And all they are talking about is Speaker Sue Hickey and the power she now wields.

Some on the extreme end are calling the former Hobart mayor the state’s unofficial premier. 

Will Hodgman’s puppeteer even.

Since her successful election campaign in March, Ms Hickey has produced many surprises. Blindsiding the majority Liberal government – her own party – by joining forces with Labor and the Greens to defeat stalwart Rene Hidding to the speakership was just the first trick.

It left Ms Hickey’s colleagues – including her boss – red-faced.

Her second play was crossing the floor 11 times to vote for sweeping reforms to laws affecting transgender and gender diverse Tasmanians.

Again using her casting vote with Labor and the Greens to support a bill to change the way gender is recorded on birth certificates.

And earlier this month, Ms Hickey went out of her way to criticise the state’s “catastrophic” health system.

Ms Hickey’s rogue personal conscience voting has led to opposition parties questioning the Liberal majority.

Her commitment to side with the government on confidence and supply must be little comfort for Mr Hodgman who is clearly wearing thin of Ms Hickey’s antics as they are destabilising a government with more than three years to run.

But Ms Hickey has made it clear we can expect more of the same in the New Year.

Not all of Ms Hickey’s intentions are designed to be a distraction. Some good can and has come from them. It can make for a more bipartisan approach to government.

Let’s hope, for Tasmania's sake, there is more good than bad because an unstable government has the potential to be devastating for aspects such as business confidence.

As for Labor leader Rebecca White and Greens leader Cassy O'Connor, they will continue to use the situation to their political advantage.