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AAP General News (Australia)
08-22-2008
Qld: Qld to bid for 2018 Com Games=2

The ACT and West Australian governments have also announced feasibility studies to
examine possible bids for Canberra and Perth to host the Games in 2018.

But Ms BLIGH's announcement today makes the Gold Coast the first Australian city to
go ahead with a formal bid.

Gold Coast mayor RON CLARKE .. a Commonwealth and Olympic athletics medallist .. is
expected to take a key role in promoting the bid.

Brisbane hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1982 .. beating bidders Lagos .. Kuala Lumpur
and Birmingham.

The next two Commonwealth Games will be held in Delhi (2010) and Glasgow (2014).

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