00:00 From the paddock to the podium.
00:07 Liberal leader Jeremy Rocklef arrived to his campaign launch in style.
00:12 The Premier who called an election to try and reclaim majority government,
00:17 reminding party faithful that outcome is far from guaranteed.
00:22 We are in a strong position but we're not over the line.
00:27 There's still a way to go for us to be able to restore to Tasmanians
00:32 the stability and the certainty that a majority government delivers.
00:37 Health policy was front of mind, including a plan to establish a team of
00:42 ten rapid response general practitioners that can be deployed to local practices
00:47 when they're needed.
00:49 Perhaps more ambitious was a pledge to ban ambulance ramping.
00:53 Just last month we announced a new protocol mandating a maximum 60 minute window
00:58 for all patients arriving by ambulance to be transferred to the care
01:03 of emergency department staff.
01:05 Well today we're going further.
01:08 We're going to reduce this 60 minute window to just 30 minutes,
01:13 which effectively means we're going to be banning ramping.
01:18 While he addressed Liberal loyalists, Jeremy Rocklef's pitch was to undecided voters,
01:23 those who might not normally vote Liberal.
01:26 Much of his speech addressed cost of living challenges,
01:30 with some policies not too different from what you might see from Labor.
01:34 But a ramping ban is not an idea they share.
01:38 We need to have a comprehensive health policy that resolves this.
01:41 We can't just say ban ramping and the issue will be gone.
01:44 That's not how it works.
01:45 Labor has its own plans to reform the health sector.
01:49 They're fighting for federal money to upgrade the state's hospitals
01:53 and pledging an additional $44 million to recruit and retain more staff.
01:59 Making casual and fixed term employees permanent,
02:02 which will see those 500 workers who are currently on short term contracts
02:07 or in casual, insecure work provided with security finally.
02:11 With less than three weeks to go now, both parties are fielding their ideas for Tasmania's future.
02:17 Some more literally than others.
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