It’s official. After a week of reading the Planning Commission Report and handwringing, Labor have announced they will back the stadium.
Josh Willie and his Labor colleagues dodged questions last week, saying they needed time to consider the TPC’s report before making a decision. Their decision is to line up with the Liberals, at a massive generational cost to Tasmanians.
The so-called ‘Opposition’ are refusing to hold the government to account over this billion dollar albatross. Instead of real scrutiny, they’ve pledged unconditional support for the stadium — no matter the cost, problem or desperate mismanagement.
Labor have talked big about the Budget blackhole, but they’re co-signing the blank cheque for Jeremy Rockliff’s stadium.
The Planning Commission’s rejection of the project was unambiguous. It is clear services will be cut, now and across the next decade, to service the $2 billion debt.
While Labor have blindly walked away from their fiscal and social responsibilities, the Greens will continue to fight the stadium.
