Venues built for mega sporting events often have very large cost overruns. Perhaps Tasmania could learn a lesson from Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium.
- Emeritus Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
It’s the question still hanging over Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics, which made Victoria cancel its Commonwealth Games: do such mega events pay their own way? The evidence suggests they’re unlikely to.
It’s often argued that hosting the Olympic Games benefits the host city in many ways, providing an economic boost that lasts when the athletes and spectators leave. But it that actually true? John Madden…
The London Olympic Games are about to begin. There will be much fierce competition as contestants “go for gold”. That London is the host city for the 2012 Summer Olympics involved another sort of competition…
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