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Tasmanian Premier splashes cash on COVID recovery recommendations in unusual economic update
Easier access to medicinal cannabis, millions of dollars for youth mental health services and turning TasTAFE into a government business are among a raft of announcements in a wide-ranging economic update from the Tasmanian Premier.
Key points:
- The Tasmanian Premier made a number of funding announcements in his State of the State address
- They include $41 million to improve youth mental health services
- The Premier also flagged turning TasTAFE into an independent government business
Peter Gutwein delivered a State of the State address on Tuesday that was more like an election-year budget than the usual list of government achievements.
Most of the announcements were in response to recommendations from the final report of the Premier’s…
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