Gutwein replaces Will Hodgman, who stepped down last week for family reasonsNew Liberal premier of Tasmania Peter Gutwein says we must ‘do more’ on climate changeTasmania’s new premier Peter Gutwein says more needs to be done on climate change and job creation on the island state. State Liberal president Rod Scurrah said he had no doubt Gutwein will be a great premier. Gutwein and Ferguson were vying for the top job in what was seen as a contest between the party’s moderate and conservative factions. “Peter Gutwein and Jeremy Rockliff have made significant contributions to Tasmania in their Parliamentary careers and they will be a strong and dependable leadership team. Gutwein hails from the electorate of Bass, meaning Tasmania will have a premier based in the state’s north for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2020 01:15 UTC