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Craig Watson, Acting CEO, Tasmanian Health Service

The Tasmanian Health Service does not, and will not, send acutely unwell people to hotels.

The THS also does not have a “policy” of discharging people to hotels.

There are however longstanding arrangements to help people find accommodation, after they are discharged and no longer need hospital care, if they don’t have a home to go to.

Following further investigation into the matter raised in Parliament this morning, I can advise as follows:

Mark Shelton, Liberal Member for Lyons

Rebecca White and Labor have failed for a second time to support Tasmanian communities and victims by voting against our bill to jail perpetrators convicted of serious sexual offences against children.

And even worse, Labor leader Ms White did not participate in the debate or listen to the debate in the chamber – she simply went missing in action yet again.

Rene Hidding, Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management

A fuel reduction burn around St Marys has helped to protect the town from a fast-moving bushfire.

The area around St Marys had previously been identified as higher risk for bushfires and a fuel reduction burn was completed in March this year.  This burn reduced the fuel load and significantly slowed this particular bushfire as it was heading towards St Marys, allowing local fire crews to contain it successfully.

Michael Ferguson, Minister for Health

Rebecca White’s election centrepiece experiment “MediHotels” is unravelling before her eyes.

Far from the success Ms White has tried to portray “Medihotels” as - they have been a total failure.

In Victoria only 4 of the 11 Medihotels established are still operating with a Victorian Government report finding that Medihotels are only sustainable - when hospital beds are closed!*

Michael Ferguson, Minister for Health

Rebecca White has hit a new low exploiting patients in a desperate attempt to try and get a political hit.

Ms White has gone too far and must apologise for her massive overreach in Parliament today.

It’s becoming a Rebecca White tactic to spruik mistruths to detract from her own failures.

Craig Watson, Acting CEO, Tasmanian Health Service

With regard to the matter raised in Parliament this morning, I can advise as follows:

Mark Shelton, Liberal Member for Lyons

Today we are giving Rebecca White and Labor a second chance to respond to community expectations and support our bill to jail those convicted of serious sexual offences against children.

It is time that Ms White and Labor stopped supporting criminals and instead focussed on the victims.

Everyone knows that Labor is soft on crime and we also know Labor has have suffered a massive community backlash for using their numbers in the Legislative Council to block guaranteed jail time for paedophiles.