Australia's Tasmania state on track for minority government after poll

Rocky road to minority power as Libs cross independents

Tasmania has delivered a hung parliament for the second time in two years, leaving its politicians to figure...

Australia's Tasmania state on track for minority government after poll

Australia's island state of Tasmania appeared headed for a minority government on Sunday as vote counting continued after an election that did not produce a clear winner.

Australia’s Tasmania on track for minority government in the state after poll

The conservative Liberal government is on track to win more seats, but is likely to fall short of a majority. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Another hung parliament solves nothing about Tassie’s dire budget

The unfortunate reality is that neither party has any kind of mandate to do what needs to be done to put the state’s finances on more sustainable footing.

Another Tasmanian Hung Parliament, but Liberals Ahead

Tasmania faces a period of political talks after a snap election delivered another hung parliament and more seats to the Liberals than Labor. Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff declared victory on Saturday night after his party secured 14 seats to Labor’s nine, both short of the 18 required for majority. Rockliff said he would ask the governor to recommission his government, noting a roughly 3 percent swing to the Liberals. However, Labor leader De…

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