In short:
The final cost of Hobart’s new AFL stadium is still unclear, with the current estimate more than a year old.
Tasmania’s premier would not commit to limiting the state’s contribution to $875 million.
What’s next?
An updated price tag is expected to be released before the end of the year.
MPDC has never built anything before. Now it’s negotiating in secret with one of Australia’s biggest building consortia, to build a unique project on strict timelines on a contaminated site with no social licence. What could possibly go wrong here? #nonewstadium #politas 
— Roland Browne (@slowguns.bsky.social) 16 October 2026 at 07:31
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