00:00This bill shouldn't be a problem to get through Parliament.
00:05Labor has already agreed to support it as well.
00:08And then, as you mentioned after that, it'll be straight off to Government House for Premier
00:12Jeremy Rockliffe as he asks the Governor for an early election.
00:16If she agrees to this, this will be the second time in a little under 16 months that Tasmanians
00:22will be going off to the polls.
00:25So a very interesting time here in Tasmania.
00:28So how did this all come about?
00:29How did we get to this point?
00:31So last week, Labor leader Dean Winter passed a motion of no confidence in Premier Jeremy
00:36Rockliffe.
00:37There were several reasons that he says he did this, citing the crippling debt that Tasmania
00:43is in, the sacking of public sector workers, and of course, the spirit of Tasmania fiasco,
00:49where the state government essentially forgot to build a berth for the two new spirit of
00:53Tasmania vessels currently being built in Europe.
00:57So that motion passed 18 to 17 with the support of the crossbench and the Greens.
01:02It's also important to note that if an early election is called, there's quite a lot of
01:08uncertainty and fear from the sporting community about what this will mean for the proposed Macquarie
01:13Point Stadium and Tasmania's AFL team, the Tasmanian Devils.
01:17So there's quite a few logistical hurdles and development applications that were supposed
01:23to be put before the parliament in the coming months.
01:25And if, of course, Tasmania is plunged into an election campaign, those timelines could be
01:32blown out and changed.
01:33And that, of course, creates uncertainty for the stadium and that process.
01:38So all eyes will be on Tasmania over the next coming weeks to see how this all unfolds.
01:43You said, if there, Jess, I mean, are there other options on the table or is heading to an
01:49early election the most likely outcome here?
01:52Yeah, there are three options on the table.
01:55When the Premier meets with the Governor this afternoon, she could say to him, go back to
02:00the party and see if there is another Liberal who could govern.
02:04We understand the frontrunners for that would be Erica Betts and Guy Barnett.
02:08But we also understand they don't quite have the numbers for that yet.
02:12The other option is for Labor leader Dean Winter to govern in minority with the help of the Greens
02:18and the crossbench.
02:19Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff has said she's very keen on that option.
02:23But Dean Winter has emphatically ruled that out, saying he will not do a deal with the Greens
02:28and he will not govern with them.
02:30So that, of course, leaves the third option, which is an early election.
02:34And the soonest date that that could be held is July 19.
02:37So watch this space.
02:39We'll hopefully know more after their meeting this afternoon.
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