Vox pop: What parties should focus on (20/2/24)

We asked Tasmanians what they thought parties and candidates should focus on this state election. Video by Aaron Smith (20/2/24)

Transcript

00:00 Hi, I'm Aaron Smith, I'm a Launceston examiner.

00:02 We're here at the mall to ask people on the street about the upcoming election

00:06 and what the most important issue is for parties and candidates to be focused on.

00:10 I think the most important thing would be the economy at the moment

00:15 and everyone struggling to make ends meet.

00:18 And the cost of living is so high, so we need to focus on that, I think.

00:25 I feel like the cost of living is probably the most important thing.

00:31 Yeah, we're really struggling at the moment being a young family

00:35 with a mortgage and groceries, so I would say the cost of living is easily the most important thing.

00:40 Health and education, I think, are the top priorities.

00:47 And why do you think that?

00:49 Because if you've got your health, you're fine, and education helps you to get jobs and have a career.

00:58 I think probably the biggest thing is we have such a huge amount of unemployment.

01:05 We've got people that are living below our poverty line

01:08 and I think that we need to band together and possibly help each other out a little bit more than what we do.

01:13 And I think that they really need to hear what the people need and what they want

01:17 instead of just assuming and taking everyone else's.

01:20 They need to really listen to the community and what it is that affects us.

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