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Labor Party faces a major blow, set to lose power in its last state of South Australia after the Liberals claim victory in Tasmania. Nine News.
Winning Liberal leader Will Hodgman claimed an emphatic mandate for change in the Tasmanian election after his party was swept to majority government.
Mr Hodgman appeared to have taken up to 14 seats in the 25 seat House of Assembly as Labor and Green votes fell away, according to election analysts.
"We will be decisive and we will not, we will not, adopt a business as usual approach," Mr Hodgman told cheering supporters in the Hobart tally room on Saturday night.
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Liberals claim victory in Tasmanian state election
Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman says his party is ending the year on a high after nine months in government.
While cuts to education and the public sector drew heavy criticism from some in the community, the Tasmanian Liberals had plenty to celebrate in 2014.
Mr Hodgman led the Liberals to power after 16 years in opposition and played host to the leader of the world's largest economy, president Xi Jinping of China.
But he said the fact that Tasmania had shown signs of economic growth was the standout achievement.
"I think that's been the highlight for the whole year," he said.
"Tasmania's economy starting to grow again."
It has not all been smooth sailing, though.
Treasurer Peter Gutwein failed to deliver the key savings measure in the Liberal's first budget: a public sector pay freeze.
Instead, 861 full-time positions will be cut from the public service workforce by June.
Mr Hodgman refused to give an update on the progress of the cuts.
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Tony Abbott has declared that his governments disappointing result in the WA Senate election will only increase his resolve to scrap the carbon and mining taxes.
The Prime Minister has also described the dive in support for the Liberal Party at Saturdays Senate election re-run as a typical by-election result.
Primary votes for the Liberal and Labor parties have dropped about 5 per cent in the count thus far, while the Greens have picked up a swing of about 6 per cent.
Clive Palmers Palmer United Party, which outspent the Liberal Party by nearly 10 to one on television advertising, gained a swing of about 7.5 per cent.
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The rerun will give the Liberals two seats and Labors controversial Senate candidate Joe Bullock has won a seat.
The swing to the Greens is expected to see Scott Ludlam retain his seat, with the Palmer United Party, Labors Louise Pratt and Liberal Linda Reynolds fighting it out for the fifth and six seats.
The ABCs election analyst Antony Green has predicted PUP candidate Dio Wang and Ms Reynolds will claim the final two spots. On this result, the government would need to negotiate with Mr Palmers party in order to pass its legislation in the Senate.
Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, where the government is negotiating a free trade agreement, Mr Abbott said there was nothing in Saturdays vote to suggest that the voters have suddenly decided they love the carbon or mining tax.
Asked if he would move for a double dissolution on the carbon tax, Mr Abbott said he expected the new Senate from July 1 to respect the governments mandate.
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After reading letters by Harry Douglass Jr. (Dems & big money,' Dec. 6) and Marlene Haslett (Metcalfe's immigrants insult, Dec. 7) I have to ask: Don't people read what they write? Are they that liberal? Do they not think for themselves?
Mr. Douglass contends a majority of Americans favor gun control, a higher minimum wage, etc. and said he cannot understand why Democrat candidates do not voice those sentiments when running for office.
Does he not know the reason is the liberal media and politicians push these things, but the majority of Americans do not support those agendas? The candidates keep quiet because they want to win.
Ms. Haslett said she supports giving people a chance, but in doing so, she supports criminals. That's what these immigrants are, yet she believes they should be rewarded for breaking U.S. laws?
It's especially interesting to note that she points out that her own grandfather came to this country from Poland and insinuated that he settled here and raised a family here. My guess is her grandfather came here legally as my great-grandfather did. He did not sneak across the border at night like most of these undocumented immigrants and break U.S. laws.
Let's not ignore the truths and laws in our world, but instead stand firm to defend and support our laws and the U.S. Constitution.
Leonard Stanga
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