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UNCOVERED: Lawyers hired weeks before 2026 comm games cancellation - The Untold Story

Jacinta Allan Commonwealth Games Daniel Andrews Victoria

Premier Jacinta Allan says the government had to seek legal advice before cancelling the Games. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Lawyers were consulted more than a month before the Victorian government officially reneged on hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

A document submitted to an upper house parliamentary inquiry shows law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler was paid $1,265,982 for services and costs related to the withdrawal from June to September.

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