Tasmanian election: Major parties vow no deals amid prospect of hung parliament

Both major parties in Tasmania have ruled out doing deals to form minority government as the election campaign officially gets under way. Image: Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman. (AAP)

Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman speaks with the media after calling a state election for February 3, in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Sunday, January 28, 2018. Source: AAP

Both major parties in Tasmania have ruled out doing deals to form minority government as the election campaign officially gets under way.

　

The battle over poker machines, funding for health services and job creation are expected to dominate the five-week campaign.