As part of the 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania's Future, the Tasmanian Liberal Government is backing industry to grow jobs and invest in vital job-creating projects around Tasmania.
Labor's policy vacuum on salmon jobs on Tasmania's West Coast continues, with the newly minted Minister still yet to provide any certainty to the industry.
It is clear that Labor is all at sea in relation to salmon farming in Macquarie Harbor, with no plan to secure the jobs of hundreds of workers before any Federal election.
As Minister for the Environment Tanya Plibersek mulls over a Green-driven application that could kill off salmon jobs in Tasmania, Senators Polley and Urquhart have taken to social media spruiking their commitment to these very same jobs.
And although salmon farming remains one of her own electorate's largest creators of jobs and wealth, Minister Collins is nowhere to be seen after once proudly standing alongside salmon workers with the Prime Minister.
"The Tasmanian Liberal Government's position is absolutely clear: requests to reconsider the existing environmental approvals for salmon farming in Macquarie Harbor have no sound basis and no change to the original decision is required," said Minister Abetz.
"I again re-iterated this position in my letter to Minister Collins to which I am yet to receive a response."
While Labor's internal battle over whether to back inner-city green votes or regional jobs continues, Tasmanians employed in our salmon industry can rest assured that the Tasmanian Liberal Government will leave no stone unturned in our support of their genuinely environmentally sustainable jobs.
The letter is available here.
