How the Tasmanian AFL team turned into a political football
- Written by Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
Some say we should keep sport out of politics. But that seems to be almost impossible in the case of Tasmania.
The announcement that Tasmania will get its own AFL team has become the centrepiece of one of the fiercest political battles the state has seen – and it’s about a stadium.
As part of the deal to launch the 19th AFL team, the...
Read more: How the Tasmanian AFL team turned into a political football
