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Meg Webb MLC, Independent Member for Nelson, speaks on ABC Mornings Radio with Leon Compton on Tuesday the 27th of October 2026 raising concerns over the resistance for the Government to release the full costs of the Macquarie Point Stadium. This motion was passed by the Legislative Council on the 27th of October. Meg Webb discusses the importance of the total cost be released to the Parliament before a contract is signed so it can be debated and scrutinised by the Parliament.

Up to $2 million could be paid to the losing Hobart stadium bidder, eight times the original $250,000 cap set out in initial tender documents, the Macquarie Point Development Corporation has confirmed. “The cap of up to $2 million of tender reimbursement was outlined...

The Tasmanian Forest Products Association say it is concerned about the levels of Tasmanian timber in plans for the Macquarie Point stadium. Construction firm BESIX Watpac has been chosen as the preferred builder to construct the stadium, and a fixed-price contract is...

A failed bidder for Hobart’s stadium is set to receive a multimillion-dollar reimbursement from the Tasmanian government.

The operator of the Spirit of Tasmania ferries has announced a $723 million accounting loss for the year, but insists the state-owned company’s outlook is “very strong”.

The final cost of Hobart’s new AFL stadium is still unclear, with the current estimate more than a year old

Tasmanians will have to wait until at least mid-November to find out whether the Macquarie Point stadium can still be built for $1.13 billion.

More than 100 people have turned out to a public meeting opposing job cuts at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG), while almost 6,000 have signed a petition calling for the cuts to be stopped.

In short: A report has found Larry Kestelman's company is effectively leasing the Derwent Entertainment Centre from the Tasmanian government for less than $30,000 a year — around $577 a week. Mr Kestelman is a property developer and owner of the NBL, and is in talks...

In short: A specialist team working with the educators of children with disabilities is being reviewed, with four of the team's 16 jobs to go. Just last week, Education Minister Jo Palmer's office said there was no proposal to cut jobs in the Inclusive Practice Team....

In short:  The joint venture of BESIX Watpac and John Holland is the sole finalist to build the Games Victoria Park stadium The site was handed over to the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority in June What next? Contracts are set to be finalised...