Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "AFL"
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3.5KArticleStadium Push Trumps Welfare Amidst Rising Debt Fears
Despite escalating social crises like homelessness and hunger, the Premier Rockliff is aggressively pushing Parliament to approve the new debt-financed AFL stadium...
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Public Debt For Private Gain – Stadium Subsidies
Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin with a 30,000 seat capacity
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Government Bears Stadium Blame if LegCo Rejects Bill
Members of the Legislative Council need not feel they are responsible for the failure of the bid to bring AFL/W teams to...
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Stadium Austerity Budget Cuts Initiates Political Debate
The Macquarie Point Stadium continues to trigger ongoing political debate over budget priorities, with the Greens warning of austerity cuts to TAFE,...
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Don’t Subsidise Rich Owners – Fund Critical Public Priorities
Perhaps you don’t give a rat’s arse...
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AFL Contract Transfers All Stadium Risk to Tasmanians
Economic Puff Piece – Stadium Costs are Clearly Understated In response to an opinion piece in the Mercury from the Coordinator General...
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Billion-Dollar AFL Stadium – Is The Price Too High?
Hobart’s 23,000 seats simply won’t cut it. Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, or Ed Sheeran won’t reroute world tours for a half-capacity venue...
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Economic Puff Piece – Stadium Costs are Clearly Understated
MONA's vision for the redevelopment of Macquarie Point designed by Fender Katsalidis and Rush Wright
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Our Readers Respond
A collection of comments from our readers responding to our published articles in Tasmanian Times this past month. Thank you for your...
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What’s the Real Cost of the Macquarie Point Stadium?
The proposal for an AFL-stipulated stadium at Macquarie Point is the largest urban proposition in Tasmania’s history. On the weakening assumption that the projected...
