Roland Browne

We (and our politicians) were fed lie after lie about benefits of a stadium for our future… it’s all spin from a Govt that now see data centres as the next best thing to solve their woes

With the CEO from the Tasmanian Timber Products Association on the radio complaining that the stadium is lacking any timber in its construction, there goes the Premier’s promise of a squillion local jobs. More lies. This is what “value management” looks like. #nonewstadium #politas

A staggering amount of money, for nothing. How many paramedics could this employ?The stadium planning, tendering, assessment and procurement process has been a shameful failure of administration from the day “Red Cent” Rockliff signed the AFL agreement, in secret, in 2023. #nonewstadium #politas

Tasmania’s TT Line debt ($1.15 billion) now on a par with 2025 cost of proposed stadium ($1.13 billion). True cost of stadium will be $1.7 billion + interest. With foreshadowed credit rating decline, the Tas. train crash continues. Well past time to abandon the stadium. #politas #nonewstadium

MPDC has never built anything before. Now it’s negotiating in secret with one of Australia’s biggest building consortia, to build a unique project on strict timelines on a contaminated site with no social licence. What could possibly go wrong here? #nonewstadium #politas 

So, the Tasmanian government team that negotiated the disastrous AFL agreement in 2023 are now going to negotiate a building contract. This time for a stadium. And this builder is already doing a stadium in Brisbane. What could possibly go wrong? #politas #nonewstadium

With the cuts the health system has to find, we will see more of these tragic events happening, unfortunately. #politas

Thought the premier and treasurer said no new taxes?

Obviously, the solution to this is to build another football stadium.

No problem in Tasmania. The Premier wants to build a stadium. #politas #nonewstadium

Hundreds of passionate Tasmanians attended the public meeting to protest against funding and staff cuts to TMAG. Quite a few Green and independent pollies there, but none from Labor. They care about dog racing and a footy stadium but not our precious arts, culture and heritage. Shame! #politas

This is the consequence of a buildup of guns in civilian hands. Despite the best endeavours of governments in 1996 to move away from a US gun culture, the Shooters Party and past  governments in New South Wales are partly delivering up to us, whether we like it or not. #auspol #guncontrolaustralia

As predicted, more cuts in education. What we failed to predict was that the Minister would deny the cuts. $1.5 billion in cuts for a $1.5 billion stadium (+ $ 1/4 billion in interest): join the dots. And where is the ALP on this? #nonewstadium #politas

Has the NBL treated Tasmania just like the AFL…? Is the deal something like… “give us a venue for near to nothing and we will let you have a team?” Sound familiar? @slowguns.bsky.social

The Tas. Parlt. Public Acc’s C’tee has damned the govt. for misleading evidence it gave over Wilkinsons Point, to another C’tee in Dec 2020. The govt. failed to disclose a subsidy. The leader of the govt. deleg. in 2020, now Mac Pt. Chair, Kim Evans, has some explaining to do. #nonewstadium #politas

Tas. HIA complains today about a lack of “shovel-ready” land for new homes. Macquarie Point is shovel ready for homes for about 3000 people. And it will employ many people as the project is developed over the years. And it will cost 1/10 of the cost of a stadium. #nonewstadium #politas

How can abandoning a $2.5 billion spend (including interest) not help the Tas budget??

Josh Willie says “you could cancel the stadium and the budget problems would remain”. Tas always has budget problems. But cancelling the stadium would improved Tas’ budget problems enormously, and in turn stop the budget getting worse over the next 10 years. Join the dots. #nonewstadium #politas

Cr Ryan Posselt on Facebook raises some important issues re a Hobart Stadium here. Let’s hope people are considering impacts on the local area. @slowguns.bsky.social

More wheeling and dealing by Tas Government… why are the public kept in the dark? @slowguns.bsky.social

Experts sounding alarm bells to Tas. Liberal government on massive projects in Tasmania with no social licence and backed by big corporate interests. And where the corporates behind AI data centres are sponsoring Tas AFL teams in a PR move. What could possibly go wrong? #nonewstadium #politas

This report is both astonishing and unsurprising. An argument for regulation and even a shutdown. We can’t have computer programs telling people how to commit mass shootings. It’s bad enough that some nation’s leaders are sponsoring terrorism in neighbouring countries and territories.

