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As Tasmanians head to the polls, Liberal Premier Peter Gutwein hopes to cash in on COVID management

  • Written by Michael Lester, PhD candidate, University of Tasmania
As Tasmanians head to the polls, Liberal Premier Peter Gutwein hopes to cash in on COVID managementSarah Rhodes/AAP

Tasmanian Liberal Premier Peter Gutwein is gambling on an early election to cash in on his government’s popularity due to its management of the COVID pandemic. It is a reasonable strategy, given how voters in Queensland and Western Australia have rewarded their governments in recent months.

Gutwein announced the May 1...

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