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Tasmanians still unclear over the stadium for their new AFL team
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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2/21/2024
It remains unclear how Labor would re-negotiate the states deal with the AFL for a Tasmanian team and stadium at Macquarie Point.
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Labor has carried its opposition to building a new stadium on Hobart's waterfront into
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the state election campaign.
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The party insists it wants a Tasmanian AFL club, but not under the current terms that
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hinge on the new stadium.
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So we want to sit down like adults, talk to the AFL about how we can ensure we get an
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AFL team in a deal that can actually happen.
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On its list of demands, more money from the league.
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If they want a stadium so badly, they should put more money in.
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But Labor won't reveal what else it wants, and just how it would renegotiate the deal.
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With the AFL once again reaffirming its stance, it won't be budging.
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That's the agreement that we have with the Tasmanian government, and that's the agreement
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that the AFL commission has and what the 18 AFL clubs have.
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AFL and AFLW teams for Tasmania, but only if the government builds a new stadium for
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them to play in at Macquarie Point, as per the state's business case.
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With at least 23,000 people and with a roof, because that was a pivotal part of the business
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case that was led by the Tasmanian Footy Taskforce.
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Government funding for the stadium is capped at $375 million across five years.
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In return, the AFL will pour more than $350 million into the Tasmanian game and clubs,
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including $25 million into the stadium and high performance centre.
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We have struck a deal which is a great deal for Tasmania.
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The government doesn't believe the stadium can be built for that amount, but is yet to
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present an alternative plan for a home base for a Tasmanian club.
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And while some voters' minds are well and truly made up, others are still waiting to
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see how their vote might make or break the state's footy dream.
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