Peter Gutwein,Premier
Nearly 12 months on from the day we implemented the toughest border restrictions in the country to keep Tasmanians safe, our economy has rebounded and we are getting on with securing Tasmania’s future.
We introduced our $1 billion economic and social support package, and our landmark $5 billion infrastructure investment, which is delivering results.
Employment has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Back in May, Treasury was forecasting an unemployment rate of 12 ¼ per cent. Now we have the lowest unemployment rate of the states, below the national average at 5.9 per cent. And our youth unemployment rate is the third lowest of the states in year-average terms.
Jeremy Rockliff,Minister for Education and Training The Tasmanian Liberal Government recognises the importance of having the skilled workforce to support.
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Madam Speaker,
In January last year I was honoured to receive the support of my colleagues to become the State’s 46th Premier and shortly after that, around 12 months to the day, coronavirus found its way to the Australian mainland and unfortunately to our shores as well.
We were faced with the probability of a significant health crisis if action wasn’t taken swiftly to protect our community, that action meant limiting people’s movements and closing businesses where people congregated, and sadly the impact on our economy was severe.
We banned cruise ships, closed our borders and we stayed home to save lives.
Jeremy Rockliff,Minister for Education and Training
TasTAFE is in a stronger position than ever before, and since coming to Government we have paid off Labor’s debt, invested $41.8 million in new facilities and seen TAFE awarded 7 years accreditation.
Thanks to TAFE’s hard work, Tasmania has the highest apprentice and trainee completions rates in Australia, and TAFE students were awarded Australia’s Apprentice of the Year and Vocational Student of the Year late last year.
It is now time to take the next steps in TAFE’s evolution.
One of the strongest themes in PESRAC is the critical role of skills in building recovery in Tasmania and TasTAFE’s central role in this.
Peter Gutwein,Premier
Michael Ferguson,Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
The Tasmanian Government today released the Vessel Replacement Taskforce’s report and the preferred course of action for the vessel replacement.
Following consideration of the Vessel Replacement Taskforce report the Tasmanian Government has made the decision to enter negotiations with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) to deliver two new steel monohull vessels with increased Tasmanian local content.
Premier Peter Gutwein said the taskforce was established to explore how we could give Tasmanian businesses a larger share and more local content supporting local jobs when it comes to the most significant Government infrastructure spend of the last decade.