00:00Under new leadership, and after another election wake-up call, Labor's getting off the fence.
00:08I'm not going to sit still on the sidelines and allow this government to kill off one
00:11of the most exciting development opportunities this state has seen in decades.
00:16After backflipping to support an AFL stadium at Hobart's Macquarie Point, Dean Winters
00:21announced his latest pro-development stance, backing the University of Tasmania's contentious
00:27plan to move into the CBD and build housing on its Sandy Bay campus.
00:32I think this can change the game when it comes to Tasmania's education and we strongly support
00:36it.
00:37The group fighting the move, not budging on their position.
00:40The future of the university is at stake here.
00:44We are seeing a decline in enrolments, we are seeing a decline in morale, and it's not
00:50just about the move, it's the way the university is being currently managed.
00:54The government has proposed giving parliamentarians the final say on whether the campus can be
00:59sold or leased, and says Labor should have made its stance clear earlier.
01:04It's important, I think, during an election campaign in particular, to tell people what
01:09you stand for.
01:10And what we're seeing now is yet another example of change on the fly.
01:15We've now seen the legislation, and the legislation is horrific.
01:19It's terrible for the university and it sends a terrible message to every investor in this
01:24state.
01:25Labor will need plenty of help to stop the government's legislation.
01:29The Liberals and the Greens, who oppose the move, have a majority of seats in the lower
01:33house and only need the support of three independents to get the law change through the upper house.
01:39The Liberals putting hurdles in front of development, while Labor supports it.
01:43A new reality the opposition leader says Tasmanians should get used to.
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