We strongly oppose the Liberals’ plan to privatise the Public Trustee.

It’s time for the Government to ditch the idea and commit to working with the Public Trustee instead of pulling it apart.  

The Attorney-General admitted that his plan to sell part of the Public Trustee would need to be approved by the Parliament but given it’s only the Liberals that support this “reform” it is set to fail.

The basic math in Parliament means that continuing to proceed would be a complete waste of time and Tasmanian taxpayer money.  

The Attorney-General failed to present any justification for progressing with his government’s plan to privatise the Public Trustee and there is no certainty that some of the most vulnerable Tasmanians who rely upon the Public Trustee will be better off as clients of a private company.

The Attorney-General needs to scrap this pointless plan and direct his attention towards dealing with the laundry list of problems facing this failing government like the Spirits Fiasco or his flatlining economy.

Rebecca White MP
Shadow Attorney-General