The Tasmanian Liberals oppose the Labor-Green Government’s plan to sack up to 2,300 frontline public sector employees such as police, nurses and teachers for a very good reason.
It should be highlighted at the outset that we agree that we need a more…
The importance of maintaining Hobart as the Antarctic gateway is incredibly important in maintaining a working port for the city of Hobart. Although many definitions of a ‘working port’ exist and are regularly quoted, I believe we must, at the very least, protect…
Fire recruits abandoned again Friday, 3 February 2012 The Green-Labor Government has again abandoned the state’s emergency services, with newly graduated fire recruits having to wait up to two years to be formally hired. Only three months ago we saw more than 520 applications were received for trainee and experienced fire-fighters*, now not even the... Read more...
Green-Labor planning mess results in another development delay Thursday, 2 February 2012 More than 12 months to get planning approval for a development is not “open for business”. It is unacceptable that the $900 million Paranville Development, that is expected to create up to 1000 jobs, has been held-up for the past 12 months simply because of the Green-Labor planning mess. Only... Read more...
Key Issues
Elise Archer stands for:
protecting the jobs of frontline police, nurses and teachers;
ensuring transparency& accountability in government decision making and due process;
standing up for our local communities;
one state-wide planning scheme for all Tasmania for a fairer, cheaper, simpler and faster planning system;
where possible, ensuring essential services such as electricity and water and sewerage can be affordable for all Tasmanians;
investigating the economic and practical viability of alternative urban public transport options such as passenger light rail;
maintaining high quality road infrastructure, with road safety a priority;
delivering better health results, shorter hospital waiting lists, keeping people well and out of hospital, providing more services closer to home, spending the health dollar better and ensuring a fairer Tasmania;
lifting our unacceptable education standards and providing better support to teachers and students;
developing a sustainable plan to ease traffic congestion in and around Hobart;
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