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ABC Radio: What is the latest price tag on building the Macquarie Point stadium and what’s the next step with construction?
Tasmanian Treasurer Eric Abetz is interviewed by Hobart Drive presenter Lucy Breaden.
ABC News: Works begin at site of Hobart’s Macquarie Point stadium as proponent dismisses concerns over potential builder
In short: Earthworks are underway at Macquarie Point, where Hobart's new $1.13 billion stadium is expected to be built by 2030. Two companies are currently vying for the right to build the facility, including one that is facing workplace safety charges in New South...
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.
To disclose or not to disclose: Webuild’s tragedy of errors
Webuild faced criminal charges 16 months before bidding for the Mac Point stadium — and didn’t declare them. MPDC’s explanation doesn’t hold up.
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.
Webuild Controversy
Media Release19 July 2026Our Place - Hobart has supported calls for accountability from MPDC after it was revealed MPDC has misled Tasmanians over Webuild’s failure to disclose it is facing criminal charges. Spokesperson Roland Browne said: The tender assessment...
Pulse Tasmania: Stadiums Tasmania CEO James Avery to step down and take over as GWS Giants boss
Stadiums Tasmania chief executive James Avery is leaving to run AFL club the GWS Giants. Avery will step down on October 4 after three years as the venue authority’s first boss. He starts at the Giants in early November. Avery has led Stadiums Tasmania since it was...
ABC News: Company behind rejected Hobart ‘Stadium 2.0’ concept in liquidation
In short: Tasmanian developer Dean Coleman's company, which was involved in the rejected 'Stadium 2.0' plan for Hobart, is in liquidation, owing creditors $6 million and $145,000 in unpaid superannuation to employees. Mr Coleman said the failed stadium project was a...
Macquarie Point Stadium – great investment or red flag for Tasmania’s economic future?
Tasmania’s credit rating is already the worst of any state. Adding $2.3 billion in stadium debt could push the economy past the point of no return.
No stadium, no Tassie Devils? Think again.
Tasmania could secure its AFL teams for 1/10th the stadium cost by directly subsidising the Devils, Dr Gruen argues — no stadium required.
Tasmania leads the nation in debt explosion (The Age)
Every state and territory government bar one will have to start cutting key services because of the size of the interest bill on their debt, which is growing twice as fast as federal debt and is on track to surpass $1 trillion by the turn of the decade. Data compiled...
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...