But a spokesman for the Rockliff government on Saturday said the stadium was necessary for Tasmania to realise its long-held dream of having its own national AFL and AFLW teams.
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“Tasmanian Labor has a choice,” the government spokesman said. “Get onboard and help us deliver the team,deliver the stadium,and all of the thousands of jobs that go with it – or be the party that wants to kill the dream,kill the team and kill the jobs.”
Rockliff has not ruled out delaying the return of parliament,scheduled to next sit on October 17,to ensure a recount can be held to determine Archer’s replacement.
Archertook to social media on Friday to accuse the Liberal government of failing to support ambitious women.
“It takes incredible strength and resilience to be a woman in a senior government role and to strive to be treated the same as male colleagues,despite many years of dedicated,hardworking service,” she said.
The Tasmanian government has survived no-confidence motions in parliament in recent months,but is at greater risk of losing a vote if it faces parliament with just 10 members. The Tasmanian governor has the power to dismiss a premier should the party lose a no-confidence vote in the House of Assembly.
“I’ll be seeking advice in respect to the timeline of an election of a new member of parliament and will make my decision accordingly,” Rockliff told reporters.
Unlike Victoria and NSW,Tasmania has multi-member lower house electorates. City of Hobart councillor Simon Behrakis,a Liberal,is expected to be elected in the recount,according to election expert Kevin Bonham.