#Hobart #stadium cost #blowsout by $185m but premier won’t give up.

#JeremyRockliff was speaking to reporters after the #Tasmanian Planning Commission concluded that the benefits of the stadium at Macquarie Point in Hobart were outweighed by its social, environmental & financial costs.

“I am not going to give up on this project.
You cannot put a value on keeping young people in Tasmania & building hope & aspiration.”

#auspol I reckon it’s a case of #FollowTheMoney

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/sep/17/australia-news-live-liberal-sussan-ley-net-zero-target-climate-crisis-anthony-albanese-donald-trump-trade-tariffs-politics-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-68ca4e5d8f0870640b691086#block-68ca4e5d8f0870640b691086