On a day when it has been revealed that Tasmania has jumped to the highest unemployment rate in the country, the government has put further jobs at risk by adopting Greens’ policy. Shadow Treasurer Shane Broad said the government have completely backflipped on their previous positions by putting in place …
The Gutwein Liberal Government and Corrections Minister Elise Archer owe Tasmanians an honest explanation about why a worrying number of inmates at Risdon Prison were released before their sentences expired while others were kept locked up after their sentence was finished and they were entitled to be released. Shadow Corrections …
Energy Minister Guy Barnett has failed to explain to Tasmanians how the government has got Tasmania’s energy situation so wrong. Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Dean Winter said despite the government telling Tasmanians that the state was 100% self-sufficient in renewable energy, this was in fact not true. …
It has been more than three and a half years since the Liberal Government promised 27 mental health beds for Southern Tasmania, and they are still yet to be delivered. Shadow Minister for Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing Anita Dow said there was still no answer on when the beds …
The Premier has guaranteed Tasmanians will be ripped off by almost $100 million a year because of the dud GST deal he agreed to with the Federal Government. Shadow Treasurer Shane Broad said the government’s own Budget papers have confirmed what Labor has been saying for years – that Tasmania …
A Budget black hole revealed in Estimates last week has shown the Mersey Community Hospital fund will suffer a significant shortfall in its final year. Shadow Health Minister Anita Dow said the shortfall could have significant consequences for the vital community hospital. “There are a number of key questions that …
Peter Gutwein owes Tasmanians an explanation about how he plans to fund a range of government commitments, which are not funded in the Budget papers. Shadow Treasurer Shane Broad said the Liberals committed during Budget Estimates last week to hundreds of millions of dollars in additional spending that isn’t currently …
The Premier’s new business support package after weeks of pressure from Labor and business groups is too late for those businesses already in difficulty, and leaves workers without certainty about their jobs. Labor Leader Rebecca White said the support will not be available until October and there are no guarantees …
It is time for Premier Peter Gutwein to step up and demand JobSaver to help Tasmania’s struggling tourism and tourism related businesses. Shadow Minister for Finance and Economic Development Dean Winter said Tasmanian businesses were in desperate need of increased support. “Tasmania’s tourism and tourism related businesses are in desperate …
The Anti-Salmon advertising campaign appearing on the mainland is unacceptable and an attack on Tasmanian jobs. Shadow Minister for Primary Industries and Water Janie Finlay said the Salmon industry was an important part of Tasmania’s economy. “Tasmanians are proud of our salmon industry’s success,” Ms Finlay said. “Yet what we …