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If Peter Gutwein’s Liberals win the Tasmanian election, it would be the first time the Liberals have won three elections in a row
In calling a snap state election for May 1, Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein is hoping to capitalise on the high approval ratings he has through his handling of the state’s COVID-19 response.
He will be looking for the same COVID bounce seen in the re-election of two state and two territory governments in the past year.
Last October, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk was re-elected with an increased majority despite criticism from the federal and NSW governments for closing of the state’s borders as a COVID measure.
Two weeks ago, Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan was re-elected in the greatest landslide in Australian political history. The McGowan government’s stance on border closures was by far the biggest factor in the…
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