incredibly impressed when I was in Victoria, with some of the First Nations planning, you know, and, and the reconciliation work and how those communities were going to be involved in a global event and the excitement and inspiration. That's what I thought that Victoria had signed up for."

Frankly, this is just a bad look. Reconciliation efforts aren't inspiration porn, marginalised communities are not weapons to be wielded for disappointment over sporting events. No matter how poorly handled the cancellation.

I'm not really sure what this woman has to say.

Ok she's gutted because she no longer has a committee to run, but beyond that there's no new news here.

As recently as June the Games were supposedly on track. A month later, the board was informed that they would be cancelled - just one hour before the public announcement was made. Some co-signatories were not notified at all.