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Tasmania's Liberal government was plunged into minority earlier this month when two MPs quit citing concerns about a proposed $715 million stadium.

Eight days after defecting and plunging Tasmania's Liberal government into minority, two rogue MPs say they'll vote with the party to guarantee supply — but Hobart's AFL stadium, at the centre of their quarrel, will now face scrutiny by an upper house the government doesn't control.

Two Tasmanian Liberals have quit over the stadium deal, but, given the widespread joy that emanated following the granting of the AFL licence, handing it back after just 10 days would be as embarrassing as it is unlikely, writes Chris Rowbottom.

Lara Alexander and John Tucker said they were resigning from the Liberal Party over infrastructure decisions, namely a new $715m stadium.

Concerns over a contentious $715 million stadium and the government's priorities have pushed two Tasmanian MPs to quit the Liberal Party and sit as independents, ending Premier Jeremy Rockliff's majority.

A senior Tasmanian government MP is at the centre of fresh questions about a perceived conflict of interest, after a community project he and his family are involved with won $1 million in taxpayer funding following recent state and federal elections.

A Tasmanian Liberal candidate announced a $100,000 taxpayer-funded election grant for a volleyball club he was involved with, the ABC can reveal, as the government faces growing allegations of pork-barrelling for funding promises made to sporting clubs and organisations.

A Tasmanian Liberal MP says he will correct the record after giving "incorrect answers" to state parliament about the government's controversial 2021 taxpayer-funded election grants scheme.

A Launceston family that was set to be forced to leave the country has been thrown a last-minute lifeline, becoming eligible for a bridging visa after requesting help from the federal immigration minister.