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Taxpayers contributed millions of dollars towards the Commonwealth Games baton relay, with organisers racking up a fortune in bills for food, accommodation and a party at Buckingham Palace. Up to foreign Commonwealth Games delegates without visas 'may still be in Australia' It is possible that up to foreign athletes and team officials who came to Australia for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in March remain in the country without a valid visa, the Refugee Council of Australia says.

Commonwealth Games security contractors not yet paid Exclusive by Josh Bavas. Some security contractors who worked at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games say they are still waiting to be paid hundreds of dollars for the time they worked, almost a month after the event. Flagbearer Fearnley says closing ceremony controversy blown out of proportion Australian flagbearer Kurt Fearnley says the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony broadcast gaffe must be put into perspective, saying there are issues affecting people with disabilities that are more worthy of "firing up" about.

Seven was briefed on closing ceremony By Tracey Holmes. Channel Seven was given a detailed briefing ahead of the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony despite the broadcaster later saying it was shocked that athletes were not shown walking into the stadium.

Commonwealth Games chairman says closing ceremony was a mistake Commonwealth games Chairman, Peter Beattie, says that not broadcasting the athletes entrance was a mistake. Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds 1 m 22 s.

Organisers should 'hang their head in shame' after athletes snubbed at closing ceremony By Kristian Silva.

The closing ceremony — which barely focused on the competitors and featured long, rambling speeches — has been slammed by athletes, the Queensland Premier and the public, prompting an apology from Commonwealth Games chairman Peter Beattie.

Two Indian athletes kicked out of Games after syringe found in room A race walker and a triple jumper will be put on the next flight to India after a syringe was found in their room in the Commonwealth Games athletes' village. People always ask me why the Commonwealth Games are still relevant. It is far more than a policy; it is an underpinning tenet of how we operate and how we will exist as an organisation.

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