Elections

[LP]

Something about this just doesn't seem to gel.
There's a bit of skullduggery afoot methinks.

Agreed, I think there is stuff happening from both sides of this debate that we do not know about.

The tell for me is that other states SA, NSW and WA that already have infrastructure have also said "No way José", normally it is a hot pot of political competition to attract this type of event, something smells rotten.

To me it's probably a case of too many pigs at the trough on both sides of the fence, and somebody has decided enough is enough. As I mentioned earlier there is a history of alleged dodgy dealings. In particular we might eventually find a litany of alleged kickbacks and graft that we were oblivious to back when we put up our hand for the games.

I think it's pretty predictable and convenient to just blame the politicians, the politicians have to be far more transparent and accountable than any of the other behind the scenes entities.

Also, there are other things that might now be attracting budgetary scrutiny, like what is happening in the Ukraine, and how that affects not just our economy but those of the other competitors. Are the politicians banking cash just in case things go from bad to worse, it would be a wise move.