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Tasmania's Labor leader, Dean Winter, confirmed his party supported the controversial Macquarie Point AFL stadium for the Tasmania Devils, describing it as deeply important for the state.

Winter spoke with the ABC this morning, a day before Tasmanians head to the polls for a snap election:

We support the Devils and we support building a stadium to get it done. We support that because we understand how important it is to the state.

We got to be honest and upfront ... There is a budget crisis here, but we have an imperative to get an AFL team for our young people. ...