Tas2014 | AustralianPolitics.com

Liberals Win Outright Majority In Tasmania; Labor Crushed, Greens Punished

March 15, 2014

The Liberal Party will form a new government in Tasmania, following today’s election which crushed the ALP and punished the Greens.

Hodgman

Will Hodgman will become the first Liberal Premier of Tasmania since 1998, bringing to an end 16 years of Labor government. For the last four years, the ALP has governed in coalition with the Greens, first under Premier David Bartlett and then Lara Giddings.

The Liberal Party appears on track to win three seats each in Braddon, Bass, Lyons and Franklin and two seats in Denison, giving it 14 seats in the 25-seat House of Assembly.

Tasmanian Election: Giddings And Hodgman Meet In Televised Forum

March 6, 2014

Tasmania’s Labor Premier, Lara Giddings, and the Liberal Opposition Leader, Will Hodgman, have met in a televised forum, just nine days before the state election.

Forum

The forum was telecast on Sky News and moderated by Kieran Gilbert.

The two leaders took questions from an audience of purported swinging voters chosen by a polling company.

Lara Giddings Launches ALP Election Campaign In Tasmania

March 2, 2014

The Labor Premier of Tasmania, Lara Giddings, has launched the ALP’s campaign for the state election on March 15.

Giddings

Giddings was introduced by the Deputy Premier, Bryan Green, and the federal Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten.

She promised to replace the Schoolkids bonus abolished by the Abbott government with a state scheme worth $14 million.

Hodgman Says Tasmanian Liberals Are Ready To Govern; Offers First 100 Days Plan

March 1, 2014

Will Hodgman, the Tasmanian Leader of the Opposition, has released a plan for the first one hundred days of government if the Liberal Party wins the March 15 election.

Hodgman

The First 100 Days Plan is shown below.

Listen to Hodgman’s speech (in progress – 14m)

Statement from Will Hodgman, Leader of the Opposition, Tasmanian Liberal Party leader.

Liberals are ready to govern

Today I released our First 100 Days Implementation Plan, should we be elected to govern on March 15.

This election is the most important election in a generation.

Tasmanians have a clear choice at this election: a choice to change the direction our State is heading in, a choice for a brighter future – or more of the same.

We can’t fix the challenges our State faces overnight, which is why we have released a comprehensive Plan for Tasmania’s future.

Tasmanian Election On March 15; Giddings Sacks Greens Ministers And Recalls Parliament

January 16, 2014

Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has called a state election for March 15.

Giddings

Parliament will be recalled on January 28 to vote on a bill to facilitate the Bell Bay pulp mill.

Giddings has also sacked the two Greens ministers, Nick McKim and Cassy O’Connor, bringing to an end the formal Labor-Greens alliance established by former premier David Bartlett after the 2010 election.

Posts tagged as “tas2014”

Liberals Win Outright Majority In Tasmania; Labor Crushed, Greens Punished

Tasmanian Election: Giddings And Hodgman Meet In Televised Forum

Lara Giddings Launches ALP Election Campaign In Tasmania

Hodgman Says Tasmanian Liberals Are Ready To Govern; Offers First 100 Days Plan

Liberals are ready to govern

Tasmanian Election On March 15; Giddings Sacks Greens Ministers And Recalls Parliament