The Greens say stopping the Macquarie Point stadium will be their number one priority if they hold the balance of power after tomorrow’s election.
Leader Rosalie Woodruff said voters have made their opposition to the project “loud and clear” throughout the campaign, both to her and Greens candidates in every electorate.
“The stadium is an issue on every single door. Everyone has an opinion and overwhelmingly people don’t want the stadium built,” Woodruff said on the final day of campaigning.
“They know they can’t get an ambulance on time when they need it and they know that they can’t get housing and get a fair rent level. It’s a desperately important issue.”
With polling suggesting another minority government is imminent, Woodruff said the Greens would use their potential balance of power to push back on the project from day one.
She criticised both Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff and Labor leader Dean Winter for steering clear of the issue during the campaign, calling the stadium debate “toxic” in the community.
“Internally, Labor is divided. MPs and candidates have told us that they’re really unhappy with Dean Winter’s stadium position,” she said.
“So we think there is a really good opportunity to pile the pressure on, which is what we’ll be doing, to make sure the stadium doesn’t get built. That is our priority.”
Asked whether the Greens were in talks about a confidence and supply deal, Woodruff said she hadn’t spoken to Winter “for weeks”. “I haven’t had any conversations with Dean Winter,” she said.
Winter today repeated his stance that he will not do any official deals with the Greens, although earlier this week he stopped short of ruling out accepting their support.
