Re-negotiation of Deal or Allow for a Conscience Vote
Do you have the courage to acknowledge what a disaster your stadium folly is, and seek to renegotiate the deal with the AFL?
Do you have the courage to acknowledge what a disaster your stadium folly is, and seek to renegotiate the deal with the AFL?
The Government’s Liminal Architecture report on the visual impact of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium was missing a critical image.
It's very clear that the northern suburbs has been ditched as a potential location for a high-performance centre.
The business case for the stadium talks about the best-case scenario of 44 events a year.
Perhaps as a foundational question, can we establish how much the Department of State Growth has spent on consultancy reports since January last year.
On another issue, were you, as a member of Cabinet, briefed on the AFL deal and the stadium ahead of the signing and the announcement?
I am finding it quite hard to believe that your agencies, particularly Treasury and the Department of State Growth, did not provide minutes and briefing notes.
There was very little but the usual Liberal stadium cheerleading and obfuscation at today’s Estimates hearings.
We did not hear from Mr Street the argument for why it needed to be amended in this way.
We know what the pathway is to parliament having a final say on the stadium: it is an amendment to the State Policies and Projects Act.