It’s a slippery slope ahead for Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s minority Liberal Government after it lost its first vote in Parliament today, in only the second vote it faced.
The Government lost a motion regarding timeframes for answering of Questions on Notice by 14 votes to 10.
The Liberals tried to prevent transparency and they lost the vote.
This is an example of Parliament acting in a way that is more transparent than the Tasmanian Liberal Government has been for years, and will result in Questions on Notice being answered in a timely manner.
The lack of transparency displayed by the Liberal Government is one of the key reasons that two members quit the party earlier this month.
Hopefully there are many more transparency wins ahead for Tasmanians now that this minority Liberal government’s trademark veil of secrecy has been lifted.
Dean Winter MP
Leader of Opposition Business
