Andrew Wilkie (Denison, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, on your visit in November last year it was reported on the front page of The Mercury that you were 'very open, in fact enthusiastic' about a city deal for Hobart. Indeed, you extolled the virtues of the $400 million STEM centre and the light rail and said a city deal would coordinate investment for the city. But here we are, eight months later, and the Lord Mayor tells me that she has heard nothing since. Prime Minister, what have you done to make progress on a Hobart city deal? Have you held discussions with the Tasmanian state government? When can we expect something to happen?

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