By Brett Lackey For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 00:08 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 00:08 GMT, 21 March 2019
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Allianz Stadium could have been refurbished for as little as $18million rather than the staggering $729million it will cost to be torn down and rebuilt, according to a report.
The secret report, commissioned by the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust in 2016, shows that upgrading the stadium rather than rebuilding it would have addressed the 'non-compliance' issues the government used as a reason for tearing it apart.
Demolition of the stadium is currently continuing despite legal action aimed at halting it until after the NSW state election.
A report has revealed that Allianz stadium could have been refurbished for as little as $18million rather than the staggering $729million the government's new stadium will cost
Opposition leader Michael Daley said that the report 'exposes once and for all their entire case for the stadium splurge to be