Jeremy Rockliff has been humiliated by his own Party today.
In a stunning attack on the Premier, the Energy Minister and the entire Liberal Government, the State Council declared their desire for an energy policy where "the Tasmanian government has greater discretion to determine the price at which energy is sold to the national grid."
It was only on Wednesday that the Liberals voted against Labor's Tasmanian Power Price Cap Bill – a Bill which would have effectively de-linked Tasmania from the National Electricity Market.
Jeremy Rockliff has stubbornly refused to back Labor's plan for Tasmanians to pay Tasmanian prices for energy for weeks now. He even cancelled a week of Parliament so Labor couldn't pass its legislation.
Jeremy Rockliff has another chance to accept the wishes of Tasmanian households, businesses and now his own Party next week. He should accept that Labor has its priorities right and back our plan for lower power prices.
The Premier is so out of touch that even his own Party doesn't support his "mainland-first" energy policy.
Dean Winter MP
Liberal power price motion undermines weak and isolated premierShadow Energy Minister
