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Chris Rowbottom
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Sports Reporter, ABC News (Australia)
Hobart
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fashion, film, television, movies, music
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By Chris Rowbottom Verified| ABC News (Australia) Verified Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff says he no longer has faith in two reports critical of the proposed Hobart stadium, firming up speculation he may rip the project from its current planning assessment. A draft assessment of the stadium by the Tasmanian Planning Commission, released last week, underscored a range of planning issues with the proposed Macquarie Point stadium, and determined it would cost more than $1 billion to build and also potentially risk Tasmania's credit rating.
By Chris Rowbottom Verified| ABC News (Australia) Verified Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie believes she has an answer to the AFL's mandated roofed stadium — and it involves a "tent-like" structure. Senator Lambie has long advocated for Tasmania's AFL team, the Devils, to be based in Launceston, and is now seeking advice on how a roof could be added to York Park. The proposed Macquarie Point stadium is currently in the Project of State Significance planning process, but the government has hinted at fast-tracking that process via special legislation.
By Chris Rowbottom Verified| ABC News (Australia) Verified Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff says he no longer has faith in two reports critical of the proposed Hobart stadium, firming up speculation he may rip the project from its current planning assessment. A draft assessment of the stadium by the Tasmanian Planning Commission, released last week, underscored a range of planning issues with the proposed Macquarie Point stadium, and determined it would cost more than $1 billion to build and also potentially risk Tasmania's credit rating.
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ABC News (Australia)
Kauhava, South Ostrobothnia, Finland