Review calls for race track to shut, state government to make it ‘Racing HQ’ instead
The Queensland government has announced a multi-million-dollar “Racing Future Fund” as it unveils its plan for the racing industry after…
It’s a ‘Yes’. Hobart’s AFL stadium gets final parliamentary approval
A roofed stadium on the edge of the Hobart CBD has been approved by Tasmania’s upper house after debate went…
Tasmanian politicians under ‘intense pressure’ as answer on stadium looms
Three independent upper house MPs say they have been under “intense pressure” ahead of a vote on whether a proposed…
Tasmania’s sports minister reneges on footy club funding
Tasmanian Sports Minister Nick Duigan has admitted he reneged on plans to give North Launceston Football Club (NLFC) $100,000 after…
‘Yes’ vote on Macquarie Point as AFL stadium order sails through lower house
Tasmania’s lower house has approved the Macquarie Point stadium after a lengthy debate, paving the way for a deciding vote…
Cost blowout criticised as stadium debate rages in Tasmanian parliament
The proposed Macquarie Point Stadium has dominated Tasmania’s parliament in the first question time since the Planning Commission’s damning report…
Labor backs Hobart’s proposed AFL stadium, despite ‘concerns’ about cost
Tasmania’s opposition has formally declared it supports the proposed Macquarie Point stadium despite a scathing assessment by the state’s Planning…
Negative findings in Hobart stadium report dismissed as ‘matters of opinion and choice’
The issues that led Tasmania’s Planning Commission (TPC) to reject the proposed Hobart AFL stadium are “matters of opinion and…
RSPCA ‘overwhelmed with joy and hope’ at end of Tasmanian greyhound racing
RSPCA Tasmania’s chief says she was “overwhelmed with joy and hope” on hearing the premier’s announcement this weekend that greyhound…
Why the Hobart stadium cost has blown out again
After weeks of talking about it, the Tasmanian government has released its stadium-enabling legislation for public consultation. The legislation takes…