Tasmanians will head to the polls on March 23.
Here’s what the Liberals, Labor and the Greens have announced so far.
Please note: this list is updated on a weekly basis.
Health
Liberals
Labor
Establish a fund to upgrade regional hospital infrastructure, include 24/7 emergency care for regional and rural hospitals.Free university degrees for 150 health workers, to work at local hospital for three years.Retain private maternity services in the state’s North-West, conduct a statewide review of maternity services.Upgrade six regional ambulance stations.Amend Launceston General Hospital (LGH) master plan to include new, additional childcare services.
Greens
Hire 87 new full-time paramedics by June 2025.Recruit 30 new ambulance staff per year for five years, recruit 25 clinical educators and 50 clinical coaches by 2030, fund 10 new positions for psychiatric emergency nurses.Six new ambulance stations, upgrade 13 others.Establish Mother and Baby Service as community day program and residential stay service.Expand public perinatal mental health beds to 12.24/7 on-site radiology and pathology services at the LGH.Pill testing at events and festivals, permanent testing facilities.
Housing
Liberals
Introduce 5 per cent levy on all short stay accommodation (Airbnb, Stayz) listings, to be paid by the visitor.1,500 eligible young Tasmanians to not pay stamp duty on existing homes valued up to $750,000.Maintained target of 10,000 new social and affordable homes by 2032.Amend Residential Tenancy Act to restrict landlords from refusing tenants who own pets. Offer 100 per cent land tax exemptions for property owners who either build-for-rent or switch a short-stay home to a long-term rental.Provide a $200 a week cash incentive and guaranteed rental income for two years to 500 property owners who cap their rents between 25 and 30 per cent of median rate.
Labor
Expand shared equity scheme.Construct 1,000 new rental homes.Immediate pause on all new permits for entire home short stay accommodation (Airbnb, Stayz).Repair uninhabitable social housing properties.
Greens
Vacant property levy of 1 per cent – excluding shacks.Higher land tax for owners of multi-million-dollar property portfolios.Mandatory property disclosure system for transparency about condition of properties at sale.End no-cause evictions, strengthen laws to prevent unreasonable rent increases, increased rights for renters to own pets.Minimum standards for appliances in rental properties.Halve the cost of stamp duty for first home buyers.Rooftop solar to all public and social housing.Subsidised rooftop solar, double glazing, insulation for low income households.
Cost of living
Liberals
Labor
Reduce electricity prices by 21.5 per cent, cap price rises to 2.5 per cent through legislation.Build 30 new early childhood centres in partnership with the private sector, grants for 20 centres to expand outside school hours – estimated 4,500 additional childcare places.Expand childcare services in 50 locations, extend after hours care in 20 locations.Allocate $75 million for capital works to add childcare at government-run sites (schools, TAFE, public transport hubs, hospitals).
Greens
Cap on electricity prices.Halve the cost of car registration for concession card holders.
Education
Liberals
Labor
Expand Ticket to Play program.Allow parents to pay for school uniforms on quarterly basis.
Greens
Free TasTAFE for all Tasmanians.Abolish public school levies.Employ 195 new teachers.Hire 50 school psychologists, 40 social workers, 70 speech pathologists, 30 education support specialists.Provide 30 hours of free tutoring for students who fall below national standard in reading, writing, spelling, maths.Funding for breakfast programs in all public schools.$110 back-to-school supplies grant for children below the poverty line.Fully fund Aboriginal education services, make positions permanent.
Jobs
Liberals
Labor
Greens
Establish the Tasmanian Employment Office to develop Job Guarantee partnerships.
AFL Stadium
Liberals
Cap government’s contribution to the stadium at $375 million.
Labor
Greens
Does not support an AFL stadium at Macquarie Point.
Infrastructure
Liberals
Labor
Greens
Supports light rail between Hobart CBD and northern suburbs.Extend Derwent ferry network.Establish a Department of Public Works – focus on public housing planning.
Transport
Liberals
Labor
Greens
Free public transport statewide.Create a Public Transport Authority.Require all new car sales to be electric by 2030, invest in more public charging stations.A 50 per cent rebate for electric bike purchases, for 250 students or concession card holders.
Law and order
Liberals
Labor
Greens
Decriminalise personal drug use.Establish a specialist alcohol and drug court.Means-based fines, based on the person’s income.Make ‘misconduct in public office’ a new offence.Raise age of criminal responsibility to 14.Introduce targeted violence (hate crime) legislation.
Climate and environment
Liberals
Labor
Greens
End native forest logging, transition for forestry workers.Create a standalone Department of Environment and Water.Statewide ban on single-use plastics.Target of 10 per cent of Tasmanian waters to be no-take reserves.Ban all new fossil fuel projects.
Business
Liberals
Labor
Rebate scheme to cap power prices for contracted customers at $100/MWh.
Greens
Increase mining royalties and rents.Ban corporations from donation to political parties and candidates.Transition fish farm industry to land-based operations, 10 per cent royalty on salmon grown in state-owned waters.
Community
Liberals
$100,000 to promote Gambling Exclusion Scheme, examine introducing Automatic Responsible Gambling Systems for poker machines, engage with venues for facial recognition technology.Plans to implement mandatory card-based pre-commitment technology for poker machines.Committed to current Indigenous treaty and truth-telling process.
Labor
Committed to current Indigenous treaty and truth-telling process.Supports plans to implement mandatory card-based pre-commitment technology for poker machines.
Greens
Ban sexual orientation and gender identity conversion practices.Supports a “respectful and effective” model for Indigenous treaty and truth-telling.Reform legislation to protect Indigenous heritage, introduce new reserve tenure for land returns.Establish Indigenous seats in parliament.Commence Indigenous-led process to create memorial to warriors and victims of Frontier Wars.Establish LGBTIQA Pride Centre.
Energy
Liberals
Labor
Greens
Tourism
Liberals
Labor
Greens
Abolish Expressions of Interest process for tourism in state/national parks.
Arts/Ent
Liberals
Labor
Greens
Sport/Rec
Liberals
Labor
Greens
Ban native duck hunting, greyhound racing and rodeos.
Primary Industries
Liberals
Labor
Greens
Remove fish farming from Macquarie Harbour.Mandatory monitored CCTV in slaughterhouses.Phase out factory farming including battery hens, sow stalls.
Miscellaneous
Liberals
Will attempt to reach agreements with the crossbench if elected in minority – excluding the Greens – but must be on Jeremy Rockliff’s terms.
Labor
Will not do “deals” with minor parties, including Greens, but will seek support of the parliament to govern in minority.
Greens
Establish truth in political advertising laws.Expand the powers and jurisdiction of the Integrity Commission.Cap political donations at $3,000 per donor, per electoral term.Introduce a Human Rights Act.