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Greens Reject Labor No-Confidence as O'Byrne Backs Liberals, Clearing Path to Rockliff Minority Government

Crossbench leverage from July's hung result saw the Liberals adopt concessions to improve their prospects in a confidence vote.

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Premier Jeremy Rockliff addresses the media ahead of Parliament with government ministers Jo Palmer and Bridget Archer. Picture by Matt Maloney.

Overview

  • Parliament will test confidence on Tuesday, with Labor's motion expected to fail after the Greens declined to back it.
  • Independent David O'Byrne will provide confidence and supply to Premier Jeremy Rockliff via a letter of intent rather than a formal deal or role.
  • The Liberals moved to woo the crossbench with a pause on salmon industry expansion for an independent review and a phase-out of greyhound racing by 2029.
  • Labor refused to trade policy, instead proposing a collaboration framework and naming independent MLC Ruth Forrest as prospective treasurer to tackle the budget.
  • The July election delivered a 14–10–5–6 split, and crossbench stances vary: Kristie Johnston will not support Labor, Peter George and Craig Garland welcomed the salmon pause, and SFF MP Carlo di Falco criticised the greyhound plan.