More stadium cuts. I’m awaiting Red Cent Rockliff’s response to this cut. #nonewstadium #politas

Yes, but we’ll have a stadium! #nonewstadium #politas

Well Eric… the alternative is obvious …just DON’T build a stadium… it’s not rocket science @slowguns.bsky.social

Tasmanian Treasurer says we have to “live within our means”, as he continues to cut services to afford his Premier’s stadium that we cannot possibly afford. Time for unions and ALP to join the dots. #nonewstadium #politas

Trump’s banning of entire media outlines is part and parcel of what authoritarians do to a free press. Authoritarians simply do not like a free press — and the latest escalation from Trump is a dangerous moment for a functioning democracy.

Tasmanian Treasurer says we have to “live within our means”, as he continues to cut services to afford his Premier’s stadium that we cannot possibly afford. Time for unions and ALP to join the dots. #nonewstadium #politas

Democracy under attack in Tasmania… the truth gets in the way of a stadium and the Murdoch press don’t like it. Nor does the Govt. @slowguns.bsky.social

Ah… the stadium… the answer to all Tasmania’s woes. The land of a hi viz army and footy players. Too bad for the rest of us! @slowguns.bsky.social

www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/ho... As predicted - at least 1/4 $billion over the Premier’s assured cost. It’s going to suffocate the state’s economy. 

The Mercury has been accused of spiking a story about an opinion poll that shows strong public support for disclosing the estimated cost of building the Macquarie Point stadium. Asked why, the editor told #TasInq he won't be responding. #politas ▶️ tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/the-mer...

Watching 7:30 and hearing about corruption in NSW about buildings makes me wonder what is happening in the background with the stadium… @slowguns.bsky.social

Today’s Mercury suggests that without a stadium at MAC Point, Hobart - and Tasmania - are doomed. The truth is the exact opposite. My theory continues to be that the more problematic the stadium becomes, the more they (Mercury and gov’t) pump out these kind of articles. #nonewstadium #politas

Here’s the next round of stadium cuts - not a red cent more for services in regions #nonewstadium #politas

Tasmanian budget blown. Public servants losing their jobs. Services to the public being being axed. Tasmanian Premier meanwhile on Instagram: which new tattoo should I get? #politas #auspol

30 years after the Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania is again pressing to be gun capital of Australia. Despite the Premier agreeing to look at caps on gun numbers in Dec 2025 after the Bondi massacre, they’ve let the gun lobby run the show. If only there was strong leadership… #guncontrolaustralia

'How is it that you don't keep the state highway, which is on water, going?...That's their remit: education, health, welfare, transport, access. The remit of the government is not to build a stadium for rich AFL players. Imagine shutting the Midland Highway without telling anybody.' #politas #auspol

Not rocket science #nonewstadium #politas

Treasurer Eric Abetz says TT-Line’s debt situation in wake of Spirit of Tasmania bungle is ‘normal’. The bungle sure is normal! But how long will it take to pay back the TT line debt AND the stadium debt of $2 billion?  #nonewstadium #politas

ABC: Ms Clifford accused the Tasmanian government of being "so pro-stadium everything else has fallen to the side", referring to the Hobart AFL stadium project at Macquarie Point. #nonewstadium. #politas

This aerial image shows how ridiculous it is to squash an AFL stadium into this tiny corner of Hobart. So disappointed with our Govt. @slowguns.bsky.social

We ALL want to know

kevinbonham.blogspot.com/2026/09/ucom... uComms: Tas Labor Getting Run Out Of The Stadium #politas

Polling for OUR PLACE Hobart by national independent polling firm, uComms, reveals 74.4% of respondents want the Tas. government to come clean about the cost of the stadium and reveal that cost to the parliament. This is a resounding rejection of the government‘s secrecy. #nonewstadium #politas

Well, this stinks to high heaven. Dodgy as. #politas

This is appalling but confirms what many of us already suspected. The Tas Gov, (some) public servants and favoured industries decide what is going to happen, and then make sure it does. Reports and consultation are window-dressing. Evidence is irrelevant. #politas #auspol

If ever there was a motion deserving the support of every single Tasmanian MP, this is it. Amidst the lies and half-truths and secrecy, this could be the last chance to insert some integrity into the stadium cost train crash. #nonewstadium. #politas

The stench grows. It turns out the “Club” were busily at work behind the scenes. The parliament has been misled, the community dudded. Who is investigating this scandal? #nonewstadium #politas

Yes! And we ain’t seen nothing yet…… #nonewstadium. #politas