Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings sacks Greens ministers ahead of election Tasmanian Premier and Treasurer Lara Giddings. Tasmanian Labor Premier Lara Giddings is sacking two Greens ministers who supported her minority government as she prepares to announce an election date. Ms Giddings called Education Minister Nick McKim and Human Services Minister Cassy O'Connor on Thursday morning to tell them she was terminating their commissions, Fairfax Media understands. The terminations, effective on Friday, came before she visited state Governor Peter Underwood to advise him of her plans for the election, which is expected to be held in March. Ms Giddings has been under pressure from Labor backbenchers to sever ties with the Greens as Labor attempts to build voter support for power in its own right. Labor has been in government in Tasmania with Greens backing since 2010. The most recent EMRS opinion poll showed the ALP was unable to make an impression on voters, with 22 per cent backing, compared to the Greens' 19 per cent, and the Liberals' 49 per cent. Ms Giddings is reported to be preparing to fight the election by reviving the controversial Tamar valley pulp mill project, which is opposed by the Greens.