Late last year, Lara Giddings said her government would fall over if it lost another Minister.
Is that why the Premier refuses to take action against Graeme Sturges?
The Premier’s response to Mr Sturges’ threats against a security guard for doing his job has been totally unsatisfactory.
It reflects the lack of leadership from Labor that is taking Tasmania in the wrong direction.
Yet, the Premier has also avoided declaring his full confidence in Mr Sturges, who has a pattern of unacceptable behaviour and also gross incompetence.
Mr Sturges is reported as saying that David Bartlett has full confidence in him – but what does Mr Bartlett have to say about that?
If he has full confidence, why won’t he say it? And if he doesn’t, then he has to sack this Minister.
What we are seeing is a weak Premier and a tired 11 year old government that has no sense of acceptable standards of behaviour for Ministers.
In that sense it’s ironic that the Premier keeps talking up “Team Bartlett” when the senior members of that team have brought such shame to this government and this State.
Will Hodgman MP Leader of the State Opposition
