Bridget Archer and Jonno Duniam take the Federal Labor Government to task | The Examiner | January 16, 2024 - video Dailymotion

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Tasmanian Liberal senator Jonno Duniam and Liberal member for Bass Bridget Archer take the Federal Labor government to task over their performance last year and coming into this year. Video Rod Thompson

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00:00 Well it's great to be out here this morning with my Federal Senate colleague Jonathan

00:10 Duniam to talk about cost of living and the pressures that Tasmanians are under.

00:16 We want to be here to raise awareness and attention of the pressures that northern Tasmanians

00:21 and in fact all Tasmanians are labouring under.

00:25 We've seen these terrible bulk billing numbers coming out here in Tasmania in recent weeks.

00:31 We know that Tasmanians are increasingly under pressure when they're trying to get access

00:35 to a doctor and to be able to afford access to a doctor.

00:39 Coming into the new year people are looking for places for childcare as they return to

00:44 work and we're seeing incredible pressures right across the region in terms of access

00:48 to childcare.

00:50 Federal labourers talked a big game.

00:51 They went to the election saying that no one would be left behind, that things would be

00:56 better under their government and it's 18 months on and we're waiting to see when it's

01:00 going to be better.

01:02 And we're calling on Federal labour to do more to support Tasmanians with the cost of

01:06 living, to support Tasmanians with housing, with access to affordable electricity, affordable

01:13 healthcare, affordable childcare.

01:15 All of those things that they promised that are so far remaining under-lived.

01:19 Well 2024 is a year of not only honouring promises as Labor said they would, be it on

01:25 cost of living and provision of essential services, but it's the year that Federal labour

01:30 need to step up.

01:31 There's a lot at stake and a lot hanging in the balance this year.

01:35 In addition to the pressures every single Tasmanian household is facing, there's great

01:40 uncertainty around many jobs in this state.

01:44 Federal labourers stood idly by.

01:45 The green groups take to task proud and sustainable industries like the salmon industry.

01:51 While green groups go and interfere with our proud and sustainable forestry industry.

01:57 Federal labour MPs and Senators have stood by while their government have cut for future

02:02 infrastructure projects 60% of Federal funding from these projects that we need to keep growing

02:08 our economy.

02:10 They've done nothing about reducing the cost of childcare.

02:13 They've done nothing to assist Tasmanians struggling with the cost of power beyond these

02:18 simple handouts.

02:20 They've done nothing to reduce the cost of accessing primary healthcare in this state.

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