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Flat White

Your $720 ticket to Sydney’s superfluous stadiums

7 December 2017

3:01 PM

7 December 2017

3:01 PM

The NSW Cabinet’s decision to demolish and replace the functioning Sydney Olympic Stadium and Sydney Football Stadium with two new sporting grounds at a cost of over $2 billion is an unjustifiable exercise and a betrayal of our state’s taxpayers. The expensive proposal — costing each NSW household some $720 — will get rid of two existing venues that continue to meet international standards and is unlikely to deliver returns that justify its extravagant price tag.

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