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Michael Lester, Casual Academic, University of Tasmania

‘Nothing left in the tank’: resigning Tasmanian premier Peter Gutwein deserves credit on COVID and economics

Liberal premier Peter Gutwein’s resignation, less than a year into his second term, is a seismic shift in Tasmanian politics.

In typical fashion, Gutwein surprised everyone, announcing his resignation today – in his own time and on his own terms, seemingly out of nowhere.

He left saying he had held the “best job in the world”, but the responsibility had taken its toll and he had “nothing left in the tank”.

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