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Tasmania Approves $1.13 Billion AFL Stadium Plan

12/4/2025

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Tasmania's parliament approved a $1.13 billion Australian Football League (AFL) stadium at Macquarie Point, enabling the Tasmanian Devils to join the AFL and AFLW by 2028.
The 9-5 vote followed two days of debate, with independent MPs backing the plan.
Costs rose from $715 million to $1.13 billion, prompting Cassy O’Connor (Greens MP) to say resources are misallocated.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff (Tasmanian Premier) supports it as an economic driver.

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Story summary

Tasmania's parliament approved a $1.13 billion Australian Football League (AFL) stadium at Macquarie Point, enabling the Tasmanian Devils to join the AFL and AFLW by 2028.
The 9-5 vote followed two days of debate, with independent MPs backing the plan.
Costs rose from $715 million to $1.13 billion, prompting Cassy O’Connor (Greens MP) to say resources are misallocated.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff (Tasmanian Premier) supports it as an economic driver.