The lack of
energy, ambition and direction for the year ahead displayed by Jeremy Rockliff
and his government proves the Liberals are old, tired and have lost their way.
This Government
is so lost that in the face of serious economic headwinds, its top priority is
to build a stadium that will cost the Tasmanian taxpayer at least $460 million.
If Jeremy Rockliff was to look outside his stadium
blinkers, he might see that Tasmania is in a health, housing, education and
cost-of-living crisis.
While there’s no magic wand that’s going to solve
these challenges overnight, there are so many things that would make a real
difference.
Labor understands a strong economy is the foundation
of a good society, and that extending opportunity to one expands opportunity
for us all.
Key initiatives
a Labor Government would implement immediately include:
- Power prices/cost of living
- Ensuring Tasmanians pay Tasmanian prices for Tasmanian power by capping power price increases at 2.5 per cent per year for the next three years
- Applying a power rebate for larger contracted customers, who’ve seen their prices double and in some cases triple over the last nine months
- Immediately legislating to prevent any further increases in the Liberals’ bin tax
- Budget
- Freezing expenditure on consultants and government advertising at 2020 levels, saving an estimated $120 million over a term of Government
- Ending the rorts by requiring all government grant programs to go through proper budget and parliamentary processes
- Not wasting the best part of a billion dollars on a waterfront stadium in Hobart
- Housing
- Placing a pause on any more whole homes being transferred from rental properties to the sharing economy
- Fast-tracking the urgent repair of 215 public houses that are currently unable to be lived in
- Health
- Investing in our district hospitals and regional health facilities to make sure they are properly utilised and ensure all Tasmanians can access timely healthcare, no matter where they live
- Bringing north-west maternity services back into the public sector within six months
Tasmanians want a government that helps to protect our way of life and ensure that our children and our grandchildren can enjoy the opportunities our state offers.
The Tasmanian Labor Party is ready to take on that challenge and start building the future Tasmania deserves.
Rebecca White MP
Labor Leader
A copy of Rebecca White’s State of the State reply speech is available here
