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Sky News AU
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Sky News to host Premier Jeremy Rockliff and Opposition Leader Dean Winter as they battle it out for Tasmania's top job
The Sky News / Mercury Leaders' Debate will see Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff and Opposition Leader Dean Winter battle it out for the state's top job, just days out from the snap state election and only sixteen months after the last election. The Sky News / Mercury Leaders' Debate will be live streamed to subscribers at It's been a tumultuous time for the state after Labor Leader Dean Winter successfully moved a no-confidence motion in the Liberal Premier. The early election has intensified tensions with the state's political landscape remaining dynamic and uncertain. The upcoming election marks the fourth in seven years for Tasmania. In a dramatic period for Tasmanian politics, both leaders will participate in the Sky News / Mercury Leaders' Debate, in a last-ditch effort to win over voters ahead of polling day. The debate will be moderated by Sky News Australia's Chief News Anchor Kieran Gilbert and will be broadcast live from Hobart on Wednesday 16 July at 12.30pm AEST. Kieran Gilbert said: 'This is not an election that Tasmanians would have expected, but it comes at a crucial time for the state. This is a pivotal moment for both leaders just days out from polling day. 'They'll not only be going head-to-head, but they'll also have to respond to voters' questions too, which is always a key focus of our Sky News debates. 'Sky News is once again delighted to be the host of the major election debates across the nation.' Craig Herbert, Editor of the Mercury said: "It's the election nobody wanted, yet here we are, in the middle of a Tasmanian campaign so soon after the polls returned a Liberal minority government to power in March last year. "This was brought on by Labor leader Dean Winter's call for a vote of no confidence in Premier Jeremy Rockliff's handling of the state's finances. But instead of stepping down as leader, Mr Rockliff met with Governor Barbara Baker to seek an early election - one that will be focused on fiscal management but could also decide the fate of the Tasmania Devils AFL Football Club as the Greens and Nationals commit to blocking the proposed Macquarie Point stadium that is a conditional element of the Devils' licence."
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Media advisory: President JP Hornick in North Bay for Northern Ontario Leaders' Debate and pre-debate Labour Rally
TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2025 /CNW/ - OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick will be in North Bay tomorrow (February 14) to attend the Northern Ontario Leaders' Debate, and will join union members at a pre-debate Labour Rally earlier in the morning at the OPSEU/SEFPO North Bay union office. Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles will drop by the pre-debate Labour Rally before the Leaders' Debate, as will Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) President Laura Walton. Hornick will be available for media interviews at the pre-debate Labour Rally and after the Leaders' Debate about the upcoming election and OPSEU/SEFPO's priorities for the next government. Pre-Debate Labour Rally DATE: Friday, February 14, 2025 TIME: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. LOCATION: OPSEU/SEFPO North Bay Office, 150 First Avenue West, North Bay, Ontario Note: The rally will be held indoors. OPSEU/SEFPO represents more than 25,000 public sector workers across Northern Ontario, in health care, education (including colleges and universities), social services, the LCBO, and the Ontario Public Service. SOURCE Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) View original content to download multimedia: Sign in to access your portfolio
