The Committee found there is strong support for the restoration of the House of Assembly to 35 Members from a broad range of stakeholders.
The TCCI’s ‘Tasmania Report’ confirms what many Tasmanians are feeling. The wealth gap is widening under Will Hodgman’s leadership.
The Greens have today written to the TCCI asking them to withdraw their support for the Workplace (Protection from Protestors) Amendment Bill.
If there ever was an argument for restoring the numbers in the House of Assembly it is this legislation which has clearly come about for two reasons.
The TCCI’s Tasmania Report confirms the need to capitalise on the State’s visitor boom to pay for the disadvantage it helps to create.
Premier Will Hodgman has again displayed his fear of being taken on by the Greens in a public forum.
Will Hodgman made it clear he is prepared to put cheap political purpose ahead of the concerns of the business community over the size of Parliament.
Cassy questions the Premier over the TCCI's concerns that in a 25 seat parliament, there is a limited pool of talent from which to choose a minister.
Cassy questions the Premier over why he dismissed the calls of the state's peak business body for a restoration of numbers of the House of Assembly.
The Greens welcome the calls from the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to restore the numbers in the Tasmanian Parliament.