The question that’s hung over Tasmania’s unwanted, early snap election is: “What could it all mean for the Hobart stadium and AFL team?”
While the final result of the election is nearly a fortnight away, it seems the parliament is headed for a roughly similar look and shape to the last one.
Both the Labor and Liberal parties support the stadium and will hold at least 23 of the lower house’s 35 seats between them, so you may think that passage of legislation for the stadium is assured.
But if either party wants to hold government, it will need the support of an almost entirely anti-stadium crossbench.