Queensland Premier quizzed after taxpayers pay Gold Coast 2018 hotel bill
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A row has erupted in Australia after tens of thousands of taxpayers' money was spent on the hotel stays of politicians at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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India | 26 | 20 | 20 | |
Canada | 15 | 40 | 27 |
A row has erupted in Australia after tens of thousands of taxpayers' money was spent on the hotel stays of politicians at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Kate Jones has said the Liberal National Party (LNP) sought legal advice about the possibility of cancelling the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games back in 2012.
National Federations (NSFs) are being encouraged to pay their share of costs for damages reportedly made by Indian athletes at the Gold Coast 2018 Athletes' Village.
A special Legacy Hall has been created at the Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame to ensure memories of this year's Commonwealth Games are preserved.
An Indian journalist accused of trying to smuggle a group of his countrymen into Australia for the Commonwealth Games, for a payment of AUD$12,000 (£6,700/$9,000/€7,600), will remain behind in prison after being denied bail.
The Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay for Gold Coast 2018 cost AUD$6.4 million (£3.5 million/$4.7 million/€4.1 million), it has been reported.
A digital auction of items from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast 2018 could raise over AUD$1 million (£560,000/$739,000/€637,000), it has been estimated.
Representatives from Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022 are attending a debrief organised by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), which began today in the English city.
Australian weightlifter Francois Etoundi has claimed to have had his bronze medal from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games stolen from his car outside his Melbourne home.
Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has claimed countries competing at major events such as the Olympics and Commonwealth Games should pay a bond to the host nation in case their athletes vanish or seek asylum.
Millions of dollars worth of Gold Coast 2018 equipment will be given to local sporting clubs, schools, councils and community organisations in Queensland as part of Commonwealth Games legacy plans.
Approximately 50 athletes have stayed in Australia illegally after vanishing during last month's Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, a Government official has claimed.
Gold Coast 2018 claim they are working to help security staff who are still awaiting payments from last month's Commonwealth Games.
Some security contractors who worked at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games are still awaiting payment a month after the Closing Ceremony.
Some of the athletes who went missing in Australia after last month's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast could reportedly be able to remain in the country legally after receiving assistance from a refugees group.