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Tasmania’s AFL dream at risk amid political turmoil
Political turmoil threatens Tassie Devils’ future as Premier Rockliff faces no-confidence vote; Professor Harcourt discusses the stakes for Australian sport.
Political turmoil threatens Tassie Devils’ future as Premier Rockliff faces no-confidence vote; Professor Harcourt discusses the stakes for Australian sport.
The dreams of thousands of Tasmanian footy fans are hanging by a thread. As political chaos erupts in the Apple Isle, a vote of no-confidence in Premier Jeremy Rockliff has turned the future of Tasmania’s AFL team – the Tassie Devils – into a political football.
Professor Tim Harcourt from UTS joins us to unpack the economic and political stakes for sport in Australia, as the state’s newest AFL club faces an uncertain future.
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