00:00The Premier celebrating a major infrastructure milestone.
00:06Every single week there is something that changes, something different about this bridge,
00:11a bridge that is on time and on budget.
00:15But as a stark reminder of previous failings, on the other side of the world, the state's
00:20recently completed new passenger ferry is making its first long journey.
00:25With infrastructure delays meaning it's on its way to Scotland, not Tasmania.
00:29It's very clear to me that the Premier is embarrassed, he doesn't want to bring the
00:33ship here to Tasmania because it will be a billboard for his incompetence.
00:38Spirit 4 left Finland on Saturday.
00:41It's traversed the Baltic Sea, made its way under this Danish bridge and is now in the
00:46North Sea.
00:47It's due to arrive in Scotland tomorrow, but it's not clear how long it will stay or how
00:52much it will cost to store it.
00:54There's a large part of the discussions already occurred of course, but again we're waiting
00:59on the final parts of the agreement of course, and then of course everyone will be informed.
01:05It does seem very odd that there's no contract in place, yet Spirit 4 has now headed to Scotland
01:11to be berthed, to be mothballed if you like.
01:14The government's committed to big reforms of government business enterprises in the
01:18wake of the Spirit debacle.
01:21Those plans are set to dominate a week of parliamentary hearings, where state-owned
01:25companies are put under the microscope.
01:27What we've seen is some gross failures of management and failing to act.
01:33TT Line will appear on Thursday, a day after its new ship finishes its first voyage.
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