The prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has trumpeted Tasmania’s ability to lead the country in renewable energy at the state’s Liberal party council meeting. On Saturday, Turnbull addressed 250 delegates at the annual conference in Launceston, the party’s final gathering before a state election in March. He praised Liberal premier Will Hodgman’s economic management in a speech that touched on energy, terrorism and mental health. You can see a future for great connectivity as part of a national network.”Turnbull also sunk the boot into the Labor party, imploring voters to retain the first-term Hodgman government. Recent polling has shown the gap between the Liberal party and Labor in Tasmania is the closest it’s been in seven years, and the opposition leader, Rebecca White, is the state’s preferred premier.

Source: The Guardian August 19, 2017 03:22 UTC