Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a brief visit to Tasmania this morning confirming that former state Labor leader Rebecca White will contest the seat of Lyons at the next federal election and announcing more funding for efforts to help the Maugean Skate co-exist with Salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour.
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00:00REBECCA WHITE WANTS TO JUMP TO FEDERAL POLITICS
00:05This campaign will be won by the margin of our effort.
00:08We'll have to work incredibly hard every single day.
00:11AFTER 14 YEARS REPRESENTING LYONS IN STATE PARLIAMENT,
00:14SHE WANTS TO BE THE FEDERAL MEMBER.
00:17WHILE MS WHITE DID LOSE THREE ELECTIONS IN 2018, 21 AND 24,
00:22SHE WAS THE HIGHEST VOTE GETTER IN THE LYONS ELECTORATE EACH TIME.
00:26THAT POPULARITY SEEING HER REPLACE INCUMBENT BRYAN MITCHELL
00:30AND TAKE ON THE TASK OF BEATING LIBERAL CANDIDATE SUSIE BAUER.
00:34I believe very clearly that Rebecca is a future cabinet minister from Tasmania.
00:40THE PM'S TASSIE TOUR TARGETING TWO ISSUES,
00:43ANNOUNCING IMMEDIATE FUNDING OF $150 MILLION FOR THE SOUTHEAST IRRIGATION SCHEME
00:48JUST DAYS AFTER LIBERAL LEADER PETER DUTTON MADE IT AN ELECTION PROMISE.
00:53It provides our farmers with the water they need to continue to grow some of Tasmania's great produce.
00:59AND WITH SALMON FARMING STILL A DIVISIVE ISSUE,
01:03THERE'S $28 MILLION FOR IMPROVING OXYGEN LEVELS IN MCQUARRIE HARBOUR
01:07AND MORE JEANS SKATE CAPTIVE BREEDING.
01:10We want jobs and we want sustainability.
01:13It's not either or, it's a matter of how we achieve both.
01:17AS THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CONSIDERS THE FUTURE OF AQUACULTURE IN THE HARBOUR.
01:21Today's visit by the Prime Minister has not brought what Tasmania needed
01:25and that was certainty around the future of our salmon industry.
01:28This is a naked play to win a seat in Braddon
01:31and the price that's going to be paid is the extinction of an ancient species.
01:36WITH TANYA PLEBISSEK'S PROLONGED INDECISION POSING A POLITICAL PROBLEM IN BRADDON,
01:41SITTING SENATOR AND SALMON FARMING SUPPORTER ANNE URQUHART'S NOMINATING TO RUN FOR THE LOWER HOUSE SEAT.
01:48I fight and I will continue to fight for jobs and manufacturing right across this electorate.
01:53IF THEIR CANDIDACIES ARE CONFIRMED, ANNE URQUHART AND REBECCA WHITE
01:57WOULD RESIGN FROM THEIR CURRENT ROLES WHEN THE NEXT FEDERAL ELECTION IS CALLED.
02:01THERE'D BE A CASUAL VACANCY IN THE SENATE,
02:04LIKELY TO BE FILLED BY A MEMBER OF THE PARTY'S LEFT FACTION,
02:07WHILE THERE'D BE A RECOUNT IN THE STATE SEAT OF LIONS.