A Dean Winter Labor Government will make the mainland pay for Marinus by transferring Tasmania’s stake in the project to the Victorian and Australian Governments.

 

This will save $200 million right now and help get the project moving after 11 years of inertia from the Tasmanian Liberal Government.

 

Tasmanian Labor supports Marinus because it is the key to unlocking $25 billion worth of renewable energy investment in the state and it will create thousands upon thousands of safe, secure, well-paid jobs for Tasmanians.

 

But Marinus won’t just be good for Tasmania—it is essential for Australia’s energy future. This is a national project, and it’s only fair that the mainland pays for it.

 

Transferring Tasmania’s share to the mainland will put the state’s long-term interests first. It will mean less debt for Tasmanians and more jobs, sooner.

 

It will save Tasmania hundreds of millions in debt that would otherwise be added to the credit card, and it will kickstart a renewable energy boom in the North and North-West.

 

The Liberals have been promising to build a second Bass Strait interconnector for more than a decade. They’ve spent more than $100 million and delivered nothing.

 

After 11 years of the Liberals, Tasmania needs a fresh start, and the Marinus project is a perfect example of why.

 

We want Marinus to actually get built, and we want it to be a fair deal for Tasmania.