Tasmanian politics 2008

Major developments and issues in Tasmanian politics during 2008 were:

August 2008

Cost overrun of the $340 million Tamar Valley gas station: the proposed buyout of the power station by the Tasmanian Government may cost $90 million more than previous estimates.^[1] (See Tamar Valley gas station for further details.

December 9:
- The release of the Tobacco in Australia report. Tasmanian smoking rates are approximately 23% compared to a national average of 19%.^[2]
- The Tasmanian Liberals responded to David Bartlett's "vision" statement about the Hobart waterfront by seeking details of exactly what was proposed.^[3]
December 13: Premier David Bartlett foreshadows that as a result of the global financial crisis the Tasmanian government may cut public service expenditure. "We will focus on job-creating, growth creating projects but that will mean there might be some belt-tightening within the public sector." In October Bartlett had announced a moratorium on the creation of new positions in the public service.^[4]

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↑ Nick Clark, "Power station blowout:Tamar Valley project cost up $90 million", The Mercury, August 27, 2008, page 9.
↑ David Killick and Tamara McLean, "Tassie quit push lags", The Mercury, December 9, 2009.
↑ Sally Glaetzer, "Libs demand details on waterfront plan", The Mercury, December 9, 2009.
↑ Sue Neales, "Pinch on public sector", The Mercury, December 13, 2008.