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Controversial Hobart Stadium Gets Final Approval, Paving the Way for Tasmania’s First AFL Team
Independents backed the $1.13 billion stadium with a capped state contribution of $875 million to secure Tasmania Devils AFL and AFLW entry in 2028, despite divisive opposition.
- On Wednesday, Tasmania's parliament approved the $1.13 billion stadium at Macquarie Point, Hobart, with key independents providing the eight votes needed in the 15-person Legislative Council.
- Funding arrangements combined contributions from the AFL, federal government, and Tasmania, with supporters arguing the stadium is necessary for Tasmania Devils' AFL entry in 2028.
- Three key independents—Bec Thomas, Tania Rattray and Casey Hiscutt—declared they would back the stadium after securing safeguards like a $875 million state contribution cap and extra oversight.
- Opponents argue the project is a poor priority, with Our Place- Hobart's Roland Browne warning `Groups are already forming to fight this proposal in new ways. People are angry` amid debt forecast to more than double to $10 billion by 2028/29.
- The Devils will join the AFL from 2028 and play in the new stadium from 2029, while the AFL considers a 20th team including Canberra, the Northern Territory, and a third WA side.
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‘The Tasmanian people have spoken’: Devils on track for AFL entry, but $1.13b stadium a year behind
After years of public debate, controversial plans for Macquarie Point stadium in Hobart have passed Tasmania’s upper house.
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