Tasmania’s election on July 19 will be a welcome circuit breaker following the recent mayhem and dysfunction which has addled state politics.
Governor Barbara Baker has finally granted Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s wish for an election to end the impasse after he lost a no-confidence vote earlier this month.
Voters will be heading back to the polls just 16 months after the last state election. There was no other option, given Labor leader Dean Winter had ruled out forming a government that needed Greens support.
