Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "Nicholas Gruen"
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3.0KOpinionToxic Stadium Denial Infects Tasmania’s Body Politic
The Rockliff Government’s dismissal of expert warnings about the Macquarie Point AFL stadium reflects a destructive level of denial, likened to an...
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Stadium 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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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...
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Letters to the Editor
Florentine Valley almost two years on from STT clear felling
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Stadium – Costly Dream Meets Taxpayer Debt Nightmare
Field of Broken Dreams Why Hobart’s Stadium Gambit Echoes the Illusory Allure of “If You Build It, They Will Come” In the...
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Voodoo Economics – Flawed Stadium Project Appraisal
In the following commentary, Ruth Forrest accuses the Tasmanian Government’s use of “voodoo economics” in its new approach to project appraisal for...
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Stadium’s Cost Threatens Trust, Vision and Social Fabric
The upcoming 4 November 2025 parliamentary vote on the new Macquarie Point stadium has plunged Tasmania into a political crisis defined by...
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Letters to the Editor
The Beauty Point Tourist Park Guy Barnett’s submission to the Supreme Court regarding long term residence in Tourist Parks – where to...
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Stadium Gamble – When the Numbers Don’t Add Up
There comes a moment in every contentious public debate when the spin becomes so transparent, the desperation so palpable, that even those...
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George Demands Full Stadium Cost Disclosure
Independent MHA for Franklin, Peter George, has called for a full and frank disclosure of all costs associated with the proposed Macquarie...
