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Australian Minister Refuses to Reveal Security Costs for Commonwealth Games

Posted on: Friday, 8 July 2005, 06:00 CDT

Text of report by Radio Australia on 8 July

[Newsreader] Security for next year's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne is under the spotlight after the London attacks. Danielle Parry reports,

[Parry] The Victorian government promises the games next March will be the most secure ever. But the Commonwealth Games minister, Justin Madden, won't reveal how much that security operation will cost.

[Madden] That in itself - if we were to do that - would breach security and indicate the scale and the scope of the security to those who would prefer not to know.

[Parry] The opposition leader, Robert Doyle, isn't convinced and wants a briefing.

[Doyle] I'm not sure that giving some global amount on security tells people exactly what you are doing.

[Parry] The government says it will take expert advice about whether security changes are needed in the wake of the London attacks. Danielle Parry, state parliament.

Source: BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific

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