State of the State Address in Reply
On behalf of the Tasmanian Greens MPs, I pay respect to the palawa/pakana people of Tasmania, to their treasured elders, past and present.
On behalf of the Tasmanian Greens MPs, I pay respect to the palawa/pakana people of Tasmania, to their treasured elders, past and present.
The Minister for Energy, Matthew Groom, has seriously mismanaged obvious risks in his energy portfolio.
The Hodgman Liberals are desperately trying to deflect from Matthew Groom's woeful performance as Minister for Energy.
The Minister for State Growth and Energy today made it clear he has no plan to protect jobs at the State's major industrials.
A 12 month talkfest is not what Tasmania needs in the middle of an energy crisis. We need action and leadership and we need it now.
After a three month break, the entire resources and energy of State Parliament on today's return have been invested in a lengthy farce.
Basslink has indicated it still doesn't know what the interconnector cable fault is.
Today's Basslink update makes it clear we still don't know where the fault in the cable is located, how long it will take to fix, and even if it can be fixed.
The cost to the Tasmanian community for burning 200MW of dirty diesel will be enormous.
The Premier has missed a golden opportunity to place the Energy portfolio in the hands of a competent Minister in this time of energy crisis.