Another day, another rally. Many have gathered outside Hobart’s parliament to protest the building of the Macquarie Point stadium. Frustrated locals are putting pressure on a government that insists the build is necessary.
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00:00A now familiar tune ringing out on Hobart's Parliament lawns, as opponents of the Macquarie
00:12Point Stadium made their voices heard.
00:16The level of anger in the community about this stadium is palpable and it's just growing.
00:23The rally rounded out a week of debate in State Parliament, with the government facing
00:28questions over its promise to cap spending at $375 million and issuing an ultimatum to
00:35the Upper House to support its stadium legislation.
00:39How dare the Premier of this state hold our team, our promised team to ransom in this way.
00:48The State Government backing the project as a crucial piece of infrastructure.
00:52Stadium infrastructure is always a tough build, whether it's the Adelaide Oval, the Perth
00:57Oval, the upcoming Brisbane Olympics, I'd be so disappointed if we missed our chance.
01:02Labor also faced criticism for its stadium position.
01:05But at the end of the day, they are Liberalite and are willing to vote for it no matter what.
01:11We support a stadium because we know it's important, we know it's required to get the
01:15AFL team, but we are not here to draw an arbitrary line in the sand about how far our support
01:21goes without all the information.
01:23The rally comes on the same day major hospitality player Federal Group has called on the government
01:28to reconsider its decision to fast track the project through State Parliament, arguing it
01:33only exacerbates an already divisive project.
01:37Meanwhile Tasmania Devils Chief Executive Brendan Gale says these projects are always contentious,
01:43and that it's clear, no stadium, no team.