A $3 billion price tag is a “bizarre figure” that would make a new Canberra city stadium among the most expensive in the world, says ACT Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee. 

She has described the costings of a new city stadium provided by Sports Minister Yvette Berry, in response to a question on notice, as “downright bizarre and without basis”.

Berry claims that the cost of building a new stadium in Civic would be almost $3 billion, despite the ACT government estimating a cost of $582 million just three years ago, in 2021.

“The Deputy Chief minister must explain where the 400 per cent increase has come from or if she has misled the Assembly and made up the figure without any basis,” Lee says.

Recent stadiums built around the country include Parramatta Stadium ($360 million), and Sydney Football Stadium ($828 million) as well as Christchurch Stadium ($625 million) in NZ.

“The minister must table all the costings to give full clarity and transparency on how she has come to this bizarre figure which would make a new Canberra city stadium among the most expensive in the world,” says Lee.