ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has torpedoed hopes the A-League's arrival in Canberra will fast track plans for a new stadium in the city as his focus shifts to a Bruce redevelopment.
Barr has long declared year-round content would be required to make an investment in a Civic stadium viable, and the birth of a new A-League men's team ahead of the 2024-25 season will give Canberra exactly that.
But a project that would likely cost Canberrans up to $700 million is on the backburner despite a renewed push from ACT Senator David Pocock, with Barr adamant an ageing Canberra Stadium is fit to...