Shorten pledges $100m for Townsville stadium

By Roy Masters
Updated November 4 2015 - 8:14am, first published 8:00am
TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 05:  Johnathan Thurston of the Cowboys is hoisted onto the shoulders of Ben Hannant and Kane Linnett with the NRL trophy after arriving back at the Townsville airport before heading out to  the North Queensland Cowboys NRL Grand Final fan day at 1300 Smiles Stadium on October 5, 2015 in Townsville, Australia.  (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images) Photo: Ian Hitchcock
TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 05: Johnathan Thurston of the Cowboys is hoisted onto the shoulders of Ben Hannant and Kane Linnett with the NRL trophy after arriving back at the Townsville airport before heading out to the North Queensland Cowboys NRL Grand Final fan day at 1300 Smiles Stadium on October 5, 2015 in Townsville, Australia. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images) Photo: Ian Hitchcock

Federal Opposition leader, Bill Shorten, has gone part of the way to delivering on Johnathan Thurston's grand final cry to "build us a stadium." The Labor leader has pledged $100m towards a $250m new stadium in Townsville for Thurston's NRL team, the Cowboys, who won the 2015 NRL premiership.

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