In short:
The author of a report into the proposed Macquarie Point stadium in Hobart has urged the state government and the AFL to be realistic about the project’s costs and time frames.
Dr Nicholas Gruen was commissioned by the government to review the financial modelling, finding the project has been mismanaged and impossible to deliver on time and on budget.
What’s next?
The stadium must pass both houses of parliament — likely by mid-to-late this year — but the government does not control a majority in either house.