Prepared for anything Bosses confident Comm Games will be ultra-safe

“an ugly world”. Laws that will give police new powers, including searching people and premises in designated areas, were debated in parliament yesterday and were expected to pass with support from both major parties.

The terrorism threat level in Australia remained at “probable” yesterday, the third highest level, which means “individuals or groups continues to possess the intent and capability to conduct a terrorist attack in Australia”.

Mr Beattie said there was no known specific threat or risk of attack on GC2018.

He said the security risks at Manchester Arena where 22 people were killed could not be compared to the Games, which would span a whole city. “If you look at the whole package here, this is the safest that is humanly possible,” he said.

“I understand, after Manchester, there would automatically be some concern.

“Where you have a one-off event like a concert, that is totally different to where you’ve got a Commonwealth Games where’s there’s been planning over a long period of time.

“You can’t totally eliminate the risk.

“In terms of all the threats you’ve seen around the world, the strategies that have been put in place at Goldoc would have coped with those threats.”

Police, defence forces and private security contractors will outnumber athletes, with their presence felt throughout the state. “There will be security checks on the train, at the stations and in the last mile as you walk to the venues, and at the venues themselves,” Mr Beattie said.

People entering venues will be put through an airport-style scanner, with organisers hoping fast lanes for people with few or no bags will minimise queues which could themselves become a target.

Organisers received 1.2 million first round applications for the 1.5 million available tickets.