The Labor party has called on Premier Will Hodgman to resign in the wake of Sunday's cabinet reshuffle.
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Labor leader Rebecca White said there could now be no question Mr Hodgman's government was in chaos.
"The Premier needs to reflect on his own position within the party, as Premier of state, and take control," Ms White said.
"This internal division, with the Liberal party talking about themselves instead of talking about the big issues facing Tasmania, should be concerning to everybody."
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Ms White said the Premier needed to explain why he expressed confidence in embattled former Health Minister Michael Ferguson last week to then sack him from the portfolio over the weekend.
"We then have to question everything the Premier says when he expresses confidence in any of his ministers when only a few days later he dumps them from their portfolio," Ms White said.
Ms White said if the Premier was a man of his word, he would resign before leading in a minority government should Speaker Sue Hickey uphold her threat to leave the Liberal party having missed out on a ministry once again.
Premier Will Hodgman, however, said he was confident in his leadership and that his government wanted to spend more time talking about the people who elected them and less time talking about themselves.
"My leadership in the Liberal party is dependent on the ongoing support of my colleagues. I have their support and their confidence and that will continue," he said.
"We are determined to do what we were elected to do."
Mr Hodgman dismissed the idea that Treasurer Peter Gutwein had been demoted because the significant portfolio of State Growth had been given to Mr Ferguson.
"We've seen a broad reshuffle that allows each minister to take on a significant load," Mr Hodgman said.
"In Peter Gutwein's case he is now the minister for the environment, for park and for heritage - they are all important things that Tasmanians care about.
"It's important to have that change and renewal and that's why I've made those changes now."
Greens leader Cassy O'Connor said the cabinet shake-up clearly demonstrated the need to increase the size of Tasmania's parliament as members are now responsible for multiple key areas.
"At the end of the day - the house is too small, the Premier's had too few choices," Ms O'Connor said.
"You've got ministers like Roger Jaensch loaded up with four or five portfolios.
"Right now he has the responsibly for the housing crisis, responsibility for dealing for a hugely overloaded child safety system, working the maze of Aboriginal affairs and dealing with planning reforms. And he's going to tack disability services onto that?"
Ms O'Connor also expressed her concern regarding Mr Gutwein's appointment to the environment portfolio.
"His track record is of knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing," Ms O'Connor said.
"Most recently his track record has been of opening up the wildernesses area to more private development."