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Politics
Ethan James

Stadium passes first debate, bigger test to come

An order to build an AFL stadium has passed the lower house of Tasmania's parliament. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)

A contentious waterfront stadium, attached to a state's long-held AFL dream, has passed an initial parliamentary hurdle but a do-or-die debate still awaits.

Construction of a roofed stadium at Macquarie Point in Hobart is a condition of the Tasmania Devils entering the AFL and AFLW in 2028.

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