Two days on from Tasmania's "interim" state budget being handed down, community groups and industries are still coming to terms with what it means for them. While some are welcoming extra funding, others say it'll likely push them to take further industrial action.
00:00Following recent high-profile knife crime incidents, the Police Association is welcoming extra funding for police resources.
00:10Knife detecting wands and more body-worn cameras are on the shopping list.
00:15Any new equipment or additional equipment that we can obtain through the budget is obviously advantageous.
00:22Still calling for tasers, Tasmania is the nation's only police service without them.
00:27There's funding for a trial of a taser or an electronic immobiliser weapon, so that'll provide our members with an extra option when they're dealing with violent incidents.
00:41It comes as teachers grapple with limited funding, the sector also trying to curb violence in schools and manage teaching workloads.
00:50The fact that there's nothing in there to look at, initiatives to fix violence in schools, to fix workload in schools.
00:56We've got a minister that says she understands what the issues are in our schools and colleges, but isn't actually putting anything forward in the budget that's actually going to fix it.
01:03Shelter Tas says it's disappointed by the lack of funding for homelessness services and social and affordable housing.
01:10The peak body says increasing demand for its services can't be sustained without more investment.
01:17The budget also didn't include funding for several election infrastructure commitments, like the Huon Health Hub and the Newtown basketball courts.
01:26Tasmanian Labor says this means they're either in danger of not being funded or that the budget's in worse shape than what we've been told.
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