Login A pandemic, a problem politician, and an outgoing premier led to snap election in Tasmania01/05/2021|4min
Sky News Political Reporter Tom Connell takes a look at the state of play in Tasmania s parliament and the reasons for the snap election decision by Premier Peter Gutwein just 18 months into the job. Any majority in Tasmania is hard to achieve. and after a fairly smooth 2018 re-election, few would have predicted what was to come; a pandemic, a premier quitting, and a problem personality, leading to an early poll, he said.
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Tasmanian election was a very difficult campaign for Labor02/05/2021|11min
Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he doesn’t think “anything more could have been asked of Rebecca White and her Labor team,” adding it was a “very difficult campaign”.
A Liberal majority government is expected in Tasmania after Premier Peter Gutwein delivered a victory speech on Saturday night with his party set to become the first in state history to secure a third term.
Speaking at the iconic Tally Room, following a concession speech from Opposition Leader Rebecca White, Mr Gutwein said it was time for Tasmania s next chapter .
Ms White attributed the Liberal win to Mr Gutwein’s decisions around keeping the Tasmanian community safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
Peter Gutwein resonating with voters amazingly well 01/05/2021|6min
Editor of The Mercury, Jenna Cairney, says Premier Peter Gutwein has done amazingly well in the polls despite the skepticism the incumbent leader faced when popular premier Will Hodgman resigned. We always suspected his coronavirus response to the pandemic would play out well with voters but we had a former premier in Will Hodgman that was a very popular, very charismatic man, she said. We ve got Peter Gutwein whose got a bit of a rougher edge about him - some would call him a bit of a clenched fist, but now he s resonating with voters in the north.
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Labor tried to sell ‘dishonest’ message in Tas election and ‘went backwards’02/05/2021|4min
Liberal Senator for Tasmania Eric Abetz says Premier Peter Gutwein is on the cusp of a majority government despite Labor’s best efforts in “running a very dishonest campaign”.
The Tasmanian Liberal government has so far secured 12 seats in the state’s parliament and is expected to gain another in the electorate of Clark which will take it to majority government status.
“Every indication is we will snag the 13th seat in the electorate of Clark and that will deliver Premier Gutwein a much-deserved majority,” Senator Abetz told Sky News.