Latest News from the Tasmanian Liberals

Matthew Groom, Acting Attorney-General

Labor has voted to block mandatory penalties for serious child sexual offenders.

I am very disappointed that Labor has used their balance of power in the Legislative Council to block minimum mandatory sentences for sexual offences against a child.

The legislation was defeated 6–6, with the president voting against as per convention. To be clear, if Labor had supported the bill with their three votes, it would have passed.

Jeremy Rockliff, Deputy Premier

Tasmania has outperformed its interstate rivals in growing its share of the national travel market.

The National Visitor Survey released today shows Tasmania recorded a 14 per cent increase in interstate trips over the last year to March 2017 – that was the highest growth of any jurisdiction.

Australians took 29.8 million interstate overnight trips during the year and Tasmania’s share of that was four per cent confirming that our visitor economy is on track to reach our T21 goals.

Guy Barnett, Liberal Member for Lyons

Today is Motor Neurone Disease Global Day, an international day of recognition aimed at raising awareness and funds for research and advocacy.

About 45 Tasmanians are living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), which causes nerve cells, or neurones, to not work normally, affecting a person’s ability to walk, speak, swallow and breathe.

It is a terminal disease that can affect anyone and for which there is currently no cure or effective treatment.

Peter Gutwein, Treasurer

Today’s passing of the Hodgman Liberal Government’s 2017-18 Budget through the Legislative Council is another vital step towards Building Tasmania’s Future.

The Budget puts health front and centre with the biggest ever boost to health in a single budget - $650 million, 106 hospital beds and hundreds of extra staff.

Sarah Courtney, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier

The Tasmanian Youth Conference is a vital opportunity for young people from all around Tasmania to hear from dynamic speakers, learn new skills and initiate projects.

It was my pleasure today to open the 2-day conference in Launceston (June 21 and 22) with the inspiring theme of Powering up for the Future.

Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training

The Hodgman Liberal Government is proud to launch Golden Diversity’s Campaign for the World F1 in Schools Championships, to be held in Malaysia in September 2017.

Jeremy Rockliff, Deputy Premier

The Hodgman Liberal Government is the strongest supporter of Tasmania’s $442 million dairy industry which supports 430 farms and 1400 jobs throughout regional Tasmania.

It is vital that education and primary industries work together so that students develop the skills needed to gain employment in our primary industries. This is why this year’s State Budget includes $300,000 over two years to develop a clear primary industries career pathway for students.