Major parties focused on health and cost of living as core election issues

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Major parties focused on core election issues of health and cost of living during Tasmanian campaign. But new polling shows they haven't yet won over a majority of voters with the prospect of another hung parliament looming large.

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00:00After 11 years in opposition, Labor says it's ready to finally get out of the passenger's

00:08seat.

00:09We need a Labor government to deliver the fresh start that Tasmanians need.

00:13Dean Winter announcing a freeze on registration increases, which would save the owner of a

00:18four-cylinder car $15 a year.

00:20We'll slam the brakes on so we can protect households, make sure that they're able to

00:25pay the bills.

00:26And halve registration costs for apprentices, like hairdresser Ellen Felmingham.

00:31I could simply pay my bills and not have to be stressed out every night before I go to

00:36bed thinking, wow, how am I going to keep the roof over my head and feed myself tomorrow?

00:40The Liberals stuck with their health theme, fast-tracking the first stage of upgrades at

00:44the Mersey Community and North West Regional Hospitals, building new inpatient facilities

00:49and extra car parking.

00:51All completed by 2030.

00:55This is an investment of $174 million.

00:59He has literally got no new ideas, so he's re-announcing the things that he promised to

01:04do last year and didn't deliver.

01:06New polling shows both major parties are struggling to cut through.

01:10A survey of 1,287 voters by polling firm YouGov has Labor marginally in front at 34%.

01:18The Liberals at 31%.

01:20Independents well up from last election at 18%.

01:23The Greens steady at 13%, with 4% opting for other parties.

01:29I would see Labor as getting around 14 seats and the Liberals 12 to 13 and then the rest

01:36spread amongst the Greens and other Independents.

01:38So what we'll be looking at is a hung parliament with Labor as the largest party.

01:43Labor's narrow lead, less than the polls, 3.4% margin of error.

01:48I'd take no notice of the odds or indeed the polls, that's for commentators to make.

01:54Commentators say the YouGov polling doesn't provide a complete picture as it doesn't take

01:59the popularity of individual candidates into account.

02:02But Tasmanians should have a better idea of how the contest is shaping up when other firms

02:07release their polling in the next week.

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