Campaign Resources
Hobart City Council Candidates Survey 2026
We invited every candidate for this month’s Hobart City Council elections to respond to one simple question: Is using Mac Point for a stadium the right choice for Hobart?
The Conversation: Cities keep shelling out taxpayer money for sports stadiums, yet the economics almost never makes sense
As economists, we have to play both sides of the field when it comes to analyzing public policy. As sports fans and taxpayers, however, we have a vested interest in understanding the economics of using public funds for private sports stadiums. And we believe the promised benefits are vastly overblown.
Mac Point and Project Cost: We are not stupid
Media Release17 September 2026Our Place - Hobart has responded to recent news reports on the Mac Point stadium project. Spokesperson Roland Browne said: It doesn’t matter how many announcements the Premier makes for sports hubs or housing or training hubs at Mac...
Dr Kevin Bonham: uComms: Tas Labor Getting Run Out Of The Stadium
Today came the unexpected surprise of a new uComms poll of Tasmanian state voting intention commissioned by the anti-stadium group Our Place, trading for polling purposes as Macquarie Point Vision Limited. The poll had a sample size of 1164 and was taken 26-27 August...
New polling: 74% of Tasmanians demand the truth on stadium costs
New polling shows 74.4% of Tasmanians want stadium costs disclosed — and Labor’s primary vote has collapsed 7.6 points since the 2025 election.
Our Place calls out the Premier’s contempt of Parliament over stadium costs
Media Release12 August 2026Our Place - Hobart has described the Premier’s response to the Parliament’s motion requiring the government to update the parliament on the cost of the proposed stadium as contemptuous. Spokesperson Roland Browne said the government, and the...
Why Our Place wants you to help Labor chart a path to a secure future for Tasmania
Labor knows the path away from the stadium. With polling down, jobs cut, and costs spiralling, there’s never been a better time to take it.
Our Place responds to extra seating at Mac Point Stadium proposal
Our Place Hobart calls out MPDC’s 7,000-seat expansion announcement as a deception — no funding, no transport plan, just a distraction from the Webuild scandal.
ABC Radio: Economist Nicholas Gruen estimates the cost of the Macquarie Point stadium will blow out to $1.5 billion
Amidst global instability, inflation and challenges to the construction industry, the Tasmanian Government revised its estimated cost of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium from a total of $775 million to $1.13 billion. But economist Nicholas Gruen tells Tasmania...
New Gruen Report concludes the Mac Point stadium should be abandoned
Media Release 9 June 2026 The Tasmanian Liberal Government should abandon the proposed Mac Point stadium. That’s according to a new report from globally renowned economist Dr Nicholas Gruen (of Lateral Economics). Dr Gruen says costs for the proposed stadium...
Dr Gruen updates his report on the Mac Point stadium and concludes it should be abandoned
Updated independent analysis puts the Mac Point stadium cost at up to $2 billion. Dr Gruen now recommends the project be abandoned.
Sam McClure: The crisis facing Tasmania’s AFL future
AFL journalist Sam McClure reveals why the Tasmanian Devils’ 2028 entry into the AFL is far from certain — with stadium costs blowing out, no construction contract signed, and club presidents losing faith in the deal.