Ernst & Young partners have defended their consultancy work on the cost estimates for the 2026 Commonwealth Games but declined to provide sufficient information on the blowout, which led to the cancellation of the 12-day sporting event.
“We stand by the work we did,” Dean Yates, a partner at EY, told a Senate inquiry in Melbourne on Aug. 28. The response comes amid criticisms from senators against Mr. Yates and another E&Y partner Leigh Walker for refusing to disclose what led to the cost blowout and how much they received in payment for the cost analysis they provided, citing confidentiality terms.
