What makes Tasmania so unique? Well, our voting system of course!

What makes Tasmania so unique? Well, our voting system of course!
We go to an election with nobody solving Tasmania’s problems.
The state budget was delivered yesterday. The Premier, Jeremy Rockliff, kindly emailed me with an explainer as to why it was good.
Bands break up when they don’t enjoy the music anymore. Its the same for the Liberals & Nationals split.
In my debut address, I tackled the contentious Macquarie Point stadium funding, unveiling how creative accounting is stretching Tasmanians’ trust and budgets.
Congrats to the PM. He got it right. But a word of caution. Elections are a circus, good PR doesn’t fix housing, health or food prices and a win isn’t a mandate for an ideology war.
This will be the first election in Australian history where the big two parties will poll fewer primary votes than the sum of the other parties and independents.
Imagine if Premier Jeremy Rockcliff addressed the CommSec report on Tasmania’s economic outlook with candid honesty?
The Gunn’s Plain pulp mill did for former Premier Paul Lennon. Is Jeremey Rockliff going to make the same mistake?
As Tasmania stands at a crossroads of leadership and change, this speech marks a pivotal moment in the journey toward a stronger, more united future for our state.