Explainer: Likely winners and losers, FAQs and how we got here
As the votes are being counted, the Mercury’s David Killick and Bridget Clarke explain the layout of Tasmania’s House of Assembly, the current state of play and how we got here.
Politics
Winter’s gamble on dethroning Premier backfires
Dean Winter’s gamble on toppling Jeremy Rockliff has backfired for the Labor Party, as the premier told the tally room he would ask the Governor to ‘recommission the government’.
‘Sends a message’: Stadium backers hit streets in election day march
Supporters of the proposed Macquarie Point stadium made their voices heard at both the ballot box and in the streets on Saturday, coming out in force to spruik the potential virtues of the project.
Voters favour Winter in hung parliament: YouGov poll
The final public poll of the Tasmanian election campaign released on Friday night points to another hung parliament, with unprecedented support for minor parties and independents.
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Rockliff, Winter trade barbs in leaders’ debate
Barbs were traded and shots fired in the only televised leaders’ debate between Jeremy Rockliff and Dean Winter as they debated stadium, healthcare, Spirits and crossbench deals. Who do you think won? VOTE IN OUR POLL
‘Everyone deserves to age with dignity’: Libs pledge boost for older Tasmanians
Older Tasmanians will receive more support to live at home or in assisted living, under a plan the Liberals have pledged to implement if re-elected on Saturday.
Ditch stadium, tax the pokies: Greens unveil budget repair plan
The Greens would work towards balancing the state budget by not building the proposed AFL stadium, increasing salmon and mining royalties, and lifting taxes on pokies barons.
Tassie region would get $15m medical precinct under Libs
A re-elected Liberal government would build a $15m medical precinct in a growing Tassie region, Premier Jeremy Rockliff announced on Tuesday.
Labor announces ninth TassieDoc site, vows to save after hours care
Labor leader Dean Winter has made another health announcement in the state’s North. Read the latest as election day closes in.
Survivor slams political parties over lack of police checks
Lawrence Donaldson has reached out to major parties asking if they require working with vulnerable people checks. As a victim-survivor, he believes candidates should have them. Do you agree? VOTE IN OUR POLL
Vote Earth rally calls out major parties’ lack of environmental policy
Hundreds have taken a stand for climate action on parliament lawns, calling out a lack of policy from the major parties. Read what they have to say
Labor says long list of Liberal failures at campaign launch
Six days out until polling day and Tasmanian Labor has launched its campaign from the birth seat of the party. Why they say Tasmania can’t afford 15 years of the Liberals:
‘Very concerning’: 14 family violence incidents every day
The incidence of family violence in Tasmania is growing but the number of people completing rehabilitation programs has plummeted. What a community legal service believes needs to happen.
Wooley: Finding a safe port amid a political storm won’t be easy
The next Tasmanian government faces ferry blowout and political reckoning, writes Charles Wooley
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