In more bad news for the economy, Tasmanians are leaving the state in record numbers as opportunities run dry after 10 years of a Liberal government.
Jeremy Rockliff's minority government is draining our state of talent, with more than 15,000 Tasmanians leaving in the past year alone.
This equates to a Jetstar plane full of young people leaving Tasmania for good, every four days.
Figures released by the ABS show the state had the worst 12-month period for "brain drain" since the 90s, and has now recorded five consecutive quarters of net interstate migration loss.
Population growth is a critical indicator of economic performance - and Tasmania's is the weakest in the country.
Under Jeremy Rockliff, Tasmania has plummeted down the CommSec rankings, business confidence is negative and our economy is shrinking.
Jeremy Rockliff and the Liberals are out of ideas after 10 years in office, and are taking Tasmania back to the dark days of the Liberal-Green minority Government of 1996-1998, when young people were leaving our state in droves.
In contrast, Labor has a plan to keep young people in Tasmania.
We'll provide more help for aspiring first homeowners, we'll back renewable energy and other exciting new industries, and we'll provide scholarships for an extra 500 Tasmanians to attend university each and every year.
Dean Winter MP
Shadow Minister for Economic Development
