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The Briefing … The Tassie election …
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Tasmania’s Liberal government has been re-elected, winning at least 13 seats in Tasmania’s 25-seat House of Assembly to secure a majority.
Premier Will Hodgman’s Liberals secured more than 50 per cent of the primary vote, with Labor securing 33 per cent and the Greens just 10 per cent, their worst result since 1998. Backed by the gaming industry, the Liberals spent millions during the campaign, prompting opposition leader Rebecca to complain that “it should not be the case that you can buy a seat in the Tasmanian Parliament”
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The Saturday Paper