tasmania is open for business

The Liberal Party in Tasmania is celebrating after reclaiming seats in the country's biggest swing against Labor. Three new faces will represent northern Tasmania in the next Federal Parliament.There has been a 9.3 per cent swing against Labor in Tasmania, the biggest swing in the country.

Braddon and Bass have fallen to the Liberals and Lyons looks also likely to change hands. The Greens' primary vote is down 8.5 per cent in Tasmania almost matching Labor's fall of 9 per cent.

Defeated Bass candidate Geoff Lyons says the unpopular state alliance between Labor and the Greens clearly affected the results.

Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson looks set to retain his seat, but says the alliance at state and federal levels between Labor and the Greens has hurt his party.

"There is some truth to that," he said.

The senator, who replaced former leader Bob Brown, says watching the results was more nerve-wracking than he expected.

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THE Abbott government will "reboot" the mining boom and boost jobs "massively", incoming finance minister Andrew Robb has declared.

Mr Robb says the coalition will not only reduce Australia's debt, it will also work towards increasing revenue by kick-starting mining investment.

"As of today, the mining boom will be rebooted," he told ABC television on Sunday.