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More than two-thirds of Tasmanians want government to rip up AFL stadium deal, survey finds
A new poll of Tasmanian voters reveals more than two-thirds of respondents believe the state’s stadium deal with the AFL is unfair and should be renegotiated. The poll, conducted by YouGov for the Australia Institute, found 69% of those questioned agreed that the AFL was “treating Tasmania unfairly” in the deal, and the same percentage found the state’s parliament should “renegotiate with the AFL to avoid building a new stadium”.
This state deserves to have a team in the AFL, but Tassie taxpayers don’t want to be on the hook for a billion-dollar indoor stadium they don’t want.
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