Within minutes of Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s new cabinet being sworn in, Labor leader Dean Winter was announcing what his cabinet would look like if Labor formed government in a week’s time.
The copycat routine provided a good snapshot of what the past few days of Tasmanian politics have been like, with both leaders upping the ante as they battle for power.
The recent state election has resulted in a hung parliament, meaning crossbenchers could decide the fate of which party forms government.