[1] It was established in October 1929 as the Australian British Empire Games Committee with E.S.
From the concept of "a British Empire Sports Festival" by the Englishman, J Astley Cooper,[3] the idea was promoted in Australia by B J Parkinson [4] in Victoria and Richard Coombes in New South Wales who was President of the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia.
[6] Australia has hosted the Commonwealth Games on four occasions but have only won once via an international vote.
That vote was for the host of the 2018 games, won by the Gold Coast.
Brisbane 1982 was awarded after Lagos, Nigeria; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Birmingham, England all withdrew prior to the Bid vote that took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the 1976 Summer Olympics.