The heat is on Jeremy Rockliff over plans for a new stadium in Hobart and the impact on the budget. Photo: Rob Blakers, Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS

Tasmania's proposed AFL stadium and team face fresh political turmoil, with the state's Labor opposition softening their support and a key independent declaring she likely isn't on board.

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The island state's planning commission on Wednesday recommended the 23,000-seat roofed waterfront venue at Hobart's Macquarie Point not be built, based on cost and its size.

Still, Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff has pledged to push on with a parliamentary

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