You recently said that you see it as your duty to be transparent about the stadium. Yesterday the other place made its expectations on transparency clear.
Mr President, I rise to speak in support of this motion, on the question that's been asked of the honourable member for Nelson and thank you for bringing on this important motion.
It seems pretty clear stadium costs are set to rise, but the Liberals are intent on keeping another broken promise from the public.
It's obvious the government is now set to break another stadium cost cap promise.
With a preferred builder now selected for the MacPoint stadium, the Rockliff Government must outline its approach to the contract process for the project as an urgent priority
During Budget Estimates the Greens exposed that the Liberals’ plans for major new electricity infrastructure and a private contract to power the stadium had been shelved.
An agreement with Veolia to deliver a privately‑owned thermal energy plant and network at the stadium site had been abandoned for an as yet unclear alternative power proposal.
The Rockliff Government can’t keep ignoring both the community and the Parliament on the true costs of its unpopular, unaffordable Macquarie Point stadium.
There are serious inconsistencies between what RTI documents have revealed and what the CG told the PAC about the development of his “independent” opinion piece on the stadium.
RTI documents have exposed the level of input from the Devils, MBA and the Premier’s office on the Coordinator-General’s analysis of the economic impacts of the stadium.