NRL chief Andrew Abdo is adamant Canberra needs a new state of the art stadium to give fans "the best possible experience live" after one of the city's biggest crowds shivered through a piece of rugby league history.
A crowd of 21,082 watched Raiders captain Jarrod Croker's 300th NRL game to mark one of the biggest regular season crowds for either rugby code in Canberra Stadium's history, and the largest crowd since the 2019 preliminary final.
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr is forging ahead with plans to redevelop the Bruce precinct despite industry leaders and fans demanding he reconsider plans to abandon a new stadium in Civic.