‘Cynical': Tasmanian parliament vote of no confidence examined amid stadium concerns
'We are committed to the stadium, there's no doubt about that,' Mr Abetz told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
'Let's be clear, back in 2019, the organically grown Tasmanian task force for an AFL team recommended a stadium in the CBD at the current location with a roof.
'The Labor Party, they were against it, now they're for it.
'People are every cynical … this was destruction, negativity writ large.'
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